Legal Services

This service helps you get a customized referral to a lawyer, a notary, or a designated paralegal for a free 15 to 30-minute consultation. Booking fee may apply. If you would like further help from the legal professional, you can retain them at a rate you both agree to.

Offers free legal advice to low- and modest-income individuals by phone or videoconference. Their volunteer lawyers provide up to a half hour of advice at each appointment, with the possibility of more appointments. Legal issues include family, immigration, criminal, and civil law (such as debt, employment, welfare, and housing matters).

Online legal directory where you can find legal services in your community by searching for the location, area of practice, and language spoken to find all lawyers that meet those criteria. You can also find a specific lawyer or law firm if you know the name.

The Legal Centre provides legal consultation and defence for Palestinians and those involved in advocacy related to Palestine, limited to incidents occuring in Canada. Report an incident or seek legal assistance from their roster of volunteer paralegals and lawyers. Referral is free, but legal assistance and cost are subject to availability.

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

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

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

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).

An online tool to help you find a legal advocate and anti-poverty organizations that can help with issues related to family law, debt, welfare, housing, disability, human rights, employment and workers’ rights. The database includes women's shelters, settlement programs, and other community services. You can search by areas of advocacy or city.

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.