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We’ve launched a new province-wide criminal law service to help people who wouldn’t normally qualify for legal aid.

Lawyers who do legal aid have voted to accept a bargaining incentive payment that ends scheduled work stoppage.

Lawyers who do legal aid have voted in favour of withdrawing their services April 1. People who need legal aid can expect delays if that should happen.

Legal Aid BC announces its new Reconciliation Action Plan to advance reconciliation and ensure legal aid services better meet the needs of Indigenous peoples.

We’ve opened Parents Legal Centres in Prince George, Smithers, Duncan and Campbell River

LSS will provide unbundled lawyer services for a trial period

The report recommends an increase in legal aid funding for family law issues and for Indigenous services.

LSS announces an incentive payment for each family and child protection contract accepted by a lawyer in a community where LSS is having difficulty placing cases with local lawyers.

LSS responds to a proposal to make it mandatory for lawyers to provide some legal aid services for free.

Sometimes a grandparent or other relative is willing to care for a child who is at risk of going into foster care.

On October 4, 2018, Attorney General David Eby, QC, announced the appointment of Jamie Maclaren, QC, to conduct an external review of legal aid service delivery in BC.

Higher income cut-off will increase accessibility of legal aid for child protection cases

LSS has accomplished a lot so far with additional funding from the provincial government. Find out where the money is going.

Parents Legal Centres for child protection matters will open in 7 new locations.

LSS releases briefing paper on inadequacy of lawyer compensation for legal aid work.

There was good news for the Legal Services Society in the recent provincial government budget speech: the largest funding increase since 2002.

Thanks to discussions between the federal and provincial governments, the Legal Services Society has received a commitment for additional immigration and refugee funding that will ensure the continuation of services to the end of the 2017/18 fiscal year (March 31, 2018).

View July 25, 2017 Media Release about Legal Services Society receiving confirmation of additional government funding to ensure continued legal aid services for immigrants and refugees.

Due to a lack of funding, effective August 1, 2017, the Legal Services Society will no longer be able to accept applications for immigration and refugee cases. For more information see our FAQ.

The BC Ministry of Justice and Attorney General announce funding to continue four existing LSS justice transformation services and open a new Parents Legal Centre in Surrey.