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Canadian Bar Association Our Court System and Solving Disputes offers information describing our court system and ways to resolve legal disputes without going to court. www.cbabc.org/For-the-Public/Dial-A-Law/Scripts/Lawyers-Legal-Services-and-Courts/432
Clicklaw A website with legal information and education from across BC. The resources available through Clicklaw are designed to be used by the public. www.clicklaw.bc.ca
Dial-A-Law Has brief legal information on over 130 topics, available in English, Chinese and Punjabi. Dial-A-Law is a free service of the Canadian Bar Association, British Columbia branch. You can listen on the telephone or online. You can also read the information online. Phone: 604-687-4680

Phone toll-free: 1-800-565-5297
www.dialalaw.org

Family Law in BC 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 Services Society. www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca
ImmigrantLegal.ca ImmigrantLegal.ca provides free legal information and education on legal topics for newcomers to Canada and the people working with them. The website is a project of the Immigrant Public Legal Education and Information Consortium. It is managed by the Justice Education Society www.immigrantlegal.ca
JusticeBC This is the website of the BC Ministry of Justice, which is responsible for managing the justice system in BC. The website provides information on a wide range of legal topics and describes the government services available to help you. www.justicebc.ca
Justice Education Society 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.

Your Human Rights in BC has a series of five videos – available in English, Mandarin and Punjabi – which teaches immigrants about human rights in BC and Canada. Discrimination occurs when someone treats you differently based on your personal characteristics.
Courts of BC is a website that uses information and videos to describe the structure and function of BC’s courts: Provincial Court, Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.
Administrative Law BC - Resolving Disputes is a website that explains what tribunals are and how they work.

www.justiceeducation.ca/programs/court-information-program-immigrants

www.justiceeducation.ca/resources/human-rights-in-bc
www.courtsofbc.ca
www.adminlawbc.ca/]

Lawyer Referral Service This service can help you find a lawyer who will meet with you for 30 minutes for $25. Phone: 604-687-3221

Phone toll-free: 1-800-663-1919
cbabc.org/For-the-Public/Lawyer-Referral-Service

Legal Services Society of BC You may be able to get free legal help (legal aid) if:
  • your legal problem is covered by legal aid rules,
  • your income and the value of your property are below a certain limit, and
  • you have no other way of getting legal help.

The Legal Services Society also has free booklets on legal topics in English and many other languages.

Phone: 604-408-2172

Phone toll-free: 1-866-577-2525
www.lss.bc.ca

MOSAIC Offers programs and services to help immigrants and refugees in their settlement and integration into Canadian society.

MultiLingoLegal.ca website features many legal publications in nine languages. MultiLingoLegal is operated by MOSAIC - a settlement and integration organization for immigrants and refugees in BC.
Multilingual Legal Glossary is an online dictionary that allows you to search for the meaning of legal words. It provides the meaning of the word in English, and translates it into Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Farsi, Korean, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, or Vietnamese.

Phone: 604-254-9626

www.mosaicbc.com
www.multilingolegal.ca
www.legalglossary.ca/dictionary

People's Law School 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 access the education and information needed to exercise your legal rights and responsibilities. Phone: 604-331-5400

www.publiclegaled.bc.ca

Pro Bono Legal Services 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. Phone: 604-878-7400

Phone toll-free: 1-877-762-6664
www.accessprobono.ca

Victimsinfo.ca 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. www.victimsinfo.ca
This information applies to British Columbia, Canada. Last reviewed for legal accuracy by People's Law School, 2013.



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