Legal aid locations

There are 31 communities in BC where you can apply for legal aid and get legal information.

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. (Service hours are Pacific Time unless stated otherwise).

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 
    Abbotsford courthouse

    32375 Veterans Way 

    Abbotsford BC V2T 0K1

    Hours / Notes

    Mon and Thu: 9 am to 4 pm

    604-852-2141
    604-746-3331
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Campbell River

  • Courtenay/​Campbell River Legal Aid Intake 

    Campbell River BC V9W 2W5

    604-408-2172 or 1-866-577-2525
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  • Courtenay/​Campbell River Legal Aid Intake 
    Campbell River Courthouse

    500 – 13th Avenue 

    Campbell River BC V9W 6P1

    604-408-2172 or 1-866-577-2525
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Chilliwack

Courtenay

  • Courtenay/​Campbell River Legal Aid Intake 

    Courtenay BC V9N 3A6

    604-408-2172 or 1-866-577-2525
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  • Courtenay/​Campbell River Legal Aid Intake 
    Courtenay Courthouse

    420 Cumberland Road 

    Courtenay BC V9N 2C4

    Hours / Notes

    Thu: 9 am to 10:30 am

    604-408-2172 or 1-866-577-2525
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Cranbrook

  • Vacant

    Cranbrook BC

    Hours / Notes

    Call the LABC Call Centre: 1-866-577-2525

    1-866-577-2525
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Dawson Creek

  • Glenn Stasiuk, Barrister & Solicitor 

    201 – 10300 10th Street 

    Dawson Creek BC V1G 3T6

    Hours / Notes

    Mon, 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

    250-782-7366
    250-782-7746
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Duncan

  • Duncan
    Courthouse

    238 Government Street 

    Duncan BC V9L 1A5

    Hours / Notes

    Mon to Fri: 8:30 am to 12 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm

    250-746-1342
    778-455-5071
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Fort St. James

Fort St. John

  • Sigrid A. Thompson PLC 

    203 – 10142 100 Ave. 

    Fort St. John BC V1J 1Y6

    Hours / Notes

    Legal 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

    250-785-8089
    250-794-0566
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Hazelton

  • Linda D. Locke, QC, Barrister & Solicitor 
    c/​o Upper Skeena Counselling & Legal Assistance Society

    4305 Field Street 

    Hazelton BC V0J 1Y0

    Hours / Notes

    Mon, Wed and Thu: 9 am to 4 pm
    Tue: 1 pm to 4 pm

    Email: Intake.Hazelton@legalaid.bc.ca

    250-842-5218 or 1-877-842-5218
    250-842-5987
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Kamloops

  • Murray Armstrong, Barrister & Solicitor 
    Kamloops courthouse

    2nd Floor, 455 Columbia Street
    Box 28069, Lansdowne PO

    Kamloops BC V2C 0C9

    Hours / Notes

    Mon to Thu: 9 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 3:30 pm
    Intake.Kamloops@legalaid.bc.ca

    250-314-1900
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Kelowna

  • Michael Newcombe, Barrister & Solicitor 
    Kelowna Law Courts

    228 – 1355 Water Street 

    Kelowna BC V1Y 9R3

    Hours / Notes

    Mon to Thu: 9 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 4 pm
    Fri: 9 am to 12 pm

    250-763-8613
    250-763-3594
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Nanaimo

  • Stephen Littley Law Corp. 
    Nanaimo Courthouse

    35 Front Street 

    Nanaimo BC V9R 5J1

    Hours / Notes

    Mon: 9 am to 11:30 am
    Tue: 9 am to 11:30 am
    Thu: 9 am to 11:30 am

    250-591-4396
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  • Stephen Littley Law Corp. 

    55 Front Street
    (rear entrance off Church Street)

    Nanaimo BC V9R 5H9

    Hours / Notes

    Mon, Tue, Thu: 1 pm to 3:30 pm
    Wed: 9 am to 11:30 am and 1 pm to 3:30 pm
    Email: Intake.Nanaimo@legalaid.bc.ca

    250-591-4396
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Nelson

  • Vacant

    Nelson BC

    Hours / Notes

    Call the LABC Call Centre: 1-866-577-2525

    1-866-577-2525
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New Westminster

  • Rob Dhanu and Uphar Dhaliwal, Barristers & Solicitors 
    Law Courts, Begbie Square

    Room 222 - 651 Carnarvon Street 

    New Westminster BC V3M 1C9

    Hours / Notes

    Mon and Wed: 9 am to 12 pm 

    Email: Intake.Surrey@legalaid.bc.ca

    604-498-2920
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Penticton

  • Michael Newcombe, Barrister & Solicitor 
    Penticton Courthouse

    106 – 100 Main Street 

    Penticton BC V2A 5A5

    Hours / Notes

    Mon to Thu: 9 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 4 pm
    Fri: closed

    Email: Intake.Penticton@legalaid.bc.ca

    250-493-7164
    250-493-7165
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Port Alberni

