Offers legal advice for low-income parents experiencing separation or divorce. Lawyers can provide up to three hours of free legal advice about custody, access, contact, parenting time, guardianship, child support, tentative settlement agreements, and court pr...

Takes applications for legal representation; refers eligible clients to lawyers for child protection cases; provides liaison between LABC, the community, and the private bar; directs clients to legal information services and community agencies; and provides ac...

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 ...

Hears and makes rulings on legal disputes relating to criminal, civil, family, traffic, youth and bylaw matters. Hours for Court Registry are 9 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday. Duty counsel services are provided to coincide with what is occurring in court on any g...

Provides legal assistance and representation to unrepresented low- and middle-income individuals engaged in civil (non-family) chambers litigation matters at both Supreme Court and Court of Appeal levels. Clients must be individuals (not organizations or compa...

Offers assistance with family justice matters including: separation and divorce, guardianship, parenting arrangements or contact with a child when there is a separation or divorce, child and spousal support, parenting after separation issues, and Family Law Ac...

Helps qualified persons with disabilities to save for long-term financial security, and enables people receiving social assistance to protect their assets and income. Assists individuals with disabilities to apply for a Disability Tax Credit (DTC) and a Regist...

Provides one-on-one assistance people with disabilities to apply for, and appeal the denial of, provincial (PWD) and federal (Canada Pension Plan) disability benefits. Files back-taxes for people with provincial disability benefits and helps people with the Di...

Assists veterans and members of the Canadian Armed Forces, members and former members of the RCMP, and their dependents, in the preparation and presentation of reviews and appeals of first decisions on claims for disability benefits. Hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 ...

Supports people with all disabilities to live with dignity and independence, and as equal and full participants in society, through direct services, community partnerships, advocacy, research, and publications. Direct services include helping individuals apply...

Provides free, confidential legal advice, information and referral, directly to persons with disabilities from across BC, on certain disability-related areas of law, including: accessibility laws, human rights and discrimination, access to services, accommodat...

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...

Hours for Court Registry are 9 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday. Criminal and family duty counsel services are provided to coincide with what is occurring in court on any given day. Criminal duty counsel offers assistance to individuals who have been charged with a...

Provides legal outreach to artists and arts organizations. Offer resources, workshops, and clinics where artists can meet confidentially with an experienced lawyer. Payment is by donation. Clinics run by volunteer lawyers and law students are held twice a mont...

Provides human resources and labour relations services to member social services organizations in BC. Also provides expertise on a fee-for-service basis to associate organizations that do not meet the criteria for membership but wish to access CSSEA services. ...

Responsible for hearing cases and making decisions on immigration and refugee matters in accordance with the law. The Refugee Protection Division (RPD) hears and decides claims for refugee protection made in Canada in keeping with the Immigration and Refugee P...

Community legal clinic offers free unbundled legal services to low-income, self-identified women and gender diverse people in the areas of family law, limited non-urgent immigration applications for permanent residence on humanitarian and compassionate grounds...

Provides settlement officers, expedited arbitrators, and mediators to resolve grievances between employers and trade unions during the term of a collective agreement. Also trains and educates arbitrators and settlement officers, researches and publishes inform...

Independent body with the legal authority to conduct appeals of decisions made under the Employment Standards Act. Adjudicators are appointed to consider the evidence as independent decision makers, and their decisions are final and binding. Office hours are 8...

Offers legal aid to BC residents with low incomes for serious family law problems, child protection matters, criminal law issues, and some immigration law matters. Provides services through a province-wide call centre and at legal aid offices and courthouse lo...

Takes applications for legal representation and refers eligible clients to lawyers; provides liaison between LABC, the community, and the private bar; directs clients to legal information services and community agencies; and provides access to LABC websites an...

Provides province-wide pro bono legal representation services for particular case types to qualifying individuals and nonprofit organizations of limited means. Operates programs in the areas of family law, employment law, court of appeal, and judicial review. ...

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...

Provides legal services to individuals and organizations who have concerns regarding the environment. Advocates for legislative reforms to protect the environment and ensures public participation in environmental decision making. Also provides public legal edu...

An independent, administrative tribunal with the mandate to mediate and adjudicate employment and labour relations matters related to unionized workplaces, according to the Labour Relations Code. Hears and determines applications and complaints under the Code ...