Legal aid services are available over the phone throughout BC. You can apply for legal aid by calling any location or by calling our Call Centre. In-person services are available at some locations around the province. Please call first to see if this is available. See the Legal aid locations section below for phone numbers and locations.
For the Vancouver office, Legal Aid BC encourages in-person services by appointment. Call Vancouver Intake at 604-408-2172 to make an appointment.
Parents Legal Centres are open for both phone and in-person services. Some of our community partners may also offer both options ― please call them to check first.
Click any service in the box below to get full contact information. Service hours listed are Pacific Time unless noted otherwise.
Legal aid locations
There are 31 communities in BC where you can apply for legal aid and get legal information. (Service hours are Pacific Time unless stated otherwise).
You can apply for legal aid by calling any legal aid location. In-person services are available at some locations around the province. Please call first to see if this is available. For the Vancouver office, Legal Aid BC encourages in-person services by appointment. Call Vancouver Intake at 604-408-2172 to make an appointment.
Click the community closest to you for:
- the address, phone number, and hours for your local office; or
- nearest courthouse intake location.
Abbotsford
Rob Dhanu and Uphar Dhaliwal, Barristers & Solicitors
2459 Pauline StreetAbbotsfordBCV2S 3S1Phone604-852-2141Fax604-746-3331HoursMon to Fri: 9 am to 4 pm
Rob Dhanu and Uphar Dhaliwal, Barristers & Solicitors
Abbotsford courthouse32375 Veterans WayAbbotsfordBCV2T 0K1Phone604-852-2141Fax604-746-3331HoursMon, Thu: 9 am to 12 pm
Campbell River
Doug Marion, Barrister & Solicitor
1250A Cedar StreetCampbell RiverBCV9W 2W5Phone250-287-9521Fax250-287-9529HoursMon, Tue, Wed: 8 am to 2 pm
Doug Marion, Barrister & Solicitor
Campbell River Courthouse
Chilliwack
Rob Dhanu and Uphar Dhaliwal, Barristers & Solicitors —
Chilliwack Community Services45938 Wellington AvenueChilliwackBCV2P 2C7Phone604-793-7243Fax604-792-1910HoursTue and Wed: 9 am to 3 pm
Courtenay
Doug Marion, Barrister & Solicitor
1625B McPhee AvenueCourtenayBCV9N 3A6Phone250-897-1400Fax250-897-3261HoursTue, Wed, Thu: 9 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 4 pm
Doug Marion, Barrister & Solicitor
Courtenay Courthouse
Cranbrook
Vacant
CranbrookBCPhone1-866-577-2525HoursCall the LABC Call Centre: 1-866-577-2525
Dawson Creek
Glenn Stasiuk, Barrister & Solicitor
201 – 10300 10th StreetDawson CreekBCV1G 3T6Phone250-782-7366Fax250-782-7746HoursMon, Tue, Thu: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm
Closed: 12 pm to 1 pm
(On Pacific Time from March to November)Email: Intake.DawsonCreek@legalaid.bc.ca
Intake outreach to Prophet River and Fort Nelson First Nations
Duncan
Denice Barrie, Barrister & Solicitor
c/o Duncan Courthouse238 Government StreetDuncanBCV9L 1A5Phone250-746-1342Fax250-753-5345HoursTue and Wed: 9 am to 11:30 am and 1 pm to 3:30 pm; Email: Intake.Duncan@legalaid.bc.ca
Thu: Call or email the Nanaimo office (250-753-4396 or Intake.Nanaimo@legalaid.bc.ca)
Fort St. James
Charles Hutchinson, Barrister & Solicitor
