Where can I get help with legal forms or documents in BC?
In BC, there are a range of services to help you with legal forms and documents.
- Amici Curiae Friends of Court (opens in a new tab) provides trained volunteers and paralegals to help you fill out legal forms and explain procedures.
- Access Pro Bono (opens in a new tab) offers free legal advice clinics that may also help with documents.
- Staff at Courthouse Libraries BC (opens in a new tab) provide free assistance to the public.
- BC Justice Access Centres (opens in a new tab) can provide information about court forms and processes.
If you are not sure about which court will hear your case, which forms you need to complete, important deadlines or you need other assistance, connect with LegalHelpBC services: Ask a Human or Ask AI.
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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.