Legal Aid
Legal Aid Canada
Legal Aid – a Canadian government program that offer low- income clients free legal help in various types of legal problems. The examples of areas of Law covered by Legal Aid in Canada are Immigration/Refugee, Civil, Criminal, Family, Poverty and Appeals.
3 Kinds of Legal Aid in Canada
1. Lawyers in Private Practice
– the government gives out legal aid certificates to eligible individuals and the clients use the certificates when hiring Lawyers in private practice. This program is mainly used in AB, BC, MN, NB, NT
2. Staff Lawyers in a Legal Aid Clinic
– used in NL, NS, PEI, SK, YK
3. Combination of Both
– used in QC, ONT
Legal Aid Eligibility and Services:
• Must be Low Income
• Some provinces only pay part of the legal fees
• They evaluate you and your spouse’s Income, Assets and Expenses and See If You Qualify
• The Lawyers and Staff will also evaluate your case and decide whether your case has merit, has a chance of success and if it is covered
• Remember to bring all documents about the case. Remember to also bring all your personal documents containing your personal and financial information.
• The legal aid staff at the legal aid clinic has the right to refuse you if you do not qualify for legal aid. You may appeal your application for legal aid if you think they were wrong about doing so.
• If you do not qualify for legal aid, you may still get legal help by going to your community legal clinics that you can find on your phone directory.
Contact Canada Legal Aid Offices: ( Address and Phone Numbers)
Alberta – Legal Aid Society of Alberta
300-10320 102nd Ave., Revillon Bldg.,
Edmonton, AB T5J 4A1
Tel: (403) 427-7575
FAX: (403) 427-59O9
British Columbia – Legal Services Society of British Columbia
400 – 510 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 3A8
Tel: 604-601-6000
Manitoba – Legal Aid Manitoba
31 3rd Avenue Ne,
Dauphin, MB R7N 0Y5
Tel :204-622-7000
New Brunswick – Legal Aid New Brunswick
28-32 King Street
Saint John, NB
E2L 1G3
Main Phone: 506-633-6030
Main Fax: 506-633-8994
Newfoundland and Labrador – The Legal Aid Commission
2 Steer’s Cove
Cormack Building
P.O. Box 399, Station C
St. John’s, NL A1C 5J9
Telephone: (709) 753-7860
Toll-free: 1-800-563-9911
FAX: (709) 753-6226
Nova Scotia – Legal Aid Commission
102-137 Chain Lake Drive
Halifax, NS B3S 1B3
Phone: (902) 420-6578
Toll-free: 1-877-420-6578
Fax: (902) 420-347
Ontario – Legal Aid Ontario
Atrium On Bay
40 Dundas Street West, Suite 200
Toronto, ON M5G 2H1
Tel: Toronto: (416) 979-1446
Toll Free: 1-800-668-8258
Fax: (416) 979-8669
Prince Edward Island – PEI Legal Aid
120 Harbour Drive
Summerside, PE
C1N 5L2
Telephone: (902) 888-8066
FAX: (902) 438-4071
Quebec –Legal Aid in Quebec/ COMMISSION DES SERVICES JURIDIQUES
2, Complexe Desjardins, Tour de l’Est, bureau 1404
Montréal (Québec) H5B 1B3
Telephone: (514) 873-3562
Fax: (514) 873-8762
Saskatchewan – Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission
#502 – 201 21st Street East
SASKATOON SK S7K 2H6
Phone 933-5300
FAX 933-6764
Toll Free: 1-800-667-3764
Northwest Territories – Legal Aid Northwest Teritories
4915 48th Street
3rd Floor, YK Centre East (formerly Panda II)
PO Box 1320
Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Telephone: (867) 873-7450
Fax: (867) 873-5320
Nunavut – Nunavut Legal Aid
P.O. Box 125
Gjoa Haven NU X0B 1J0
Tel.: (867) 360-4603
Family Law Advice Line, Toll Free: (866) 606-9400
Yukon – Yukon Legal Services Society
Suite 203 – 2131 2nd Avenue, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1C3
Tel: (867) 667-5210; Toll Free 1-800-661-0408
Fax: (867) 667-8649