c/o Fort St. James Courthouse2537 Stones Bay RoadPo Box 2090Fort St. JamesBCV0J 1P0Phone250-570-8161Fax250-570-0947HoursEvery other Mon: 9 am to 4 pm
Cell: 250-570-8161
Email: Intake.Vanderhoof.FtStJames@legalaid.bc.ca
Fort St. John
Sigrid A. Thompson PLC
203 – 10142 100 Ave.Fort St. JohnBCV1J 1Y6Phone250-785-8089Fax250-794-0566HoursLegal aid applications by appointment only; Mon Tue, Wed: 9:30 am to 2:30 pm
(On Pacific Time from March to November)
Email: Intake.FtStJohn@legalaid.bc.ca
Hazelton
Linda D. Locke, QC, Barrister & Solicitor
c/o Upper Skeena Counselling & Legal Assistance Society4305 Field StreetHazeltonBCV0J 1Y0Phone250-842-5218 or 1-877-842-5218Fax250-842-5987HoursMon, Wed and Thu: 9 am to 4 pm
Tue: 1 pm to 4 pm
Kamloops
Louise Richards, Barrister & Solicitor
Kamloops courthouse2nd Floor, 455 Columbia StreetKamloopsBCV2C 6K4Phone250-314-1900HoursMon to Thu: 9 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 3:30 pm
Intake.Kamloops@legalaid.bc.ca
Kelowna
Michael Newcombe, Barrister & Solicitor
KelownaBCPhone250-763-8613Fax250-763-3594HoursCall for appointment - Mon to Fri: 9 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 4 pm
Michael Newcombe, Barrister & Solicitor
Kelowna Law Courts228 – 1355 Water StreetKelownaBCV1Y 9R3Phone250-763-8613Fax250-763-3594HoursMon, Tues, Thu: 1 pm to 4 pm
Nanaimo
Denice Barrie, Barrister & Solicitor
201 – 321 Wallace StreetNanaimoBCV9R 5B6Phone250-753-4396Fax250-753-5345HoursMon, Wed, Thu: 9 am to 11:30 am and 1 pm to 3:30 pm
Tue: 1 pm to 3:30 pmDenice Barrie, Barrister & Solicitor
Nanaimo courthouse
Nelson
Vacant
NelsonBCPhone1-866-577-2525HoursCall the LABC Call Centre: 1-866-577-2525
North Vancouver
Camran Chaichian and David Walsoff
c/o North Vancouver Provincial Courthouse200 East 23rd StreetNorth VancouverBCV7L 4R4Phone604-980-7000 or 1-855-220-2800Fax604-981-0076HoursMon,Tue, Thu: 9 am to 3pm
Wed: 9 am to 4:30 pm
Fri: Closed
Penticton
Michael Newcombe, Barrister & Solicitor
Penticton Courthouse106 – 100 Main StreetPentictonBCV2A 5A5Phone250-493-7164Fax250-493-7165HoursMon, Wed, and Thu: 9 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 4 pm
Tue: 9 am to 1 pm
Fri: 9 am to 12 pm
Port Alberni
Charles H. Beckingham, Barrister & Solicitor
c/o Beckingham and Company5029 Argyle StreetPort AlberniBCV9Y 1V5Phone250-724-5137 or 1-877-724-0111Fax250-724-4422HoursMon to Thur: 9 am to 5 pm
Fri: 9 am to 3 pm
Port Coquitlam
Port Coquitlam Courthouse
(Vancouver Regional Centre satellite)Room 321 - 2620 Mary Hill RoadPort CoquitlamBCV3C 3B2Phone604-408-2172 or 1-866-577-2525HoursMon to Thu: 9 am to 4 pm
Closed: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Prince George
Beatrix Josephy Law Corporation
201 – 1085 Third AvenuePrince GeorgeBCV2L 3E3Phone250-564-9717HoursMon to Thu: 9 am to 4 pm
Closed: 12 pm to 1 pmBeatrix Josephy Law Corporation
Prince George Law Courts250 George StreetOutside of Courtroom #104Prince GeorgeBCV2L 5S2HoursWed and Thu: 9:30 am to 12:00 pm
Prince Rupert
Andrea Turton, Barrister & Solicitor
207 3rd Avenue WestPrince RupertBCV8J 1L2Phone250-627-7788 or 1-833-959-0030Fax250-627-7789HoursMon, Tue, Thu: 9 am to 12 pm
Wed: 9 am to 12 and 1 pm to 3 pm
Quesnel
Beatrix Josephy Law Corporation
Quesnel Courthouse350 Barlow AvenueQuesnelBCV2L 2C2Phone250-564-9717HoursTue - 9:30 am to 12:00 pm, except the first Tuesday of the month.
