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| width="40%" | Lower Mainland: 604-878-7400<br/>
| width="40%" | Lower Mainland: 604-878-7400<br/>
Toll-free: 1-877-762-6664<br/>
Toll-free: 1-877-762-6664<br/>
accessprobono.ca
[https://www.accessprobono.ca/ accessprobono.ca]
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| width="20%" | '''Dial-A-Law'''
| width="20%" | '''BC Human Rights Clinic'''
| width="40%" | From People's Law School, Dial-A-Law has <span class="noglossary">brief</span> legal information on over 190 topics. You can listen on the telephone or online. You can also read the information online.
| width="40%" | Operated by the Community Legal Assistance Society, the BC Human Rights Clinic provides assistance and representation to those who need help dealing with a provincial human rights complaint.
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-687-4680<br/>
| width="40%" | Lower Mainland: 604-622-1100<br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-800-565-5297<br/>
Toll-free: 1-855-685-6222<br/>
[https://dialalaw.peopleslawschool.ca/ dialalaw.ca]  
[https://bchrc.net/ bchrc.net]  
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| width="20%" | '''Family Law in BC'''
| width="20%" | '''Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS)'''
| width="40%" | Family Law in BC is a website that provides information and resources on a wide range of family law issues. It is produced by the Legal Aid BC.
| width="40%" | CLAS provides legal advice and some representation to low-income British Columbians facing a range of problems, including eviction, foreclosure of their mortgage, and human rights complaints.
| width="40%" | [https://family.legalaid.bc.ca/ family.legalaid.bc.ca]
| width="40%" | Lower Mainland: 604-685-3425<br/>
Toll-free: 1-888-685-6222<br/>
clasbc.net
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| width="20%" | '''Justice Education Society'''
| width="20%" | '''Family Justice Centres'''
| width="40%" | The Court Information Program for Immigrants provides free legal information to new immigrants and refugees. All content on the website is available in English, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Hindi.  
| width="40%" | These centres are located throughout BC and provide free services (including mediation) to couples going through a separation or divorce.  
| width="40%" | [http://www.justiceeducation.ca/programs/court-information-program-immigrants justiceeducation.ca]
| width="40%" | [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/divorce/family-justice www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/divorce/family-justice]
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| width="20%" | '''Lawyer Referral Service'''
| width="20%" | '''Lawyer Referral Service'''
| width="40%" | This service can help you find a lawyer who will meet with you for a free 30 minute consultation.  
| width="40%" | This service operated by Access Pro Bono can help you find a lawyer who will meet with you for a free 30 minute consultation.
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-687-3221<br/>
| width="40%" | Lower Mainland: 604-687-3221<br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-800-663-1919<br/>
Toll-free: 1-800-663-1919<br/>
[https://www.accessprobono.ca/our-programs/lawyer-referral-service accessprobono.ca]  
[https://www.accessprobono.ca/our-programs/lawyer-referral-service accessprobono.ca/lawyer-referral-service]  
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| width="20%" | '''Legal Aid BC'''
| width="20%" | '''Legal Aid BC'''
| width="40%" | You may be able to get free legal help (legal aid) if:
| width="40%" | You may be able to get free legal help (legal aid) if your legal problem is covered by Legal Aid BC’s rules and your income and the value of your property are below a certain limit. Legal Aid BC also has free booklets on legal topics in English and many other languages.<br/>
*your legal problem is covered by legal aid rules,
| width="40%" | Lower Mainland: 604-408-2172 <br/>
*your income and the value of your property are below a certain limit, and
Toll-free: 1-866-577-2525<br/>
*you have no other way of getting legal help.<br/>
Legal Aid BC also has free booklets on legal topics in English and many other languages.
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-408-2172<br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-866-577-2525<br/>
[https://legalaid.bc.ca/ legalaid.bc.ca]  
[https://legalaid.bc.ca/ legalaid.bc.ca]  
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| width="20%" | '''MOSAIC'''
| width="20%" | '''MOSAIC'''
| width="40%" | Offers programs and services to help immigrants and refugees in their <span class="noglossary">settlement</span> and integration into Canadian society. <br/>
| width="40%" | A non-profit that provides free programs and services to help new immigrants and refugees with their settlement in Canada.<br/>
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-254-9626<br/>
| width="40%" | Lower Mainland: 604-254-9626<br/>
[https://www.mosaicbc.org/ mosaicbc.org]<br/>
[https://www.mosaicbc.org/ mosaicbc.org]<br/>
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| width="20%" | '''People's Law School'''
| width="20%" | '''MyLawBC’s Family Resolution Centre'''
| width="40%" | The People's Law School provides people in BC with free public legal education and information. Visit our website or call us to find out how to <span class="noglossary">access</span> the education and information needed to exercise your legal rights and responsibilities.
| width="40%" | Operated by Legal Aid BC, this program offers free mediation for couples to work out parenting and child support arrangements.
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-331-5400 <br/>
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-331-5400 <br/>
[https://www.peopleslawschool.ca/ peopleslawschool.ca]  
[https://mylawbc.com/mediation/ mylawbc.com/mediation]
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| width="20%" | '''Pro Bono Legal Services'''
| width="20%" | '''PovNet'''
| width="40%" | In these programs, lawyers volunteer to provide free legal advice to those who can’t afford a lawyer or can’t get legal aid. A good place to start is with the Access Pro Bono Society of BC, which has legal advice clinics across BC.
| width="40%" | Their Find an Advocate tool can help you find a legal advocate in your area. Legal advocates provide free support, advocacy and information to low-income people experiencing legal problems. Advocates usually work out of community agencies.  
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-878-7400 <br/>
| width="40%" | [https://www.povnet.org/ povnet.org]
Phone toll-free: 1-877-762-6664 <br>
[https://www.accessprobono.ca accessprobono.ca]  
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| width="20%" | '''Victimsinfo.ca'''
| width="40%" | A website for victims and witnesses of crime in BC. The website gives people the information they need to deal with the consequences of crime.
| width="40%" | [https://www.victimsinfo.ca/ victimsinfo.ca]
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