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Where to find legal aid services
Legal aid services are available in-person or over the phone throughout the province.
We accept applications for legal aid at offices across BC. You can also apply by calling the province-wide Legal Services Society (LSS) Call Centre.
Legal aid offices also provide public legal education and information materials. As well, in some communities, you can get help from Aboriginal community legal workers, legal information outreach workers, and community partners.
Legal aid offices
Aboriginal services
Legal information outreach services
Community partners
Other help
Legal aid offices
There are currently 33 communities in BC where you can apply for legal aid and get legal information.
Click on the community closest to you for the address, phone number, and hours for your local legal aid office or nearest courthouse intake location.
Chris Maddock, QC
Barrister & Solicitor
c/o Abbotsford Community Services
2420 Montrose Avenue
Abbotsford, BC V2S 3S9
phone: 604-852-2141
fax: 604-853-3059
hours: Monday to Friday — 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Abbotsford courthouse:
32203 South Fraser Way
Abbotsford, BC V2T 1W6
hours: Monday and Thursday — 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Doug Marion, Barrister & Solicitor
101 – 500 S. Dogwood Street,
Campbell River, BC V9W 6R4
phone: 250-287-9521
fax: 250-287-9529
hours: Wednesday and Friday — 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m./1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (office); Monday mornings at the courthouse
Chris Maddock, QC
Barrister & Solicitor
c/o Chilliwack Community Services
45938 Wellington Avenue
Chilliwack, BC V2P 2C7
phone: 604-793-7243
fax: 604-853-3059
hours: Tuesday and Friday — 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m./1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Doug Marion, Barrister & Solicitor
1625B McPhee Avenue
Courtenay, BC V9N 3A6
phone: 250-897-1400
fax: 250-897-3261
hours: Tuesday — 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m./1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (office);
Thursday mornings (courthouse); Thursday — 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (office)
Richard J. Strahl, Barrister & Solicitor
5 – 12th Avenue South
Cranbrook, BC V1C 2R8
phone: 250-426-4066
toll free: 1-877-426-4066
fax: 250-426-4076
hours: Monday to Friday — 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; closed Fridays mid-June to mid-September
Glenn Stasiuk, Barrister & Solicitor
201 – 10300 10th Street
Dawson Creek, BC V1G 3T6
phone: 250-782-7366
fax: 250-782-7746
hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday — 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m./1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Wednesday — 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Denice Barrie, Barrister & Solicitor
c/o Duncan Courthouse
238 Government Street
Duncan, BC V9L 1A5
phone: 250-753-4396
fax: 250-753-5345
hours: Tuesday — 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Thursday — 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Michael Reed, Barrister & Solicitor
c/o Fort St. James courthouse
2537 Stones Bay Road
Fort St. James, BC V0J 1P0
phone: 250-567-2800
toll free: 1-866-614-6999
hours: every Tuesday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m
Robert K. O. Zeunert, Barrister & Solicitor
9830 – 110th Avenue
Fort St. John, BC V1J 2T1
phone: 250-785-8089
fax: 250-785-8092
hours: Monday and Wednesday — 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m./1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Linda D. Locke, QC
Barrister & Solicitor
c/o Upper Skeena Counselling & Legal Assistance Society
4305 Field Street
Hazelton, BC V0J 1Y0
phone: 250-842-5218
toll free: 1-877-842-5218
fax: 250-842-5987
hours: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday — 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Tuesday — 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Hazelton courthouse:
2210 West Highway 62
Hazelton, BC V0J 1Y0
hours: for criminal matters, every third Friday (if judge available); for family matters, every first Wednesday of the month — 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Louise Richards, Barrister & Solicitor
208 – 300 Columbia Street
Kamloops, BC V2C 6L1
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phone: 250-314-1900
fax: 250-314-1605
