Access Pro Bono runs free legal advice clinics throughout the province. Call to make an appointment. Provides information about free legal services available to people who can’t get legal aid or afford a lawyer. Includes a map to help people find legal clinics throughout Canada.
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BC directory of administrative tribunals, agencies, and self-help resources. These organizations support the government in making rules, providing services, and enforcing laws. They administer the government’s laws and policies. Administrative law ensures the government and its agencies deal with people fairly and lawfully.
Volunteers provide free help with legal forms and appearances in various legal areas including housing, income support, aboriginal law, and transgender issues (name change, etc.).
Information about income assistance, disability, EI, federal public pension, and housing in BC.
Ask JES provides free information and referrals to help British Columbians deal with their legal issues. Includes free legal help via live chat, phone call, or text.
Complaints against police, privacy and access to information, freedom of expression
Support for foster parents
Information and complaints about health care
BC Housing is a government agency dedicated to addressing housing affordability and homelessness. They develop and manage social housing, implement rental assistance programs, and work with community partners to provide safe and affordable housing solutions.
Free Legal Services To People With Provincial Human Rights Complaint
The BC Human Rights Tribunal is responsible for accepting, screening, mediating, and adjudicating human rights complaints.
Work with employees, employers & unions on employment matters in unionized workplaces
Current BC laws and regulations are now freely available online at BC Laws.
The new website is managed by the King’s Printer, in partnership with the Ministry of Justice, the Law Society of British Columbia, and the Law Foundation of British Columbia.
Find contact information for MLAs
Promotes the equality of men, women and children in society and offer counselling services and support groups
Resources and patients advocacy
Find BC notaries by language and location.
The BC Notaries Association represents highly trained professionals from across BC who provide legal services on a wide range of legal matters including real estate transfers, wills and advanced healthcare planning, powers of attorney, mortgage refinancing, and other important legal documents.
To file a municipal police complaint
Free publication and information
Information about how the centre can help you prepare to represent yourself in a Supreme Court or civil case, and links to other legal information websites and services.
Local contacts and referral lists. Connects people to community, health, and government resources for help.
As an advocate on behalf of vulnerable children in BC, the Child and Youth Legal Centre provides free and confidential legal help for young people who are experiencing problems related to family law, child protection, human rights, and many other legal issues. The centre aims to ensure that the rights, interests, and points of view of children and youth are heard and respected. Services include:
- legal advice,
- legal representation (a lawyer to take your case), and
- referrals to other resources.
The centre helps young people up to 19 years old, but if a legal problem started before they turned 19, it may still be able to help.
The Child and Youth Legal Centre is run by the Society for Children and Youth of BC.
Visit the centre at:
102 – 1678 W. Broadway Street
Vancouver, BC, V6J 1X6
Administrative tribunal for small claims less than $5000, strata, motor vehicle accidents/injuries, and more.
Coast Mental Health empowers people living with mental illness by providing three essential pillars of recovery: Housing, support services, employment & education.
Provides free legal assistance on loss of housing, human rights complaints, mental health law, accessing government benefits, work-related issues, and sexual assault.
Student run community legal clinic: housing, wills, small claims, consumer.
If you live in Kamloops, Thompson Rivers University’s Community Legal Clinic can provide you with free legal help and advice.
Consumer information/complaints, Debt collection rules
Provides legal information services to everyone in BC via phone and email service. Helps lawyers and communities find and use legal information in print and online. Librarians provide reference assistance, but do not provide legal advice or answers specific to individual situations.
Free debt counselling
Transcripts of taped information written by lawyers, about various legal topics and your legal rights.
Free legal advice to people with disabilities about human rights and discrimination
Provides a Summary Advice and Referral Service which is a free, confidential legal service, directly to persons with disabilities across BC, on certain disability-related areas of law, including accessibility laws, discrimination and human rights, access to services, and accommodation in the workplace. Language interpretation services are available.
Factsheets, complaints and information on BC employment law
Contacts, free transferal and information on all BC government agencies
This diverse team of professionals provides fixed-fee services in a wide range of areas covering everyday legal problems including civil disputes, employment and benefits, family law issues, residential tenancy, and wills and estates.
Help to find a legal advocate
The frontlines, shoulder to shoulder with our community, we operate from a harm reduction perspective and as a faith-based service provider, we welcome and affirm individuals from all walks of life without exception. At our core is the mission, ministry, and call to social justice of the United Church of Canada.
Emergency help for mental health and substance use concerns. Trained volunteers provide toll-free telephone support and crisis intervention counselling, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. People can also call for information on local services or if they just need someone to talk to.
If you are having thoughts of suicide, or are worried about someone else, call or text 9-8-8 to reach a trained responder.
Free and impartial help for home, auto, and business insurance disputes
The official website of the Government of Canada.
Provides a variety of support services for immigrants and refugees including help with getting settled, learning English, and finding work.
Programs and services that help people before and after release from jail.
Promotes Understanding & Access To The Legal System.
Lists: Poverty law advocacy, family law advocacy, specialized advocacy programs and legal clinics
A non-profit organization run by UBC law students, providing free legal advice and representation.
Information about free legal advice clinics offered by law students at the University of British Columbia, including their clinic solely for immigration and refugee legal issues. Also includes the LSLAP Manual of legal information.
Assists with summary criminal offences, bylaw, tenancy, traffic tickets, civil resolution (<$5000), ICBC driving prohibitions, EI, WorkSafe BC matters, wills and estates, immigration issues, drafting certain legal documents, and more.
