Legal aid can help

You can find free legal information about legal rights for Aboriginal peoples. You can also find out about our free information services, including:

• our resources
• Indigenous community legal workers
• legal aid navigators
• community partners

You can apply by contacting your local legal aid location. See the map at the bottom of this page to find your nearest location.

If there isn't a legal aid location in your community, contact the Legal Aid BC Call Centre.

Have your financial and court information handy when you apply. To find out what information you need to apply, see the Legal Aid BC website. If you don't have all the documents we need, we'll tell you what to do next.

If you don't qualify for representation by a legal aid lawyer, you might still be able to get free legal advice through our duty counsel lawyers and other services. Our services include:

Criminal law

• duty counsel lawyers
• Brydges line (for people arrested, detained, and under investigation)
• advice counsel (for people in custody)

Family law

• duty counsel lawyers
• family advice lawyers (for parents going through a separation or divorce)
• Family LawLINE phone service
• Parents Legal Centres (for child protection matters)

Immigration law

• duty counsel lawyers

See the Legal Aid BC website to find out if you qualify for legal advice.

If you qualify, you might be able to get a lawyer to take your case for:

• serious family problems
• child protection matters (see Parents Legal Centre)
• criminal law issues
• some immigration, mental health, and prison law issues