What should I do if I can’t afford a lawyer but don’t qualify for legal aid in BC?
You can still get help.
On this website, you can get free answers to your legal questions by JES Legal Navigators (Ask a Human) or our AI Chatbot (Ask AI). Assistance is also available through the services below:
- The BC Legal Referral Service (opens in a new tab) offers a free 15 and 30 minute consultation with a lawyer or notary.
- The Everyone Legal Clinic (opens in a new tab) provides lower-cost, fixed-fee services.
- BC Advocates (opens in a new tab) provide legal help assistance and in some cases representation for income qualified clients on a range of legal issues.
- Staff at Courthouse Libraries BC (opens in a new tab) provide free assistance to the public and BC Justice Access Centres (opens in a new tab) can provide information about court forms and processes.
See “How can I get free or low cost legal help? (opens in a new tab)” and "How do I find a BC lawyer or legal clinic near me? (opens in a new tab)".
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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.
- AccessProbono.ca (opens in a new tab)
Provides free lawyers to income qualified clients for specific legal issues.
- 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.
- Clicklaw (opens in a new tab)
An online hub for legal information from a range of BC publishers covering a broad range of legal issues. Law librarians respond to thousands of legal questions each year.
- 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.