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| width="20%" | Access Pro Bono | |||
| width="40%" | Offers clinics where lawyers provide free legal advice to people who cannot afford a lawyer and who cannot get legal aid. | |||
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-878-7400 (Greater Vancouver) | |||
Toll-free: 1-877-762-6664 | |||
Website: [http://www.accessprobono.ca www.accessprobono.ca] | |||
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| width="20%" | Better Business Bureau of Mainland BC | | width="20%" | Better Business Bureau of Mainland BC | ||
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| width="40%" | Phone: 604-682-2711 | | width="40%" | Phone: 604-682-2711 | ||
Toll-free (250 area code only): 1-888-803-1222 | Toll-free (250 area code only): 1-888-803-1222 | ||
Office hours: 9:00am – 3:00pm | Office hours: 9:00am – 3:00pm | ||
Fax: 604-681-1544 | Fax: 604-681-1544 | ||
Email: contactus@mbc.bbb.org | Email: contactus@mbc.bbb.org | ||
Website: [http://www.mbc.bbb.org www.mbc.bbb.org] | Website: [http://www.mbc.bbb.org www.mbc.bbb.org] | ||
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Fax: 250-386-2367 <br> | Fax: 250-386-2367 <br> | ||
Website: [http://www.vi.bbb.org www.vi.bbb.org] | Website: [http://www.vi.bbb.org www.vi.bbb.org] | ||
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Website: [http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca] | Website: [http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca] | ||
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| width="20%" | Canadian Consumer Information Gateway | |||
| width="40%" | An Internet portal site from Industry Canada’s Office of Consumer Affairs. It provides useful information about how to protect yourself from scams, including identity theft, advance fee loan scams, telephone scams and more. | |||
| width="40%" | E-mail: consumer.information@ic.gc.ca <br> | |||
Website: [http://www.consumerinformation.ca www.consumerinformation.ca ] | |||
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Toll-free TTY: 1-800-642-3844 (for hearing-impaired only)<br> | Toll-free TTY: 1-800-642-3844 (for hearing-impaired only)<br> | ||
Website: [http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca www.competitionbureau.gc.ca] | Website: [http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca www.competitionbureau.gc.ca] | ||
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| width="20%" | Consumer Protection BC | |||
| width="40%" | Information about how to prevent consumer problems and what to do if you have a problem. | |||
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-320-1667 <br> | |||
Toll-free: 1-888-564-9963 <br> | |||
Email: info@consumerprotectionbc.ca <br> | |||
Website: [http://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca www.consumerprotectionbc.ca] | |||
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| width="20%" | | | width="20%" | Credit Counseling Society of BC | ||
| width="40%" | | | width="40%" | Provides assistance with debt problems. | ||
| width="40%" | | | width="40%" | Phone toll-free: 1-888-527-8999 <br> | ||
Website: [http://www. | Website: [http://www.nomoredebts.org www.nomoredebts.org] | ||
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| width="20%" | Dial-A-Law | |||
| width="40%" | Dial-A-Law is a library of practical legal information. It is operated by the BC Branch of the Canadian Bar Association. You can listen to the Dial-A-Law scripts over the phone, or read them on the website. The scripts are available in English, Chinese and Punjabi. | |||
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-687-4680 <br> | |||
Toll-free: 1-800-565-5297 <br> | |||
Website: [http://www.dialalaw.org www.dialalaw.org] | |||
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