hours: Monday to Thursday — 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Kamloops courthouse:
2nd Floor, 455 Columbia Street
Kamloops, BC V2C 6K4
hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday — 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Aboriginal band outreach: Adams Lake, Neshonilith, Chu Chua
hours: contact the Kamloops legal aid office
Andrew Vandersluys, Barrister & Solicitor
210 – 347 Leon Avenue
Kelowna, BC V1Y 8C7
phone: 250-763-8613
fax: 250-763-3594
hours: Monday to Friday — 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Kelowna Law Courts:
251 – 1355 Water Street
Kelowna, BC V1Y 9R3
hours: Monday to Thursday — 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Craig D. Sicotte, Law Corporation
206 – 20641 Logan Avenue
Langley, BC V3A 7R3
phone: 604-532-8898
fax: 604-533-0115
hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday — 10:00 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Denice Barrie, Barrister & Solicitor
210 Milton Street
Nanaimo, BC V9R 2K6
phone: 250-753-4396
fax: 250-753-5345
hours: Monday to Thursday — 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m./1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Aboriginal band outreach: Qualicum, Snaw-naw-as, Penelakut,
Lake Cowichan, Snuneymuxw, Malahat, Lyackson/Halalt, Stz'uminus
hours: contact the Nanaimo legal aid office
Richard J. Strahl, Barrister & Solicitor
203 – 514 Vernon Street
Nelson, BC V1L 4E7
toll free: 1-877-426-4066
fax: 250-426-4076
hours: Friday — 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Craig D. Sicotte, Law Corporation
Law Courts, Begbie Square
651 Carnarvon Street, Rm 222
New Westminster, BC V3M 1C9
phone: 604-585-6595
hours: Monday and Wednesday — 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (and others as necessary)
Dan M. Sudeyko, Barrister & Solicitor
c/o North Vancouver Provincial Courthouse
200 East 23rd Street
North Vancouver, BC V7L 4R4
phone: 604-980-7000
toll free: 1-855-220-2800
fax: 604-981-0076
hours: Monday to Wednesday — 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Aboriginal band outreach: D'Arcy, Mount Currie
hours: contact the North Vancouver legal aid office
Penticton Courthouse
106 – 100 Main Street
Penticton, BC V2A 5A5
phone: 250-493-7164
fax: 250-493-7165
hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday — 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m./1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Tuesday — 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Friday — 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Charles H. Beckingham, Barrister & Solicitor
c/o Beckingham and Company
5029 Argyle Street
Port Alberni V9Y 1V5
phone: 250-724-5137
toll free: 1-877-724-0111
fax: 250-724-4422
hours: Monday to Friday — 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m./2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Port Coquitlam Courthouse
(Vancouver Regional Centre satellite)
Room 323
2620 Mary Hill Road
Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 3B2
phone: 604-472-0634
fax: 604-472-0638
hours: Monday to Thursday – 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m./1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Beatrix L. Josephy, Barrister & Solicitor
1057 Third Avenue
Prince George, BC V2L 3E3
phone: 250-564-9717
fax: 250-564-8636
hours: Monday to Thursday — 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Prince George Law Courts:
250 George Street
Room 1042 or 1043
Prince George, BC V2L 5S2
hours: Tuesday to Thursday — 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Prince Rupert (Terrace Regional Centre satellite)
c/o Government Agent Office
201 – 3rd Avenue W.
Prince Rupert, BC V8J 1L2
phone: 250-624-7701
toll free:1-800-787-2511
fax: 250-624-7421
hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday — 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m./1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Gary J. Lilienweiss, Barrister & Solicitor
342 Kinchant Street
Quesnel, BC V2J 2R4
phone: 250-992-8387
fax: 250-992-7661
hours: Tuesday and Thursday — 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Robert Parsonage, Barrister & Solicitor
300 – 8055 Anderson Road
Richmond, BC V6Y 1S2
phone: 604-273-9311
fax: 604-273-9365
hours: Monday to Thursday — 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m./1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Friday — 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Arthur Channer, Barrister & Solicitor
Salmon Arm Provincial Court
550 2nd Avenue N.E.
Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4S4
phone: 250-545-3666
fax: 250-545-4419
hours: Tuesday — 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Aboriginal band outreach: Splats'In
hours: contact the Salmon Arm legal aid office
Linda D. Locke, QC
Barrister & Solicitor
c/o Smithers Courthouse
3793 Alfred Avenue
Smithers, BC VOJ 2NO
phone: 1-877-842-5218
fax: 250-842-5987
hours: Tuesdays — 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Craig D. Sicotte, Law Corporation
102 – 10706 King George Boulevard
Surrey, BC V3T 2X3
phone: 604-585-6595
fax: 604-585-7898
hours: Monday to Thursday — 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m./1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday —8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m./1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Surrey courthouse:
14340 – 57 Avenue
Surrey, BC V3X 1B2
hours: Monday to Thursday — 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m./1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday — 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Terrace Regional Centre
207 – 3228 Kalum Street
Terrace, BC V8G 2N1
phone: 250-635-2133
toll free: 1-800-787-2511
fax: 250-635-9085
hours: Monday to Friday — 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m./1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Vancouver Regional Centre
Suite 425 (intake); Suite 400 (administration)
510 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 3A8
phone: 604-601-6206 (intake)
phone: 604-601-6000 (administration)
fax: 604-681-2719 (intake); 604-682-7967 (administration)
legal aid hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday — 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Wednesday — 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Michael Reed, Barrister & Solicitor
2575 Bute Avenue
PO Box 1430
Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0
phone: 250-567-2800
toll free: 1-866-614-6999
fax: 250-567-2801
hours: Monday to Friday — 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Vanderhoof courthouse:
2440 Bute Avenue
Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0
hours: every Monday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Arthur Channer, Barrister & Solicitor
Suite E, 3105 – 31st Avenue
Vernon, BC V1T 2G9
phone: 250-545-3666
fax: 250-545-4419
hours: Monday — 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m; Wednesday — 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Thursday — 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Vernon courthouse:
3001 27th Street
Vernon, BC V1T 4W5
hours: Wednesday — 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; Thursday — 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; and Friday — 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Roland P. Kuczma, Barrister & Solicitor
218 – 852 Fort Street
Victoria, BC V8W 1H8
phone: 250-388-4516
fax: 250-388-4664
hours: Monday to Friday — 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Victoria Law Courts:
Rm 134A – 850 Burdett Ave., Victoria, BC V8W 1B4
hours: Monday to Friday — 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Western Communities Courthouse:
1756 Island Highway
Victoria, BC V9B 1H8
hours: Monday and Thursday, and alternate Wednesdays — 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Aboriginal band outreach: Tseycom Reserve, Esquimalt First Nation, Port Renfrew Reserve
hours: contact the Victoria legal aid office
201 – 369 Oliver Street
Williams Lake, BC V2G 1M4
phone: 250-398-7359
fax: 250-305-6878
hours: Tuesday and Thursday — 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m./1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Wednesday — 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Williams Lake courthouse:
540 Borland Street, 4th floor
Williams Lake, BC V2G 1R8
hours: Wednesday — 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
If you have to call long distance to reach a legal aid office, you can phone Service BC and ask them to put your call through for free. Remember that if you are using a cell phone, the length of the call may still affect your phone bill.
Aboriginal services
Aboriginal community legal workers are available in the following communities:
Whe-la-la-u Area Council
P.O. Box 150
13 – 1st Street
Alert Bay, BC V0N 1A0
phone: 250-974-5501
hours: second Thursday every month — 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Community Options
200 Cowichan Way
Duncan, BC V9L 3Y1
phone: 250-748-1160
toll free: 1-800-578-8511
hours: Wednesday — 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Thursday, Friday — 8:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Justice Access Centre
302 – 65 Front Street
Nanaimo, BC V9R 5H9
phone: 250-741-5529
hours: Tuesday — 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Tillicum Haus Health Centre
602 Haliburton Street
Nanaimo, BC V9R 4W5
phone: 250-753-6578
hours: Monday — 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Salvation Army
8635 Granville Street
Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0
phone: 250-949-8125
hours: Monday — 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Wednesday —
1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Thursday — 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., except second Thursday of the month
Gwa'sala' ‘Nakwaxda'wx Family Services
#403 Tsulquate Reserve
Monday — 1:00 p.m. to
4:30 p.m.
Wednesday — 8:30 a.m. to
1:00 p.m.
phone: 250-949-8131
Intake services outreach to Aboriginal bands is provided by legal aid offices in Kamloops, Nanaimo, North Vancouver, Salmon Arm, and Victoria. For a list of the bands served, click the individual communities in the legal aid office listings above. For hours, call the legal aid office.
Legal information outreach services
Legal information outreach workers are available in the following communities:
Prince Rupert (Terrace Regional Centre satellite)
c/o Government Agent Office
201 – 3rd Avenue W.
