Legal Services

Free legal information, advocacy, and representation for low-income Sunshine Coast residents. They offer support, guidance, and — where possible — full client representation at hearings and tribunals for issues including income security and income assistance, tenancy issues, benefits, debt and consumer law, CRT, and human rights.

May provide legal advice, assistance, and representation to First Nations and Metis clients who live in the Capital Regional District and who can’t afford a lawyer. Staff work with First Nations communities and organizations to provide accessible, holistic, legal services to their members. They also help with access to the Human Rights Clinic.

Free summary advice for low-income women. The monthly clinic provides information, support, and legal advice about family law issues. This includes a private one-hour appointment with a female family lawyer. Priority is given to women who haven’t attended the clinic in the past.

The Disability Law Clinic provides free legal advice to people with disabilities about human rights and discrimination. Issues include accommodations in the workplace; access to transportation; access to education; housing; and service animals. They can also provide advice to people having problems with their disability benefits.

Legal advice and assistance to low-income individuals, generally to appeal a decision. Issues include housing (Residential Tenancy Branch, and more), income security (Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal, and more), and workers’ rights (SST appeals on EI, and more).

The clinic provides advocacy, legal advice, and representation mainly to low-income individuals. Areas of the law include social assistance, income assistance, tenancy, employment (including employment insurance and employment standards), workers’ compensation, human rights, debt, and disability (including mental health).

Free and confidential legal advocacy services including information and referrals, summary advice and support, and full representation in many legal matters including housing (on and off reserve), income/social assistance, debt, police accountability, human rights, disability, Indigenous legal issues, elder issues, child protection, and much more.

The BC Human Rights Clinic provides free legal assistance to people who have filed a complaint with the BC Human Rights Tribunal. They provide summary advice, 1-2 hour legal consultations, and legal representation, if you’re eligible. The Short Services clinic provides free 30 minute appointments with a human rights lawyer or advocate.

Offers free legal advice to low- and modest-income individuals by phone or videoconference. Their volunteer lawyers provide up to a half hour of advice at each appointment, with the possibility of more appointments. Legal issues include family, immigration, criminal, and civil law (such as debt, employment, welfare, and housing matters).

Provides free legal representation services for particular case types to individuals with low and modest incomes. It includes a Barristers’ Program (limited and extended litigation services), Court of Appeal Program (civil and family), Family Law Program (limited scope), Refugee Program (for sponsors), and Wills and Estates Program (non-litigious).