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What is legal aid?
Information
- Free publications in many languages
- Information services in person and over the phone
- Referrals to other services in your community
- Online legal information and self-help resources
Advice
- Duty counsel (lawyers) provide family, child protection, or criminal advice, and may be able to help at some types of court appearances
- Family LawLINE provides free family and child protection advice over the phone from a family lawyer
Representation
- A lawyer to take your case when you have a criminal, child protection, immigration or refugee, or serious family law issue
What help can I get?
It depends on your legal problem and your income.
Services available to:
Everyone
- Legal information
- Criminal duty counsel
- Limited family advice
People with low incomes
- A lawyer to take your case
- Family or child protection advice
Aboriginal people
- Advocacy
- Legal information
- Family and criminal advice, if financially eligible
How can I find help?
Contact us to find out which services you qualify for.
Find your nearest legal aid location, or contact our Call Centre.
Information
Get general information about the law. Our resources help hundreds of thousands of people each year.
Your legal aid location
- Apply for legal aid (call for hours)
Your courthouse
- Get brief advice from duty counsel. Find out what services are available at your court location
- Apply for legal aid at some courthouses
Legal aid immigration
- Call 604-601-6076 (Greater Vancouver) or 1-888-601-6076 (elsewhere in BC)
To get some services, your legal problem must be covered under legal aid rules and you must meet financial guidelines. Contact your local legal aid location to find out which services you qualify for.
Services in many languages
- an interpreter to translate for you when you apply or when you talk to your lawyer
- translated publications available in print and online