Legal Services

Find organizations that provide legal help in BC. Most services are free or low cost.

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Find a Notary

BC Notaries
Find a notary by searching by name, location, or language. Notaries provide a broad range of legal services, including affidavits for all documents you need at a Public Registry, authorization of minor child travel, certified true copies of documents, powers of attorney, and will preparation.
Last reviewed June 2026
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Legal Services (Langley)

Langley Community Services Society
The community law advocate helps with income assistance, tenancy dispute resolution, Employment Insurance, and federal income benefits. The family law advocate helps with desk order divorce and other family law issues, domestic violence screening, protection orders, and safety resources. Pro bono law clinics and BC Housing workshops are available.
Last reviewed June 2026
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Family Law Legal Advocacy Program

Prince George Native Friendship Centre
Free help to any adult in Prince George with family law issues. The legal advocate provides information, referrals, advocacy, court support, and assistance with filling out legal forms for parental arrangements, children’s rights, child protection, child or spousal support, separation and divorce, guardianship, protection orders, and FMEP.
Last reviewed June 2026
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SALCBC Community Law Advocate Program

South Asian Legal Clinic of BC
Provides support from legal advocates who are trained to assist the South Asian community. Issues covered include applying for income assistance, PWD, OAS, crime victim assistance program, CPP, CDP, EI, CTB, daycare subsidy. They also help with tenancy matters, general police complaint, and debt-related matters.
Last reviewed May 2026
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Family Law Document Preparation Assistance

The Law Centre at the University of Victoria
Provides assistance with preparing documents to initiate or respond to proceedings in Family Court on support, custody, access, and Protection Orders.
Last reviewed May 2026
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Assisted Divorce Program

The Law Centre at the University of Victoria
Provides assistance for clients who have simple, uncontested divorces based on grounds of separation or adultery to obtain a divorce.
Last reviewed May 2026
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Gladue Services

BC First Nations Justice Council
Helps First Nations, Métis, and Inuit who self-identify get a Gladue report. Fill out the information form online, or visit the Indigenous Justice Centre in your community. Once you submit the form, a Gladue services coordinator will call or email you within 72 hours.
Last reviewed May 2026
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Native Courtworker Program

Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of British Columbia
This program helps Indigenous accused understand the criminal justice process from its outset, ensuring they receive fair, just, equitable, and culturally sensitive treatment before the courts. The service provides appropriate referrals, liaises between Indigenous accused and criminal justice personnel, and more.
Last reviewed May 2026
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Indigenous Victim Services

Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of British Columbia
This program provides culturally safe, trauma-informed support and counselling to Indigenous survivors of sexual assault through a community-based referral system. It serves Indigenous individuals (First Nations, Inuit, Métis), LGBTQ2S community members, and their families.
Last reviewed May 2026
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Provincial Court criminal duty counsel

Legal Aid BC
Lawyers who can help you in Provincial Court if you’re charged with a crime, and can’t get a legal aid lawyer, or haven’t yet applied for legal aid. They can give you advice about the charges, court procedures, and your legal rights, and can represent you at a bail hearing. If there’s time, duty counsel can help with a guilty plea.
Last reviewed May 2026