Legal Resources

If you have a court of appeal case and can’t afford a lawyer, this page explains how to apply for a court-appointed lawyer under section 684 of the Criminal Code.

This free and anonymous tool is for those who’d like to make a claim for an intimate image protection order, damages, and a penalty if someone doesn’t comply with an intimate image protection order. It asks you simple questions and gives you customized legal information and options based on your answers. It also has self-help tools and referrals.

Explains Indigenous Sentencing Courts including court locations, how they work, and their goals. These courts are for Indigenous people charged with criminal offences.

This guide has information about what a judge might consider when sentencing people after they have been found guilty of a crime in BC Provincial Court.

This page explains the steps of a Provincial Court criminal case. It includes information about the bail hearing, the initial appearance, the arraignment hearing, the preliminary the hearing, the trial, and sentencing.

Explains what witnesses will need to do if the person accused of committing the crime they witnessed is formally charged and the case goes to court.

This page has court forms for federal contraventions violation tickets. The forms are in a PDF format that can be filled out and printed.

Explains that break and enter is a serious offence, regardless of the value of the property stolen. This page links to the help available if someone is a victim of break and enter.

Links to information sheets. Topics include the BC prosecution service (in multiple languages), the role of Crown counsel (in multiple languages), special prosecutors, bail, intimate partner violence prosecutions, sentencing, high-risk and long-term and dangerous offenders, publication bans, information for witnesses, and charges against police.

Find information about sentencing. Topics include sentencing principles and purposes, deciding on a sentence, serving a sentence, victim notification, and jury duty.