Legal Services

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

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Support for migrant workers and legal advocacy

MOSAIC
Provides the information, support, and referrals you need to understand your rights as a newcomer to Canada. Programs include support in family law, immigration law, workers rights, and victim support. All services are confidential and free for eligible people.
Last reviewed August 2024
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Everyone Legal Clinic (lower-cost representation services)

Access Pro Bono
Connect with an articling clinician for a family, tenancy and strata, employment, wills and estates, civil, corporate, consumer, or criminal law issue. Schedule a free initial phone or video meeting with a clinician (up to 30 minutes). They work under the supervision of practising lawyers and provide legal services on a lower-cost, fixed-fee basis.
Last reviewed August 2024
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Elder Law Clinic

Seniors First BC
Offers pro bono (free) legal advice to eligible older adults (55+) living in BC on a wide range of legal matters, including helping throughout court processes and dealing with adult guardianship issues. They also help prepare advance planning documents such as wills, powers of attorney, and representation agreements.
Last reviewed August 2024
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Child and Youth Legal Centre

Society for Children and Youth of BC
The Child and Youth Legal Centre provides legal help for young people who are experiencing problems relating to family law, child protection, a breach of human rights, and many other legal issues.
Last reviewed August 2024
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Family lawyers offering unbundled legal services

Unbundled Legal Services
A list of family lawyers and paralegals who will perform select legal tasks if you don’t want or can’t afford full representation. You’ll pay for some assistance depending on what help you want and what you can afford. Professionals are sorted by location. Many of the practitioners on the list provide remote/digital as well as in-person service.
Last reviewed August 2024
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Residential Tenancy Branch Dispute Resolution

Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre (TRAC)
Provides free legal representation, if you’re eligible, at RTB dispute resolution if you and other tenants in your building are being affected by the same tenancy issue(s) and would like to file for dispute resolution as a group, or if you’re an individual tenant experiencing a tenancy issue that TRAC considers serious, common, or systemic.
Last reviewed August 2024
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South Asian Legal Clinic

South Asian Legal Clinic of BC
The clinic’s lawyers provide low-barrier and culturally sensitive legal support for low-income South Asian families. You’ll get a free 30 minute session for legal advice and summary. Additional legal services are available if you’re eligible. Issues covered include family law, child protection, wills and estates, tenancy rights, and more.
Last reviewed August 2024
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Find an Advocate

PovNet
An online tool to help you find a legal advocate and anti-poverty organizations that can help with issues related to family law, debt, welfare, housing, disability, human rights, employment & workers’ rights. The database includes women's shelters, settlement programs, and other community services. You can search by areas of advocacy or city.
Last reviewed August 2024
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Legal Advocacy Program

Progressive Intercultural Community Services (PICS) Society
Helps agricultural workers with multiple barriers deal with legal appeals and complaints related to employment insurance, WorkSafeBC, employment standards, and more. They also help with employment-related disability cases, tenancy issues, and more. They offer legal representation and information, maintain resources, and do referrals.
Last reviewed August 2024
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Campbell River Advocacy

Opportunities Career Services Society
Provides legal advocacy to low-income residents in Campbell River and the surrounding area. They can help with disability benefits, seniors’ benefits, residential tenancy disputes, and consumer debt issues. Volunteer lawyers are available, by appointment only, to people who can’t afford a lawyer.
Last reviewed August 2024