Legal Services

The Legal Centre offeres legal help for Palestinians and those involved in advocacy related to Palestine, limited to incidents occuring in Canada. Report an incident or ask for legal assistance from their list of volunteer paralegals and lawyers. Referral is free, but legal assistance might have some cost depending on availability.

The legal clinic provides free confidential legal advice to help you deal with workplace sexual harassment. Assistance includes explaining how to file a human rights complaint or WorkSafe complaint, advising whether you may make a complaint to the police, reviewing or drafting documents, coaching, and advising you in negotiations.

Free, confidential support to refugee claimants and asylum seekers across BC, with a focus on Surrey, Vancouver, Burnaby, and the Lower Mainland. Assistance includes guidance for refugee claim applications and immigration forms, applying for legal aid and finding refugee lawyers, and preparing for hearings at the Refugee Protection Division (RPD).

This service provides free legal advice and representation to low-income residents of British Columbia with immigration and refugee legal matters.

This service provides up to 30 minutes of free summary legal advice to persons in BC who have experienced antisemitism.

This service provides free legal advice and representation to persons and groups who have experienced Islamophobia and related racism.

These free, virtual workshops help refugee claimants prepare for their refugee hearings and learn about the refugee appeal process.

From promoting a more open government to protecting your privacy, the Commissioner enforces BC’s privacy and access laws. It handles disputes, complaints, and investigations, and provides guidance on access and privacy issues.

This service supports people already in BC who have fled persecution in their country of origin based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or HIV status. It focuses on their right to claim asylum, protection and eligibility, providing essential services, access to justice, and getting legal identity documentation.

This project is open to all trans, two-spirit, and non-binary persons to help with legally changing their names and gender markers on government identification.