Or contact Prince George location - Mon to Thu: 9 am to 12 pm and 1 to 4 pm;
Phone: 250-564-9717; Email: Intake.PrinceGeorge@legalaid.bc.ca; Visit: 201-1085 Third Avenue
Richmond
Birgit Eder, Barrister & Solicitor
201 – 8171 Cook RoadRichmondBCV6Y 3T8Phone604-370-0094Fax604-370-2414HoursMon: 9 am to 12 pm, 1 pm to 4 pm
Tue, Wed, and Thu: 1 pm to 4 pm
Fri: 9 am to 12 pmBirgit Eder, Barrister & Solicitor
Chimo Community Services7000 Minoru BoulevardRichmondBCV6Y 3Z5Phone604-279-7077HoursFirst and third Wed of the month: 1 pm to 3 pm
Birgit Eder, Barrister & Solicitor
Richmond Provincial Courthouse7577 Elmbridge Way (Room 206)RichmondBCV6X 4J2Phone604-370-0094HoursTue, Wed, and Thu: 9 am to 12 pm
Salmon Arm
Arthur Channer and Alan Gaudette, Barristers & Solicitors
Salmon Arm Provincial Court550 2nd Avenue NESalmon ArmBCV1E 4S4Phone250-545-3666Fax250-545-4419HoursTue: 8:30 am to 11:30 am
Surrey
Rob Dhanu and Uphar Dhaliwal, Barristers & Solicitors
Surrey courthouse14340 – 57 AvenueSurreyBCV3X 1B2Phone604-498-2920Fax604-746-3331HoursMon to Thu (Criminal applications only): 9 am to 12 pm (closed 12 pm to 1:30 pm)
Mon to Thu (Criminal, Family, and CFCSA applications): 1:30 pm to 4 pm
Fri (Criminal applications only): 9 am to 12 pmRob Dhanu and Uphar Dhaliwal, Barristers & Solicitors
Unit 3 - 15243 91 AvenueSurreyBCV3V 7Y1Phone604-498-2920Fax604-746-3331HoursMon to Thu: 9 am to 4 pm (closed for lunch from 12 pm to 1 pm)
Fri: 9 am to 1 pmEmail: Intake.Surrey@legalaid.bc.ca
Vancouver
Vancouver Provincial Courthouse
(Robson Square)Vancouver Provincial Courthouse
Criminal charges222 Main StreetVancouverBCV6A 2S8HoursMon, Tue, Thu, and Fri: 9 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 3 pm
Wed: 9 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 2pmVancouver Regional Centre
AdministrationVancouver Regional Centre
Intake425 – 510 Burrard StreetVancouverBCV6C 3A8Phone604-601-6206Fax604-681-2719HoursMon, Tue, Thu, Fri: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Wed: 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Vanderhoof
Charles Hutchinson, Barrister & Solicitor
Unit E – 153 East Stewart StreetPO Box 2090VanderhoofBCV0J 1A0Phone250-570-8161Fax250-570-0947HoursMon to Fri: 8:30 am to 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Cell: 250-570-8161
Email: Intake.Vanderhoof.FtStJames@legalaid.bc.caCharles Hutchinson, Barrister & Solicitor
Vanderhoof courthouse
Vernon
Arthur Channer and Alan Gaudette, Barristers & Solicitors
3105 – 31st Avenue, Suite EVernonBCV1T 2G9Phone250-545-3666Fax250-545-4419HoursMon: 8:30 am to 3 pm
Wed: 10:30 am to 3 pm
Thu: 12:30 pm to 3 pmArthur Channer and Alan Gaudette, Barristers & Solicitors
Vernon courthouse3001 27th StreetVernonBCV1T 4W5HoursWed: 8:30 am to 10 am
Thu: 8:30 am to 12 pm
Fri: 8:30 am to 11:30 am
Victoria
Roland P. Kuczma, Barrister & Solicitor
Victoria Law Courts850 Burdett Avenue, Room 134AVictoriaBCV8W 1B4Phone250-382-4620Fax250-384-8850HoursMon to Fri: 9 am to 12pm and 1 pm to 3:30 pm
Roland P. Kuczma, Barrister & Solicitor
Western Communities courthouse1756 Island HighwayVictoriaBCV9B 1H8Phone250-382-4620Fax250-384-8850HoursMon, Wed, and Thu: 8:30 am to 11:00 am
Williams Lake
Fred Kaiser, Barrister & Solicitor
Williams Lake CourthouseRoom 411540 Borland StreetWilliams LakeBCV2G 1R8Phone250-267-9154Fax250-398-6602HoursWed and Thu: 9 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 3 pm. Or by appointment arranged by the intake worker
If you have to call long distance to reach a legal aid location, you can phone Service BC and ask them to put your call through for free.
