Organization phone numbers

If you've tried to resolve your legal problem but need some help, some of the services below may be able to help. Use these links to find the best service to meet your needs.

Who to call

If you've been referred to other community organizations by us you may find their phone number below.

Child protection

BC211 211
Child & Youth Legal Centre 778-657-5544 or 1-877-462-0037
Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver 604-520-1166 or 1-888-879-9593
Lawyer Referral Service 604-687-3221
Sources Community Law Clinic 604-547-0111
South Asian Legal Clinic of British Columbia (SALCBC) 236-477-5518

Criminal law

BC’s Criminal Justice System 1-800-663-7867
BC211 211
Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver 604-520-1166 or 1-888-879-9593
Lawyer Referral Service 604-687-3221
Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of BC 604-985-5355
Prisoners’ Legal Services 1-866-577-5245 (federal) or 604-636-0464 (provincial)
Sources Community Law Clinic 604-547-0111
Summary Advice Program 604-878-7400 (see hours)
The Law Centre: University of Victoria 250-385-1221
Victim Link BC 1-250-385-1221 or 1-800-563-0808
West Coast Prison Justice Society 1-888-839-8889

Family law

BC Family Maintenance Agency (BCFMA) 604-660-2192 / 1-888-216-2211
BC’s Family Justice Services Division 604-660-2192 / 1-888-216-2211
BC211 211
Child & Youth Legal Centre 778-657-5544 or 1-877-462-0037
Child Support Service in Kelowna 250-712-3636 / 1-888-227-7734
Coach My Case 1 800-338-5037
Community Legal Advocacy Centre 604-743-0345 (Abbotsford) / 604-708-2907 (Chilliwack)
Comprehensive Child Support Service in Kelowna 250-718-3636 (in Kelowna) / 1-888-227-7734 (outside Kelowna)
Law Foundation Family Law Advocacy Program 604-688-2337
Law Foundation legal help list and legal clinics 604-688-2337
Lawyer Referral Service 604-687-3221
North Shore Community Resources Family Law Program 604-982-3304
Rise Women’s Legal Centre Client intake line: 236-317-9000 / General inquiries: 604-451-7447
Sources Community Law Clinic 604-547-0111
South Asian Legal Clinic of British Columbia (SALCBC) 236-477-5518
Summary Advice Program 604-878-7400 (see hours)
The Law Centre: University of Victoria 250-385-1221

Housing

Atira Women’s Resource Society 604-331-1407
BC Rent Bank (604) 877-8453
Kinbrace Refugee Housing and Support 604-255-9691

Indigenous peoples

Aboriginal Legal Aid in BC 604-408-2172 or 1-866-577-2525
Ahousaht First Nation (Chim An Nah Program) 250-670-9558
Alert Bay Community Justice Program 250-974-5501
BC First Nations Justice Council 1-877-602-4858 or 778-940-1520
BC211 211
Bella Coola Legal Advocacy Program 250-799-0044
Gladue Services 778-940-3519
Heiltsuk Gvi’ilas Community Justice Program 250-957-2381
Hope for Wellness Help Line 1-855-242-3310 (24 hours every day)
Indian Residential School Survivors Crisis Line 1-800-721-0066
Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS) (604) 985-4464
Indigenous Counselling Program 604-255-6344
Indigenous Justice Centres 778-940-1520
Indigenous women’s program 1-855-687-1868 or text 604-687-1867
Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society (Kelowna) - Family Law Advocacy 250-763-4905
KUU-US Crisis Line Society 1-800-588-8717
Lillooet Friendship Community Justice Program 250-256-4146
Métis Crisis Line 1-833-638-4722
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Support Line 1-844-413-6649 (24 hrs every day)
Mustimuhw Restorative Justice Program / Hiiye/​yu Lelum Society - House of Friendship Duncan 250-748-2242
Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of BC 604-985-5355
Native Youth Crisis Hotline 1-877-209-1266
UBC Indigenous Community Legal Clinic 604-822-5421
Vancouver Aboriginal Transformative Justice Society 604-251-7200
Virtual Indigenous Justice Centre (BCFNJC) 1-866-786-0081

Intimate partner violence

Atira Women’s Resource Society 604-331-1407
Battered Women’s Support Services 604-687-1867 / 1-855-387-1868
BC Society for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse 604-684-6482
BC211 211
Community Legal Advocacy Centre 604-743-0345 (Abbotsford) / 604-708-2907 (Chilliwack)
Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) 604-685-3425 or 1-888-685-6222
Law Foundation legal help list and legal clinics 604-688-2337
Lawyer Referral Service 604-687-3221
Rise Women’s Legal Centre Client intake line: 236-317-9000 / General inquiries: 604-451-7447
Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre 604-255-6344
Sources Community Law Clinic 604-547-0111
South Asian Legal Clinic of British Columbia (SALCBC) 236-477-5518
Stand Informed Legal Advice Services Call: 604-673-3143 or Toll-free 1-888-685-6222
Victim Link BC 1-250-385-1221 or 1-800-563-0808

