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| Access Pro Bono | Offers clinics where lawyers provide free legal advice to people who cannot afford a lawyer and who cannot get legal aid. Call 604-878-7400 in Greater Vancouver or toll-free at 1-877-762-6664 from anywhere in the province. |
| Better Business Bureau | Assists people dealing with consumer problems. Call 604-682-2711 in Greater Vancouver, 1-250-386-6348 on Vancouver Island, or 1-888-803-1222 in the interior of the province. |
| ConsumerInformation.ca | An online gateway that explains how to make a consumer complaint. |
| Canadian Home Builders Association of BC | Helps consumers plan their renovation and explains what to do when there are problems. Call toll-free 1-800-933-6777. |
| Consumer Protection BC | Provides protections for BC consumers. Call toll-free 1-888-564-9963 and ask them to direct you to the right place. www.consumerprotectionbc.ca; go to "Help for Consumers" and select "How Can We Help?" |
| Clicklaw | A portal for public legal information and education in British Columbia. |
| Credit Counseling Society | The Credit Counseling Society can help you manage your finances and deal with your debt problems. Call toll-free 1-888-527-8999, or email info@nomoredebts.org. |
| Dial-A-Law | Provides legal information in English, Chinese, and Punjabi, from the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch. www.cba.org/bc/public_media/dal; select “Credit, Debt and Consumer” for information about consumer and debt issues. |
| Lawyer Referral | Offers advice and information from a lawyer for a fee of $25 plus taxes for the first 30 minutes. Call 604-687-3221 in Greater Vancouver or toll-free 1-800-663-1919 from anywhere else in the province. |
| People's Law School | View online the animations "You Owe Money" and "Someone Owes You Money" on www.publiclegaled.bc.ca; click on "Media" and then "Videos". |
| Mediate BC | Mediate BC specializes in a wide variety of dispute resolution tools and processes. |