Legal Services

Find organizations that provide legal help in BC. Most services are free or low cost.

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Virtual Pro Bono Clinic (ask a mediator)

Mediate BC
Make an appointment to talk to a professional civil or family mediator and ask questions about mediation generally or about a specific conflict, including housing, workplace, family conflicts or business related issues. Mediators can help you determine if mediation is appropriate and discuss timelines, cost, and how to discuss going to mediation...
Last reviewed July 2024
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Tenant Infoline

Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre (TRAC)
Information, referrals, and help for residential tenancy law matters (renting) in BC. They help with common problems such as tenancy agreement forms, repairs, eviction, quiet enjoyment, security deposits, fixed-term leases, rent increases, termination of services, and dispute resolution.
Last reviewed July 2024
The logo features the letters "BC" in a stylized, interlocking design within a square at the top. Below the square, the word "COLLABORATIVE" is written in large, bold capital letters. Underneath "COLLABORATIVE," the words "ROSTER SOCIETY" are written in smaller capital letters. The entire logo is orange.

Pro Bono Collaborative Family Law Project

BC Collaborative Roster Society
A voluntary, confidential program for parties going through separation and/or divorce who don’t have lawyers and can’t afford the collaborative team for their case. You must be willing to meet and negotiate using the principles of collaborative practice, and must meet the eligibility requirements.
Last reviewed July 2024
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Family Justice Centres

Government of British Columbia
Family Justice Centres provide services to British Columbians going through separation or divorce. Family Justice Counsellors help families with parenting arrangements, contact with a child, guardianship, and support issues. They provide short-term counselling, mediation, emergency and community referrals, and other free services.
Last reviewed July 2024
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Access Pro Bono Virtual Family Mediation Program

Access Pro Bono
Free online family mediation and advice services for low- and modest-income families across BC. Family mediation is a collaborative way for parties to come to an agreement on issues that come up when a marriage or common-law relationship ends, including property division, debt division, parenting arrangements, child support, and spousal support.
Last reviewed July 2024
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Intimate Images Protection Service

Government of British Columbia
This service provides support and referrals to people in BC whose intimate images have been shared (or threatened to be shared) without their consent. They can contact online platforms and/or perpetrators to request the removal of images, and help make a claim with the Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) for an order to get the images removed.
Last reviewed July 2024
Logo features "QMUNITY" in hot pink, rounded lettering, with the words "BC's queer, trans, and two-spirit resource centre" below in small grey letters.

Trans ID Clinic

QMUNITY
The clinic provides notarial, administrative, and emotional support to lower-income folks who would like help with name and gender marker change processes.
Last reviewed July 2024
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Inland Program

Rainbow Refugee
This service supports people already in BC who have fled persecution in their country of origin based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or HIV status. It focuses on their right to claim asylum, protection and eligibility, providing essential services, access to justice, and getting legal identity documentation.
Last reviewed July 2024
Logo features a stylized drawing of a brown flower with red petals, with its stem forming an underline for the letters PACE to the right of the flower.

Gender Self-Determination Project

PACE Society
This project is open to all trans, two-spirit, and non-binary persons to help with legally changing their names and gender markers on government identification.
Last reviewed July 2024
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Indigenous Victim Services

Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of British Columbia
This program provides culturally safe, trauma-informed support and counseling to Indigenous survivors of sexual assault through a community-based referral system. It serves Indigenous individuals (First Nations, Inuit, Métis), LGBTQ2S community members, and their families.
Last reviewed July 2024