What BC community organizations can help with legal problems?
Many BC organizations offer free legal help. Check the descriptions below to see which one best meets your needs:
- Justice Education Society publishes a series of legal information websites and provides Ask a Human and Ask AI free legal help services.
- Legal Aid BC provides free legal advice in specific areas of law, for those who qualify.
- Access Pro Bono provides free legal clinics, the BC Lawyer Referral Service and Everyone Legal Clinic.
- Courthouse Library BC provides a range of legal reference materials and librarians answer client questions.
- Amici Curiae volunteers help you understand legal processes and complete court forms free.
- Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre (opens in a new tab) (TRAC): Information and advocacy for renters.
- West Coast LEAF (opens in a new tab): Legal support for gender equality issues.
- PovNet (opens in a new tab): Directory to find advocates across BC. Advocates often deal with issues related to income assistance, housing, employment, family law and more.
- Community Legal Assistance Society (opens in a new tab): Provides free assistance to modest-income British Columbians facing certain types of legal issues, including eviction, human rights complaints, and work-related issues.
- Seniors First BC (opens in a new tab): Free legal services for older adults.
- Indigenous Justice Centres (opens in a new tab): Provide culturally-appropriate information, advice, support and representation for Indigenous people.
See "How can I get free or low cost legal help?" and "How do I find a BC lawyer or legal clinic near me?" to get legal help from other BC service providers.
LegalHelpBC’s Ask a Human and Ask AI services provide free answers to legal questions.
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- Ask a Human / Ask AI (opens in a new tab)
LegalHelpBC provides free legal help, responding to inquiries by Legal Navigators (Ask a Human) or the JES AI chatbot (Ask AI).
- LegalAid.bc.ca (opens in a new tab)
Provides free lawyers to income qualified clients for specific legal issues.
- Clicklaw (opens in a new tab)
An online hub for legal information covering a broad range of legal issues from BC organizations. Law librarians respond to thousands of legal questions each year.
- AccessProbono.ca (opens in a new tab)
Provides a range of legal advice services on a wide range of legal issues, including family, immigration, criminal, debt, employment, welfare and housing matters.
- Peoples Law School (opens in a new tab)
The PLS website provides a range of legal help information, especially for consumer law, debt, wills, etc.
- Lawyer Referral Service (opens in a new tab)
The service from Access Pro Bono helps you find a lawyer. Call or book online to get the name of a local lawyer to talk to for 15 minutes for free.
- BC Provincial Court (opens in a new tab)
This court deals with a broad range of legal issues, and their website can help you navigate cases relating to crime, family, Small Claims (lawsuits), tickets and more.
- PovNET (opens in a new tab)
Provides a directory of BC poverty and family law advocates and pro bono lawyers working on issues like housing, income, employment, immigration, etc.
- BC Criminal Justice Services (opens in a new tab)
This division of the BC government provides a range of information and services to assist British Columbians with their criminal law issue.
- Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) (opens in a new tab)
Provides free legal assistance on loss of housing, human rights complaints, mental health law, accessing government benefits, work-related issues, and sexual assault.
- BC Family Justice Services (opens in a new tab)
This division of the BC government provides a range of information and services to assist British Columbians with their family law issue.
- Amici Curiae (AC) Friends of Court (opens in a new tab)
Volunteers provide free help with legal forms and appearances for a series of issues including housing, income support, aboriginal law, and transgender issues.