Resources available
Legal help & lawyers
Working with Your Legal Aid Lawyer
Trabajando con su Abogado de Asistencia Legal
Hoja informativa para ayudar a los (las) clientes y a sus abogados(as) a saber qué esperar de un contrato de asistencia legal
Legal system & courts
How to Appeal Your Conviction
How to Appeal Your Conviction
Explains how to appeal a conviction for a summary or indictable criminal offence if you don’t have a lawyer
How to Appeal Your Sentence
How to Appeal Your Sentence
Explains how to appeal your sentence if you’ve been convicted of a summary or indictable criminal offence and don’t have a lawyer
How to Become a Child’s Guardian
How to Become a Child’s Guardian
Explains how to apply to court to become a child’s guardian
How to Become a Child’s Guardian
Comment devenir le tuteur d’un enfant
Explique comment s’adresser au tribunal pour devenir le tuteur d’un enfant
If You Can’t Get Legal Aid for Your Criminal Trial
If You Can’t Get Legal Aid for Your Criminal Trial
How to apply for a free lawyer if you’re facing a serious and complicated criminal charge, but can’t get legal aid or afford a lawyer
If You Can’t Get Legal Aid for Your Criminal Trial
Si vous ne pouvez pas obtenir d’aide juridique pour votre procès criminel: Comment faire une demande Rowbotham
Comment demander les services gratuits d’un avocat si vous faites face à une accusation criminelle grave et complexe, mais que vous ne pouvez pas obtenir d’aide juridique ni n’avez les moyens de payer un avocat
If You’re Charged with a Crime
If You’re Charged with a Crime
Outlines what happens when you’re charged with a criminal offence
If You’re Charged with a Crime
Si vous êtes accusé d’un crime
Explique ce qui arrive lorsque vous êtes accusé d’un crime
Representing Yourself in a Criminal Trial
Representing Yourself in a Criminal Trial
Explains what happens when an accused person wants to plead not guilty to a summary offence
Speaking to the Judge Before You’re Sentenced
Speaking to the Judge Before You’re Sentenced
Describes what a convicted person can say to the judge before the judge decides on a sentence
When You’re Told to Have “No Contact”
When You’re Told to Have “No Contact”
Explains what it means when the court makes a no contact order against you
Abuse & family violenceCrimes & offencesLegal system & courts
Promotional materials
Family Duty Counsel brochure
Family Duty Counsel brochure
An overview of family duty counsel and how to find services.
Family Duty Counsel poster
Family Duty Counsel poster
An overview of family duty counsel and how to find services.
Family Law in BC website poster
Family Law in BC website poster
Explains how the website answers family law questions on topics including court forms, separation, child support, and safety.
Family LawLINE poster
Family LawLINE poster
Poster promotes and describes Family LawLINE, a free phone service available across BC, the kind of help you’ll get from a lawyer, and how to find out if you qualify
Family LawLINE wallet card
Family LawLINE wallet card
Wallet card promotes and describes Family LawLINE, a free phone service available across BC, the kind of help you’ll get from a lawyer, and how to find out if you qualify
Indigenous Community Legal Worker
Indigenous Community Legal Worker
Describes Indigenous Community Legal Worker service at Duncan/Nanaimo.
Legal Aid Can Help You
Legal Aid Can Help You
Explains what legal aid is, how to apply, and how it can help you
Legal Aid Can Help You
L’aide juridique peut vous aider
Explique ce qu’est l’aide juridique, comment et où la demander, et comment elle peut vous être utile
Legal Aid Can Help You
یاریدەدەری یاسایی دەتوانێت یارمەتیت بدات
ڕوونکردنەوەی ئەوەی کە یاریدەدەری یاسایی چییە و چۆن داوا دەکرێت و بە چ شێوەیەک دەتوانێت یارمەتیت بدات.
Legal Aid Can Help You
ਲੀਗਲ ਏਡ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਮਦਦ ਕਰ ਸਕਦੀ ਹੈ
ਇਹ ਦੱਸਦੀ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਲੀਗਲ ਏਡ ਕੀ ਹੈ, ਕਿਵੇਂ ਅਤੇ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਅਪਲਾਈ ਕਰਨਾ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਇਹ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਮਦਦ ਕਰ ਸਕਦੀ ਹੈ
Legal Aid Can Help You
La Asistencia Legal Puede Ayudarle
Explica qué es la asistencia legal, cómo y dónde solicitarla y cómo le puede servir a usted