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| width="40%" |  Phone: 604-622-1100<br/>
| width="40%" |  Phone: 604-622-1100<br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-855-685-6222<br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-855-685-6222<br/>
[http://www.bchrc.net/ www.bchrc.net]  
[https://www.bchrc.net/ bchrc.net]  
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| width="20%" | '''Clicklaw'''
| width="20%" | '''Clicklaw'''
| width="40%" | A website that will take you to legal information and education from across BC. Clicklaw is operated by Courthouse Libraries BC. Start on the homepage (Solve Problems) and explore by topic. Select "Employment." You can use the Clicklaw HelpMap to find someone who can help with legal problems.
| width="40%" | A website that will take you to legal information and education from across BC. Clicklaw is operated by Courthouse Libraries BC. Start on the homepage (Solve Problems) and explore by topic. Select "Employment." You can use the Clicklaw HelpMap to find someone who can help with legal problems.
| width="40%" | [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca www.clicklaw.bc.ca]<br/>[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap]  
| width="40%" | [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca clicklaw.bc.ca]<br/>[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap]  
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| width="20%" | '''Dial-A-Law'''
| width="20%" | '''Dial-A-Law'''
| width="40%" | Has <span class="noglossary">brief</span> 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. Scripts include "Protection Against Job Discrimination" and "Applying for Employment Insurance Benefits."
| 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%" | Phone: 604-687-4680<br/>
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-687-4680<br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-800-565-5297<br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-800-565-5297<br/>
[http://www.dialalaw.org www.dialalaw.org]
[https://dialalaw.peopleslawschool.ca/ dialalaw.ca]  
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| width="20%" | '''ImmigrantLegal.ca'''
| width="40%" | 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. On the homepage of the site, select "Employment."
| width="40%" | [http://www.immigrantlegal.ca www.immigrantlegal.ca]  
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| width="20%" | '''Justice Education Society'''
| width="20%" | '''Justice Education Society'''
| width="40%" | Administrative Law BC - Early Resolution is a website that explains what tribunals are and how they work. <br/>
| width="40%" | Administrative Law BC is a website that explains what tribunals are and how they work.  
''Your Human Rights in BC'' is a series of five videos for immigrants about human rights in BC and Canada. The videos are available in English, Mandarin and Punjabi.
| width="40%" | [https://www.adminlawbc.ca adminlawbc.ca
| width="40%" | [http://www.adminlawbc.ca/early-resolution www.adminlawbc.ca/early-resolution]<br/>
[http://www.justiceeducation.ca/resources/human-rights-in-bc www.justiceeducation.ca/resources/human-rights-in-bc]<br/>
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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 30 minutes for $25.  
| width="40%" | This service 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%" | Phone: 604-687-3221<br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-800-663-1919<br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-800-663-1919<br/>
[http://cbabc.org/For-the-Public/Lawyer-Referral-Service cbabc.org/For-the-Public/Lawyer-Referral-Service]  
[https://www.accessprobono.ca/our-programs/lawyer-referral-service accessprobono.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%" | Offers programs and services to help immigrants and refugees in their <span class="noglossary">settlement</span> and integration into Canadian society. <br/>
The MultiLingoLegal.ca website features many legal publications in nine languages. MultiLingoLegal is operated by MOSAIC - a <span class="noglossary">settlement</span> and integration organization for immigrants and refugees in BC.<br/>
The 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.
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-254-9626<br/>
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-254-9626<br/>
[http://www.mosaicbc.com www.mosaicbc.com]<br/>
[https://www.mosaicbc.org/ mosaicbc.org]<br/>
[http://www.multilingolegal.ca www.multilingolegal.ca]<br/>
[http://www.legalglossary.ca/dictionary/ www.legalglossary.ca/dictionary]
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| width="20%" | '''People's Law School'''
| width="20%" | '''People's Law School'''
| 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. Booklets are free and are available online and in print.
| 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%" | Phone: 604-331-5400 <br/>
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-331-5400 <br/>
[http://www.publiclegaled.bc.ca/ www.publiclegaled.bc.ca]  
[https://www.peopleslawschool.ca/ peopleslawschool.ca]  
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| width="20%" | '''Pro Bono Legal Services'''
| width="20%" | '''Pro Bono Legal Services'''
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| width="40%" | Phone: 604-878-7400 <br/>
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-878-7400 <br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-877-762-6664 <br>
Phone toll-free: 1-877-762-6664 <br>
[http://www.accessprobono.ca www.accessprobono.ca]  
[https://www.accessprobono.ca accessprobono.ca]  
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| width="40%" |  Phone: 604-622-1100<br/>
| width="40%" |  Phone: 604-622-1100<br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-855-685-6222<br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-855-685-6222<br/>
[http://www.bchrc.net/ www.bchrc.net]
[https://www.bchrc.net/ bchrc.net]
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| width="20%" | '''Clicklaw'''
| width="20%" | '''Clicklaw'''
| width="40%" | A website that will take you to legal information and education from across BC. Clicklaw is operated by Courthouse Libraries BC. Start on the homepage (Solve Problems) and explore by topic. Select "Housing, tenancy & neighbours." You can use the Clicklaw HelpMap to find someone who can help with legal problems.
| width="40%" | A website that will take you to legal information and education from across BC. Clicklaw is operated by Courthouse Libraries BC. Start on the homepage (Solve Problems) and explore by topic. Select "Housing, tenancy & neighbours." You can use the Clicklaw HelpMap to find someone who can help with legal problems.