Remember that if you are using a cell phone, the length of the call may still affect your phone bill.
Aboriginal services
Aboriginal community legal workers provide legal information and limited advice services (find locations).
Community partners (see below)
Family advice clinics (see below)
Parents Legal Centres (see below)
Intake outreach (see below)
Vancouver
Fir Square
BC Women's Hospital4500 Oak StreetVancouverBCPhone604-875-2229 or 1-888-300-3088Sheway
533 East Hastings StreetVancouverBCV6A 1P9Phone604-216-1699
Parents Legal Centres
Parents Legal Centres (PLCs) help parents with child protection matters in the following communities.
Campbell River
Campbell River
Parents Legal Centre870D - 13th AvenueCampbell RiverBCV9W 4H2Phone778-336-9480Fax778-560-2337HoursMon to Fri: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
(Closed from 12 pm to 1 pm for lunch)
For child protection cases in Campbell River and Port Hardy courts.
Duncan
Duncan
Parents Legal Centre301 - 238 Government StreetDuncanBCV9L 1A5Phone778-455-5070 or 1-866-577-2525Fax778-455-5071HoursMon to Fri: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
For child protection cases in Duncan court.
Kamloops
Kamloops
Parents Legal Centre623 Victoria StreetKamloopsBCV2C 2B3Phone250-434-0663Fax250-434-9491HoursFor child protection cases from Kamloops and Merritt courts
Prince George
Prince George
Parents Legal Centre302 - 1488 4th AvenuePrince GeorgeBCV2L 4Y2Phone250-277-0100 or 1-866-577-2525Fax250-277-3591HoursMon to Fri: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
(Closed from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm for lunch)
For child protection cases in Prince George, Fort St. James, and Vanderhoof.
Smithers
Smithers/Hazelton
Parents Legal Centre1242 Main StreetPO Box 128SmithersBCV0J 2N0Phone250-847-9088Fax250-847-8922HoursFor child protection cases in Smithers, Hazelton, and Houston.
Surrey
Surrey — Newton Town Centre
Parents Legal Centre308 – 7337 137th StreetSurreyBCV3W 1A4Phone604-595-4360HoursMon to Fri: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
For child protection cases from Surrey, White Rock, Delta (for cases handled by Métis Family Services, and parts of Langley.
Terrace
Terrace
Parents Legal Centre207 – 3228 Kalum StreetTerraceBCV8G 2N1Phone778-271-9437HoursMon to Fri: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Closed for lunch: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Vancouver
Vancouver — Provincial Court at Robson Square
Parents Legal CentreRoom 129 - 800 Hornby StreetVancouverBCV6Z 2C5Phone604-601-6310 or 1-866-577-2525Fax604-601-6313HoursMon to Fri: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
For child protection cases from Vancouver and Burnaby.