  • Charles H. Beckingham, Barrister & Solicitor 
    c/​o Beckingham and Company

    5029 Argyle Street 

    Port Alberni BC V9Y 1V5

    Hours / Notes

    Mon to Thur: 9 am to 5 pm
    Fri: 9 am to 3 pm

    Email: Intake.PortAlberni@legalaid.bc.ca

    250-724-5137 or 1-877-724-0111
    250-724-4422
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Port Coquitlam

  • Port Coquitlam Courthouse 
    (Vancouver Regional Centre satellite)

    Room 321 - 2620 Mary Hill Road 

    Port Coquitlam BC V3C 3B2

    Hours / Notes

    Mon to Thu: 9 am to 4 pm
    Closed: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

    604-408-2172 or 1-866-577-2525
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Prince George

  • Beatrix Josephy Law Corporation 
    Prince George Law Courts

    250 George Street
    Outside of Courtroom #104

    Prince George BC V2L 5S2

    Hours / Notes

    Wed and Thu: 9:30 am to 12:00 pm
    Mailing address: Box 12053, Parkwood PO, Prince George, V2L 0A8

    250-564-9717
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Quesnel

  • Beatrix Josephy Law Corporation 
    Quesnel Courthouse

    350 Barlow Avenue 

    Quesnel BC V2L 2C2

    Hours / Notes

    Tue - 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

    250-564-9717
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Richmond

  • Birgit Eder, Barrister & Solicitor 

    201 – 8171 Cook Road 

    Richmond BC V6Y 3T8

    Hours / Notes

    Mon: 9 am to 12 pm, 1 pm to 4 pm
    Tue, Wed, and Thu: 1 pm to 4 pm
    Fri: 9 am to 12 pm

    Email: Intake.Richmond@legalaid.bc.ca

    604-370-0094
    604-370-2414
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  • Birgit Eder, Barrister & Solicitor 
    Chimo Community Services

    Richmond BC V6Y 3Z5

    Hours / Notes

    Call to book a phone appointment

    604-279-7077
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  • Birgit Eder, Barrister & Solicitor 
    Richmond Provincial Courthouse

    7577 Elmbridge Way (Room 123) 

    Richmond BC V6X 4J2

    Hours / Notes

    Tue, Wed, and Thu: 9 am to 12 pm

    604-370-0094
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Salmon Arm

Surrey

  • Rob Dhanu and Uphar Dhaliwal, Barristers & Solicitors 
    Surrey courthouse

    14340 – 57 Avenue 

    Surrey BC V3X 1B2

    Hours / Notes

    Mon and Thu: 8:30 am to 4 pm

    604-498-2920
    604-746-3331
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Vancouver

  • Vancouver Provincial Courthouse 
    (Robson Square)

    800 Hornby Street 

    Vancouver BC V6Z 2C5

    Hours / Notes

    Wed: 9 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 2 pm

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  • Vancouver Provincial Courthouse 
    Criminal charges 

    222 Main Street 

    Vancouver BC V6A 2S8

    Hours / Notes

    Mon, 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 2pm

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  • Vancouver Regional Centre 
    Intake

    425 – 510 Burrard Street 

    Vancouver BC V6C 3A8

    Hours / Notes

    Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
    Wed: 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

    604-601-6206
    604-681-2719
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Vanderhoof

  • Charles Hutchinson, Barrister & Solicitor 
    Vanderhoof courthouse

    2440 Bute Avenue 

    Vanderhoof BC V0J 3A0

    250-570-8161
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Vernon

  • Arthur Channer and Alan Gaudette, Barristers & Solicitors 
    Vernon courthouse

    3001 27th Street 

    Vernon BC V1T 4W5

    Hours / Notes

    Thu: 8:30 am to 11:30 am
    Fri: 8:30 am to 11:30 am

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Victoria

  • Roland P. Kuczma, Barrister & Solicitor 
    Victoria Law Courts

    850 Burdett Avenue, Room 134A 

    Victoria BC V8W 1B4

    Hours / Notes

    Mon to Fri: 9 am to 12pm and 1 pm to 3:30 pm

    Email: Intake.Victoria@legalaid.bc.ca

    250-382-4620
    250-384-8850
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  • Roland P. Kuczma, Barrister & Solicitor 
    Western Communities courthouse

    1756 Island Highway 

    Victoria BC V9B 1H8

    Hours / Notes

    Mon, Wed, and Thu: 8:30 am to 11:00 am

    250-382-4620
    250-384-8850
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Williams Lake

  • Fred Kaiser, Barrister & Solicitor 
    Williams Lake Courthouse

    Room 411
    540 Borland Street

    Williams Lake BC V2G 1R8

    Hours / Notes

    Wed and Thu: 9 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 3 pm. Or by appointment arranged by the intake worker.

    Email: Intake.WilliamsLake@legalaid.bc.ca

    250-267-9154
    250-398-6602
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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.