Legal Services

Provides legal assistance, advice, and representation to low-income and vulnerable people in the Downtown Eastside. The advocates provide a broad spectrum of legal advocacy services but mainly focus on tenancy and social assistance issues.

Legal advocate for people facing poverty law issues. They provide information, advocacy, and referrals on issues including income security, housing, debts and collections, and family law information and referrals. The advocate is not a lawyer and can’t give legal advice.

Free legal advice and representation to low-income people in the Kamloops and Kelowna area. They help with income assistance, limited family law, disability, tenancy, employment insurance, employment standards, Indigenous legal issues, human rights, small claims, CRT matters, judicial reviews, and other areas not covered by legal aid.

Provides basic information on poverty law and policy, and on potential next steps, so that people can make an informed choice when they face a problem. Issues covered include welfare, tenant information, EI, Canada Pension Plan disability, and more. They offer referrals for other issues. Please note, they don't give legal advice.

The office’s information and referral specialists can help you find programs and services for seniors.

Provides legal advocacy services to people with low incomes who need legal information, advice, or representation on a wide range of legal problems such as income security, housing, disabilities, violence, and debt. It also provides public legal education and support for community organizations wishing to help clients with legal problems.

A directory of lawyers (as well as paralegals, and other professionals offering therapeutic support and assistance) offering self-represented litigants (SRLs) affordable assistance, primarily in the form of unbundled legal or limited-scope services (unbundling).

Provides legal advocacy to low-income residents in Campbell River and the surrounding area. They can help with disability benefits, seniors’ benefits, residential tenancy disputes, and consumer debt issues. Also provides family law advocacy on guardianship and parenting time, child support and spousal support, desok order divorce, and more.

AC helps British Columbians prepare for their virtual appearance. Use the online form on their website to make an appointment. The coaching provided includes how to behave during the court session, what to do when emotionally challenged, and other helpful tips. Email legalformsbc@gmail.com.

Get help with completing legal forms and court forms in civil and family matters at the Provincial Court of BC, Supreme Court of BC, BC Court of Appeal, federal court, and tribunals. They help with forms for legal issues such as Indigenous rights, animal law, foreclosure, mental health, income assistance, parole, small claims, and immigration.