Robson Square walk-in clinic: Room 143, 800 Hornby Street, Vancouver (Provincial Court of British Columbia)
Mon, Wed, Fri 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Carnegie walk-in clinic: Carnegie Community Centre at 401 Main Street, Vancouver
Mon 10:30 am –1:00 pm, Tue 12:00 pm –3:00 pm, Thu 10:30 am –12:00 pm
Helps you find a lawyer to take your case. If you don’t know a lawyer who handles criminal cases, contact the Lawyer Referral Service to get the name of a local lawyer to talk to for 15 minutes for free. You can find out what they’d charge if you need more help and decide whether you want to hire them.
Toll-free Referral Phone Numbers for Legal Information and Advice (PDF).
A list of Province-wide sources of legal support services accessible by phone, and in some cases, in-person.
Resources when a client doesn’t qualify; Legal services and what areas of the law they cover.
Online legal information website
Representatives for constituents
A non-profit organization that provides free (pro bono) legal advocacy services to migrant workers in BC.
Multicultural liaison workers are cultural and language support staff with the Vancouver School Board. They work under the English language learner support services at the Newcomer Welcome Centre.
Independent and impartial alternative dispute resolution for Canadian life and health insurance consumers
A non-profit registered charity providing social services primarily in Surrey, Delta, White Rock, and Langley. Guidance for finding housing and work, addictions support, and more.
On Courthouse Libraries BC’s website, Our Legal Knowledge Base is a collection of handy references and hard-to-find answers to a diverse assortment of legal research questions.
Information, referrals, supports and one-on-one advocacy
Current information about poverty issues in BC and Canada for advocates, community groups, and people on welfare. Lists community-based advocates around the province.
QMUNITY is a BC centre for the 2SLGBTQ+ community (two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer). It provides free counselling, social and support groups, and other services.
Help is available for anyone who has experienced or witnessed racism in British Columbia. People can call the Racist Incident Helpline to speak with a trained professional who helps them navigate available resources.
It’s free, confidential, and available in over 240 languages.
Use this guide to help your clients find services. The Red Book Online is a comprehensive guide to over 4,000 community, social, and government agencies in BC. The agencies offer a wide range of services, including counselling, housing, health, education, and transportation.
Fact sheets, forms and dispute resolution process for residential tenancy issues
Law clinic with advocacy and advice for people age 55+
Seniors Services Society of BC provides older adults 60+ with information and guidance on housing and support program options to enhance their lives and help them live comfortably and safely in their homes.
Information about services that are available through government agents, and a listing of the Service BC centres around the province.
Helps employers and workers learn about how to prevent and respond to workplace sexual harassment
Full Explanation & Self-Help For Small Claims Court Help With Paperwork etc..
The Society for Children and Youth of BC (SCY) is a provincial organization dedicated to improving the well-being of children and youth in British Columbia. It focuses on child and youth rights, child and youth friendly communities, and social justice.
SCY’s legal centre provides free legal support for young people who are experiencing problems relating to family law, child protection, a breach of human rights, and many other legal issues.
The Solution Explorer is the first step in the CRT claims process. It asks you simple questions and gives you customized legal information and options based on your answers. Its self-help tools, like communication templates, might help you resolve your issue on your own.
Using the Solution Explorer is free and anonymous.
Issues covered:
- Intimate Images
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Small Claims up to $5,000
- Strata Property
- BC Societies, Housing and Community Service Cooperatives
SOURCES runs a community law clinic in Surrey, BC. Sources is a not-for-profit society providing a wide variety of social wellness programs and services in the Lower Mainland, Northern BC, and on Vancouver Island.
SOURCES is a community-based, not-for-profit society providing help, encouragement, and hope for individuals and families in White Rock, Surrey, Delta, Langley, Prince George, Parksville, and beyond.
The organization offers a wide variety of services focusing on children, youth and families, community support, poverty relief, and health and wellness.
The South Asian Legal Clinic of BC (SALCBC) focuses on issues affecting the daily lives of South Asian British Columbians, including legal issues around immigration status, child protection and custody, separation and divorce, domestic violence, sexual assault, racial discrimination and profiling, economic justice for workers, elder abuse, mental health, and wills and estates.
You can get a free 30-minute legal advice and summary session. You may also qualify for additional legal services.
Lawyers provide low-barrier and culturally sensitive legal support for South Asian families living on low incomes.
Legal advocate for povert law issues, serving residents of Dawson Creek, Chetwynd, Fort St John, Tumbler Ridge
Free 30 minute legal advice for people with low incomes.
Client Line at 604-878-7400 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM or from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)
Supportive housing is subsidized housing with on-site supports for single adults, seniors and people with disabilities at risk of or experiencing homelessness. These supports help people find and maintain stable housing.
To apply for supportive housing, you must submit an application to the Supportive Housing Registration Service.
Provides Advice, Assistance & Representation For Those Who Cannot Afford A Lawyer.
If you live in Victoria, The Law Centre may be able to help you if you’re eligible and qualify financially.
Free legal advocacy services for people with income assistance, disability benefits, and tenancy issues
Free legal education & advocacy for BC tenants.
Provides legal advice to individuals who cannot otherwise afford to pay for legal services
Service to hire lawyers for dealing with parts of a legal matter.
With unbundling, your legal matter is broken down into parts. You choose which parts a lawyer helps with, and which parts you will do yourself. You get professional assistance where you need it most — at a cost you can afford.
Legal Advocacy Program
WorksafeBC appeals and advice
Work injury and work safety, work bullying and harassment info