| width="40%" | [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca www.clicklaw.bc.ca]<br/>[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap]  
| width="40%" | [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca clicklaw.bc.ca]<br/>[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap]  
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| width="20%" | '''Community Legal Assistance Society'''
| width="20%" | '''Community Legal Assistance Society'''
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| width="40%" |  Phone: 604-685-3425 <br/>
| width="40%" |  Phone: 604-685-3425 <br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-888-685-6222<br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-888-685-6222<br/>
[http://www.clasbc.net www.clasbc.net]  
[https://www.clasbc.net clasbc.net]  
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| width="20%" | '''Dial-A-Law'''
| width="20%" | '''Dial-A-Law'''
| width="40%" | Has <span class="noglossary">brief</span> 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. Scripts include "Residential Tenancy" and "Neighbour Law."
| 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%" | Phone: 604-687-4680<br/>
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-687-4680<br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-800-565-5297<br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-800-565-5297<br/>
[http://www.dialalaw.org www.dialalaw.org] 
[https://dialalaw.peopleslawschool.ca/ dialalaw.ca]  
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| width="20%" | '''ImmigrantLegal.ca'''
| width="40%" | 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. On the homepage of the site, select "Residential Tenancy."
| width="40%" | [http://www.immigrantlegal.ca www.immigrantlegal.ca]  
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| width="20%" | '''Justice Education Society'''
| width="20%" | '''Justice Education Society'''
| width="40%" | Administrative Law BC - Early Resolution is a website that explains what tribunals are and how they work. <br/>
| width="40%" | Administrative Law BC is a website that explains what tribunals are and how they work.
''Your Human Rights in BC'' is a series of five videos for immigrants about human rights in BC and Canada. The videos are available in English, Mandarin and Punjabi.
| width="40%" | [https://www.adminlawbc.ca/ adminlawbc.ca]  
| width="40%" | [http://www.adminlawbc.ca/early-resolution www.adminlawbc.ca/early-resolution]<br/>
[http://www.justiceeducation.ca/resources/human-rights-in-bc www.justiceeducation.ca/resources/human-rights-in-bc]<br/>
|- valign="top"
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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 30 minutes for $25.  
| width="40%" | This service 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%" | Phone: 604-687-3221<br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-800-663-1919<br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-800-663-1919<br/>
[http://cbabc.org/For-the-Public/Lawyer-Referral-Service cbabc.org/For-the-Public/Lawyer-Referral-Service]  
[https://www.accessprobono.ca/our-programs/lawyer-referral-service accessprobono.ca]  
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| width="20%" | '''Legal Services Society of BC'''
| width="20%" | '''Legal Aid BC'''
| width="40%" | The Legal Services Society also has free print and online booklets in English and many other languages. At the website, select "Housing and tenancy."   
| width="40%" | Legal Aid has free print and online booklets in English and many other languages. At the website, select "Housing and tenancy."   
| width="40%" | [http://www.lss.bc.ca/publications/ www.lss.bc.ca/publications]  
| width="40%" | [https://lss.bc.ca/publications lss.bc.ca/publications]  
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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%" | Offers programs and services to help immigrants and refugees in their <span class="noglossary">settlement</span> and integration into Canadian society. <br/>
The MultiLingoLegal.ca website features many legal publications in nine languages. MultiLingoLegal is operated by MOSAIC - a <span class="noglossary">settlement</span> and integration organization for immigrants and refugees in BC.<br/>
The 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.
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-254-9626<br/>
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-254-9626<br/>
[http://www.mosaicbc.com www.mosaicbc.com]<br/>
[https://www.mosaicbc.org/ mosaicbc.org]<br/>
[http://www.multilingolegal.ca www.multilingolegal.ca]<br/>
[http://www.legalglossary.ca/dictionary/ www.legalglossary.ca/dictionary]
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| width="20%" | '''People's Law School'''
| width="20%" | '''People's Law School'''
| 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. Booklets are free and are available online and in print.
| 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%" | Phone: 604-331-5400 <br/>
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-331-5400 <br/>
[http://www.publiclegaled.bc.ca/ www.publiclegaled.bc.ca]  
[https://www.peopleslawschool.ca/ peopleslawschool.ca]  
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| width="20%" | '''PovNet'''
| width="20%" | '''PovNet'''
| width="40%" | Advocates help low-income people who have renting problems. PovNet is an online resource that can help you contact an advocate in your area. Visit the website and select "Find an Advocate."
| width="40%" | Advocates help low-income people who have renting problems. PovNet is an online resource that can help you contact an advocate in your area. Visit the website and select "Find an Advocate."
| width="40%" | [http://www.povnet.org www.povnet.org]  
| width="40%" | [https://www.povnet.org povnet.org]  
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| width="20%" | '''Pro Bono Legal Services'''
| width="20%" | '''Pro Bono Legal Services'''
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| width="40%" | Phone: 604-878-7400 <br/>
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-878-7400 <br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-877-762-6664 <br>
Phone toll-free: 1-877-762-6664 <br>
[http://www.accessprobono.ca www.accessprobono.ca]  
[https://www.accessprobono.ca accessprobono.ca]  
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| width="20%" | '''Residential Tenancy Branch'''
| width="20%" | '''Residential Tenancy Branch'''
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Victoria: 250-387-1602 <br/>
Victoria: 250-387-1602 <br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-800-665-8779 <br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-800-665-8779 <br/>
[http://www.rto.gov.bc.ca www.rto.gov.bc.ca]  
[https://www.rto.gov.bc.ca rto.gov.bc.ca]  
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| width="20%" | '''Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre (TRAC)'''
| width="20%" | '''Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre (TRAC)'''
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| width="40%" | Phone: 604-255-0546 <br/>
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-255-0546 <br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-800-665-1185<br>
Phone toll-free: 1-800-665-1185<br>
[http://www.tenants.bc.ca www.tenants.bc.ca]  
[https://www.tenants.bc.ca tenants.bc.ca]  
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