Website provides information to help individuals understand differences between tribunals and courts, what happens before tribunal decisions, how tribunals make decisions, and how to dispute decisions. The 'BC Admin Law Directory' provides a comprehensive list...

Provides 24-hour access to a lawyer for people who have been arrested, detained, and under active investigation by the police or another law enforcement agency for a criminal offence, and in custody but not yet charged and require emergency legal services.

Website provides a centralized point for people in BC to access general legal information and educational resources; not intended to be used as legal advice for a specific legal problem. Offers descriptive links to over 1,500 written resources including videos...

Individuals who resided at Woodlands prior to 1974 will receive $10,000 in an ex-gratia payment. Those who resided in Woodlands after 1974 will receive up to a maximum of $10,000. The payment will take into account settlement awards previously provided through...

Criminal duty counsel (lawyers at the courthouse) may be able to help clients who have been charged with a crime and can't get a legal aid lawyer, or haven't yet applied for legal aid. They can provide advice about criminal charges, court procedures, and legal...

Allows users to complete and file provincial family law case applications online. Users can fill out forms, gather supporting documents and apply for orders, including protection orders. Once the forms are completed using the service, they may be filed automat...

Provides family maintenance services for BCEA clients who would like help with obtaining or defending a maintenance order or written agreement. Maintenance may include the following: expenses arising from and incidental to the prenatal care of a mother or chil...

Website offers free legal information, education, and resources for newcomers to Canada and the people working with them. Topics include employment, residential tenancy, family law, domestic violence, and more.

Offers administrative support and financial assistance for application fees to people navigating the Parole Board of Canada's (PBC)?record?suspension/pardon application process. Goal is to help simplify the process and remove any barriers individuals may have ...

Provides eligible low-income people with a lawyer, under certain circumstances. Apply at all Legal Aid BC local agents and regional centres, or by phoning the LABC Call Centre.Representation Services (Serious Family Law Matters) are provided in situations such...

Advocates for Muslim civic engagement and human rights. Provides advice and options on next steps to Canadian Muslims who report an incident of discrimination, harassment, or a hate crime by their employer, landlord, government agency, or other service provide...

Offers free courses including the RentSmart Certificate course which empowers tenants to understand their rights and responsibilities; communicate effectively with neighbours and roommates; budget to maintain their housing; and to understand how to look after ...

Provides culturally appropriate supports to address the over-representation of Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit, and Metis) in the criminal justice system in BC, and eliminates barriers that may prevent someone from attending a justice centre in person...

Online tool allows couples who are in agreement on family law issues to complete and file the necessary divorce paperwork easily. Available to couples who are seeking joint divorce (making an application for a divorce together, in agreement about getting a div...

Provides free legal services to organizations and individuals in need through specific projects. Matches law student volunteers with local community organizations supporting access to justice. Funded in part by the Law Foundation of British Columbia.

Provides assistance to eligible veterans, members of the Canadian Armed Forces (Regular and Reserve), members and former members of the RCMP, their families, and caregivers. Services include information and referral, form completion assistance, needs assessmen...

A drop-in centre providing advocacy, housing outreach, and referral services for adults who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless due to mental health and/or addictions issues, disability, incarceration, or poverty. Services include housing search assis...

Offers legal services to Indigenous people in Victoria and area who otherwise cannot access it; clients may not be eligible for legal aid or need legal advice on matters not covered by legal aid. Services include legal aid intake, advocacy for people living in...

As a Resettlement Assistance Program provider, supports individuals who arrive as a Government Assisted Refugee (GAR) for up to a year after arriving in Canada. Support includes finding housing, helping refugees set up their new homes, and help accessing the m...

Works to sponsor refugees through the Canadian government's Privately Sponsored Refugee Program. Raises the funds needed to support refugees during their first year; helps with practical issues of settling into a new country, a new culture, and meeting the cha...

Helps parents resolve their child protection matters early and collaboratively. It offers services at any stage of the child protection matter, from the first contact with the Ministry of Children and Family Development or an Aboriginal delegated agency until ...

Helps parents resolve their child protection matters early and collaboratively. It offers services at any stage of the child protection matter, from the first contact with the Ministry of Children and Family Development or an Aboriginal delegated agency until ...

Provides free, in-person legal advocacy and representation for people in the Greater Victoria area who are dealing with provincial disability benefit (PWD) applications and appeals, income assistance (welfare), and residential tenancy disputes. Also provides i...

Records and issues certificates for births, adoptions, deaths, marriages, and divorces that occur in BC. Issues marriage licenses and has marriage commissioners who perform civil marriages at the couple's choice of location. Registers and searches wills. Provi...

Works to educate individuals and groups on human rights issues and legislation. Assists individuals in the process of filing a human rights complaint with BC Human Rights Tribunal or Canadian Human Rights Commission. Also assists individuals who are facing dis...