Where to Get Help for Consumer Law Essentials

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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.

www.accessprobono.ca

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.

www.mbc.bbb.org/consumers

ConsumerInformation.ca An online gateway that explains how to make a consumer complaint.

www.consumerinformation.ca

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.

www.gvhba.org

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.

www.clicklaw.bc.ca

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.

www.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.

www.cba.org/bc/initiatives/main/lawyer_referral.aspx

People's Law School View online the animations "You Owe Money" and "Someone Owes You Money" on www.publiclegaled.bc.ca/section.asp?catid=167
Mediate-BC Mediate-BC specializes in a wide variety of dispute resolution tools and processes.

www.mediatebc.com

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