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Changes to family law services and financial eligibility mean more help for British Columbians during the pandemic.

We’ve adopted the name Legal Aid BC as part of our new brand, after being known as the Legal Services Society since 1979.

Find out the latest information about what legal aid services are available during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Legal Aid BC (LABC) has announced it will only take applications for legal aid over the phone effective immediately.

Legal Aid BC (LABC) is closely monitoring the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Legal Aid BC’s Parents Legal Centre (PLC) in Vancouver marked its fifth anniversary of helping families and children on February 23, 2020.

Legal Aid BC resumes regular service levels following one-day walkout by staff lawyers last week.

Legal Aid BC has received 72-hour strike notice from the Professional Employees Association, the association representing the organization’s 28 staff lawyers.

The Legal Services Society welcomes news that the Ministry of Attorney General and Association of Legal Aid Lawyers have reached an agreement on better rates (called tariffs) for lawyers who work with legal aid clients.

Transition House thanks new Parents Legal Centre in Smithers for being there to help vulnerable mothers.

Greeted by a welcome song and an Elders blessing, community members gathered in Surrey on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 to attend the open house of the Pa

With the help of an Elder’s blessing and performance by the Tzinquaw Dancers, the Parents Legal Centre in Duncan was officially opened.

Community members gathered in Prince George to celebrate the official opening of the Parents Legal Centre there, which helps families facing child protection cases.

The federal government has announced a one-time top-up for immigration legal aid services in BC at a time when refugee claims are increasing.

The Legal Services Society has launched a free, online service to help separated couples negotiate parenting time, vacations and other important details of their children’s care.

Our new Parents Legal Centre in Campbell River held its grand opening event July 11, 2019.

The Legal Services Society (LSS) is pleased to join Attorney General David Eby, QC, Access to Justice BC, and 50 other organizations in endorsing a commitment to improving BC’s justice system.

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.