Victoria
Victoria
Parents Legal Centre200 - 818 Broughton StreetVictoriaBCV8W 1E4Phone250-984-6955Fax250-294-7852HoursChild protection cases from Victoria and Colwood courts
Williams Lake
Williams Lake
Parents Legal Centre
Parents Legal Centre Network
If you don't live near a PLC, you can get help at a PLC Network location in your community.
Abbotsford
Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of BC (NCCABC) – Abbotsford Provincial Courthouse
NCCABC Offices at Abbotsford Provincial Court32375 Veterans WayAbbotsfordBCV2T 0K1Phone604-219-7263HoursServed by Surrey PLC
Burns Lake
The Link (Lakes District Family Enhancement Society)
Room 118, CNC Lakes Campus545 Hwy 16 WBurns LakeBCV0J1E0Phone250-251-1466HoursServed by Smithers PLC
Chase
Neskonlith Indian Band
743 Chief Neskonlith DrivePO Box 318ChaseBCV0E1M0Phone250-679-3295 x228HoursIn addition to the locations in Chase, services are available in Salmon Arm. Served by Kamloops PLC.
Adams Lake Indian Band
Adams Lake Band Health CentreVillage RoadChaseBCV0E 1M0Phone236-586-3970HoursServed by Kamloops PLC
Clearwater
Yellowhead Community Services (Dutch Lake Community Center)
209 Dutch Lake Road,ClearwaterBCV0E 1N1Phone250-674-3530HoursAcknowledging the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territories of the Secwepemc Nation where we live and work. We pay respect to the First Peoples of these territories and extend that acknowledgment and respect to all Indigenous Peoples.
Served by the Kamloops PLC
Courtenay
Wachiay Friendship Centre
Fort Nelson
Fort Nelson Aboriginal Friendship Society
Fort Nelson Community Literacy Society
17 Landmark Plaza4903-51st Ave West (near Tokyo Sushi)Fort NelsonBCV0C 1R0Phone250-774-4415HoursServed by Prince George PLC
Fort Ware
Kwadacha Nation
Kwadacha Nation Administration Building and Health Clinic
Houston
Dze L K'ant Friendship Centre Society
Merritt
Conayt Friendship Society
Mission
Mission Friendship Centre Society
Nanaimo
Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of BC – Nanaimo office
14 – 55 Front StNanaimoBCV9R 5H9Phone855-221-5734 ext 351HoursWe acknowledge that we are living and working with gratitude and respect on the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples.
Attached to the Duncan PLC
Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Friendship Centre
New Aiyansh
Nisga'a Lisims Government
Nisga's Lisims Government Building2000 Lisims DriveNew AiyanshBCV0J1A0Phone250-633-3070HoursTraditional territory of Nisga’a Nation
Served by Terrace PLC
Port Hardy
Sasamans Society
Room 120, 9250 Trustee Rd (Upper Mall)Port HardyBCVON2P0Phone250-230-5101HoursSasamans Society of Port Hardy respectfully acknowledges that we live and work on the traditional territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw people.
Served by Campbell River PLC
Salmon Arm
Adams Lake Indian Band
Sooke
T’Sou-ke Nation
T’Sou-ke Nation Administration Building
Terrace
Kermode Friendship Centre
Vancouver
Sheway (Vancouver Coastal Health)
533 East Hastings StreeetVancouverBCV6A1P9Phone604-216-1699HoursSheway is located on the traditional unceded homelands of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations
Served by Vancouver PLC
Vernon
Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of BC
Park Plaza204 – 2411 Hwy 6VernonBCV1T 5G4Phone250-550-0417HoursServed by Kamloops PLC
Fort Nelson
Prophet River and Fort Nelson First Nations
Contact Dawson Creek legal aid location at 250-782-7366.Fort NelsonBCHoursCall for hours
Legal information outreach services
Legal information outreach workers are available in several locations to give legal information and provide referrals (find locations).
Community partners
Community partners provide legal information and connect people to legal aid services (find locations).
Other help
You can also get some help from government agents at Service BC offices across the province. For example, you can:
- send or receive documents by fax,
- get our free legal publications, or
- access a computer to look up legal information on the Internet.