Legal advice

Access Pro Bono 604-878-7400 or 1-877-762-6664
BC First Nations Justice Council 1-877-602-4858 or 778-940-1520
Community Legal Clinic: Thompson Rivers University (TRU) 778-471-8490
Indigenous Justice Centres 778-940-1520
Law Students’ Legal Advice Program (LSLAP): University of British Columbia 604-822-5791
Lawyer Referral Service 604-687-3221
South Asian Legal Clinic of British Columbia (SALCBC) 236-477-5518
The Law Centre: University of Victoria 250-385-1221
UBC Indigenous Community Legal Clinic 604-822-5421

Legal help

Access Pro Bono 604-878-7400 or 1-877-762-6664
Ask JES – Legal Help BC 1-855-875-8867 call, text, chat
Atira Women’s Resource Society 604-331-1407
Battered Women’s Support Services 604-687-1867 / 1-855-387-1868
BC Civil Liberties Association 604-687-2919 / 1-866-731-7507
BC Family Maintenance Agency (BCFMA) 604-660-2192 / 1-888-216-2211
BC Human Rights Clinic 604-622-1100 or 1-855-685-6222
BC’s Family Justice Services Division 604-660-2192 / 1-888-216-2211
BC211 211
Child Support Service in Kelowna 250-712-3636 / 1-888-227-7734
Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) 604-685-3425 or 1-888-685-6222
Community Legal Clinic: Thompson Rivers University (TRU) 778-471-8490
Comprehensive Child Support Service in Kelowna 250-718-3636 (in Kelowna) / 1-888-227-7734 (outside Kelowna)
Credit Counseling Society of BC 1-888-527-8999
Dial-A-Law 1-800-565-5297 (604-687-4680 in the Lower Mainland)
Disability Alliance Law Clinic 236-427-1108
Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver 604-520-1166 or 1-888-879-9593
Justice Education Society (JES) Head Office: (604) 660 9870 / Legal Help: 1 855 875 8867
Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society (Kelowna) - Family Law Advocacy 250-763-4905
Kinbrace Refugee Housing and Support 604-255-9691
Law Foundation Family Law Advocacy Program 604-688-2337
Law Foundation legal help list and legal clinics 604-688-2337
Law Students’ Legal Advice Program (LSLAP): University of British Columbia 604-822-5791
Lawyer Referral Service 604-687-3221
Legal Information and Advice BC Toll Free Referral Phone Numbers See PDF
Migrant Workers Centre 604-669-4882 or 1-888-669-4882
Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of BC 604-985-5355
Prisoners’ Legal Services 1-866-577-5245 (federal) or 604-636-0464 (provincial)
Rise Women’s Legal Centre Client intake line: 236-317-9000 / General inquiries: 604-451-7447
Seniors First BC – Elder Law Clinic 604-336-5653
Service BC centres 1-800-663-7867
SHARP Workplaces 604-673-3143 / 1-888-685-6222
South Asian Legal Clinic of British Columbia (SALCBC) 236-477-5518
South Peace Community Resources Society 250-782-9174
Stand Informed Legal Advice Services Call: 604-673-3143 or Toll-free 1-888-685-6222
Summary Advice Program 604-878-7400 (see hours)
The Law Centre: University of Victoria 250-385-1221
Together Against Poverty Society 250-361-3521
UBC Business Law Clinic 250-472-4522
Unbundled Legal Services 604-331-5400

Legal research

Asked & Answered 604-660-2841 or 1-800-665-2570
BC Court House Library 604-660-2841
BC Court Services online 1-800-663-6102
BC211 211
Continuing Legal Education 604-669-3544 or 1-800-663-0437
Courthouse Libraries BC 604-660-2841 or 1-800-665-2570
Legal Information and Advice BC Toll Free Referral Phone Numbers See PDF
People’s Law School 604-331-5400
Red Book directory of services for BC 211
SFU Library 778.782.4351

Legal system and courts

(RCMP) Civilian Review and Complaints Commission 1-800-665-6878
BC Court House Library 604-660-2841
BC Court Services online 1-800-663-6102
BC Health Regulator 604 899 0794
BC Labour Relations Board 604-660-1300
BC Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner 1-877-999-8707
BC Supreme Court Self-Help Centre 604-660-9870
BC’s Criminal Justice System 1-800-663-7867
BC’s Family Justice Services Division 604-660-2192 / 1-888-216-2211
BC’s Justice System 1-800-663-7867
Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch 604-687-3404 or 1-888-687-3404
Civil Resolution Tribunal 1-844-322-2292
Continuing Legal Education 604-669-3544 or 1-800-663-0437
Government of British Columbia 1-800-663-7867
Government of Canada 1-800-622-6232
Law Foundation of British Columbia 604-688-2337
Law Society of British Columbia 604-669-2533 or Toll-free: 1-800-903-5300
Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of BC 604-985-5355
RTB (Residential Tenancy Office) 604-660-1020 or 1-800-665-8779
Small Claims Court 604-660-9870
Vancouver Aboriginal Transformative Justice Society 604-251-7200

Mental health

9-8-8 988
BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services 604-875-2345 or 1-888-300-3088
BC211 211
Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) 604-685-3425 or 1-888-685-6222
Métis Crisis Line 1-833-638-4722
Sources Community Law Clinic 604-547-0111
Summary Advice Program 604-878-7400 (see hours)

Other issues

Admin Law Online Help Guide 1-855-875-8867
Ask an Advocate 604-531-6226
Ask JES – Legal Help BC 1-855-875-8867 call, text, chat
Asked & Answered 604-660-2841 or 1-800-665-2570
BC Civil Liberties Association 604-687-2919 / 1-866-731-7507
BC Foster Parents Association 1-800-663-9999
BC Health Regulator 604 899 0794
BC Housing Phone: 604-433-2218 / Toll-free: 1-800-257-7756
BC Human Rights Clinic 604-622-1100 or 1-855-685-6222
BC Labour Relations Board 604-660-1300
BC Men’s Resource Center 604-878-9033
BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services 604-875-2345 or 1-888-300-3088
BC Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner 1-877-999-8707
BC Public Guardian & Trustee 604-660-4444
BC Supreme Court Self-Help Centre 604-660-9870
BC211 211
Child & Youth Legal Centre 778-657-5544 or 1-877-462-0037
Civil Resolution Tribunal 1-844-322-2292
Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) 604-685-3425 or 1-888-685-6222
Community Legal Clinic: Thompson Rivers University (TRU) 778-471-8490
Consumer Protection BC 604-320-1667, 1-888-564-9963
Courthouse Libraries BC 604-660-2841 or 1-800-665-2570
Credit Counseling Society of BC 1-888-527-8999
Dial-A-Law 1-800-565-5297 (604-687-4680 in the Lower Mainland)
Disability Alliance Law Clinic 236-427-1108
Employment Standards BC  1-833-236-3700, 604-660-4946
Enquiry BC 604-660-2421 or 1-800-663-7867
First United Church Advocacy 604-251-3323
General Insurance OmbudService 1-877-225-0446
Government of Canada 1-800-622-6232
Justice Education Society (JES) Head Office: (604) 660 9870 / Legal Help: 1 855 875 8867
Law Foundation legal help list and legal clinics 604-688-2337
Law Students’ Legal Advice Program (LSLAP): University of British Columbia 604-822-5791
Lawyer Referral Service 604-687-3221
Legal Information and Advice BC Toll Free Referral Phone Numbers See PDF
OmbudService for Life & Health Insurance 1-888-295-8112
Poverty Law Program - Langley Community Services 604-534-7921
Red Book directory of services for BC 211
RTB (Residential Tenancy Office) 604-660-1020 or 1-800-665-8779
Senior Services Society 604-520-6621
Seniors First BC – Elder Law Clinic 604-336-5653
Service BC centres 1-800-663-7867
SHARP Workplaces 604-673-3143 / 1-888-685-6222
Small Claims Court 604-660-9870
Sources Community Law Clinic 604-547-0111
South Asian Legal Clinic of British Columbia (SALCBC) 236-477-5518
South Peace Community Resources Society 250-782-9174
Summary Advice Program 604-878-7400 (see hours)
The Law Centre: University of Victoria 250-385-1221
Together Against Poverty Society 250-361-3521
TRAC (Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre) 604-255-0546 or 1-800-665-1185
UBC Business Law Clinic 250-472-4522
Unbundled Legal Services 604-331-5400
Vancouver MS Society Volunteer Legal Advocacy Program  1-800-268-7582
Worker’s Advisers Office (Work Safe BC) 604-713-0360 or 1-800-663-4261
WorkSafe BC 604-231-8888 or 1-888-967-5377

Refugee, immigration, and citizenship

BC211 211
Canadian Council for Refugees (514) 277-7223
Community Legal Advocacy Centre 604-743-0345 (Abbotsford) / 604-708-2907 (Chilliwack)
Immigration & Refugee Legal Clinic 778-372-6583 WhatsApp: 778-222-7568
Immigration and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) 1-613-321-4243
Kinbrace Refugee Housing and Support 604-255-9691
Law Students’ Legal Advice Program (LSLAP): University of British Columbia 604-822-5791
Lawyer Referral Service 604-687-3221
Migrant Workers Centre 604-669-4882 or 1-888-669-4882
MOSAIC 604-254-9626
South Asian Legal Clinic of British Columbia (SALCBC) 236-477-5518
Summary Advice Program 604-878-7400 (see hours)

Seniors

BC211 211
Office of the Seniors Advocate BC 1-877-952-3181
Senior Services Society 604-520-6621
Seniors First BC – Elder Law Clinic 604-336-5653
Seniors’ resources 604-331-5400
Sources Community Law Clinic 604-547-0111