Prince Rupert, BC V8J 1L2
phone: 250-624-7701
toll free: 1-800-787-2511
hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday — 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m./1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Terrace Regional Centre
207 – 3228 Kalum Street
Terrace, BC V8G 2N1
phone: 250-635-2133
toll free: 1-800-787-2511
hours: Monday to Friday — 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m./1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Vancouver Regional Centre
Suite 400 – 510 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 3A8
phone: 604-408-2172
hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday — 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Wednesday — 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Community partners
Community partners are available in the following communities:
100 Mile House & District Women's Centre Society
102 – 475 Birch Avenue
100 Mile House, BC V0K 2E0
phone: 250-395-4093
fax: 250-395-4012
Abbotsford Community Services — Community Legal Advocacy Centre
2420 Montrose Avenue
Abbotsford, BC V2S 3S9
phone: 604-859-7681 (ext. 207)
fax: 604-859-6334
In Chilliwack:
phone: 604-795-5994 (ext. 29)
fax: 604-795-5225
Abbotsford Community Services — Multicultural and Immigrant Integration Services
2420 Montrose Avenue
Abbotsford, BC V2S 3S9
phone: 604-859-7681 (ext. 307)
fax: 604-859-6334
Seabird Island Band
2895 Chowat Road
Agassiz, BC V0M 1A0
phone: 604-796-2177
toll free: 1-800-788-0322
fax: 604-796-1124
The S.H.E.D. Society of Bella Coola
Legal Advocacy Program
411 MacKenzie Highway
Bella Coola, BC V0T 1C0
phone: 250-799-0044
toll free: 1-877-499-0044
Boston Bar First Nation
45971 Hicks Road
Anderson Creek, BC V0K 1C0
phone: 604-867-8844
fax: 604-867-9317
Elizabeth Fry Society
347 Highway 16
Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0
phone: 250-692-7559
fax: 250-692-7566
Canim Lake Band
Canim Lake Wellness Center
House #117 — Main Reserve
Canim Lake, BC V0K 1J0
phone: 250-397-2502
fax: 250-397-2598
S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
#211 – 10142 101 Avenue
Fort St. John, BC V1J 2B3
phone: 250-785-5323 (ext. 22)
Upper Skeena Counselling & Legal Assistance Society
4305 Field Street
Hazelton, BC V0J 1Y0
phone: 250-842-5218
toll free: 1-877-842-5218
fax: 250-842-5987
Lower Similkameen Community Services Society
310 Veterans Avenue Keremeos, BC V0X 1N3
phone: 250-499-2352
fax: 250-499-2333
Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Community Services
11907 – 228th Street
Maple Ridge, BC V2X 8G8
phone: 604-467-6911
fax: 604-463-2988
hours: Monday to Friday — 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Haida Gwaii Legal Project Society
247 Eagle Old Massett
Massett, BC V0T 1M0
phone: 250-626-3522
fax: 250-626-3502
Nicola Valley Advocacy Centre
#2 – 2025 Granite Avenue
Merritt, BC V1K 1B8
phone: 250-378-9632
fax: 250-378-9796
Nelson CARES (The Advocacy Centre)
521 Vernon Street
Nelson, BC V1L 4E9
phone: 250-352-5777
Castlegar: 250-608-0589
toll free: 1-877-352-5777
fax: 250-352-5723
North Shore Community Resources Society
201 – 935 Marine Drive
(Capilano Mall)
North Vancouver, BC V7P 1S3
phone: 604-982-3314
Penticton & Area Women's Centre
209 – 304 Martin Street
Penticton, BC V2A 5K4
phone: 250-493-6822
toll free: 1-866-493-6822
fax: 1-250-493-6827
hours: Monday to Thursday — 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Powell River Community Resource Centre
4752 Joyce Avenue
Powell River, BC V8A 3B6
phone: 604-485-0992
fax: 604-485-0995
Prince George Urban Aboriginal Justice Society
102 – 1268 5th Avenue
Prince George, BC V2L 3L2
phone: 250-562-7928
fax: 250-562-7930
Sunshine Coast Community Services Society/
Community Resource Centre
PO Box 1069
Sechelt, BC V0N 3A0
phone: 604-989-4945 (call for appointment)
Haida Gwaii Legal Project Society
227 Highway 16
Skidegate, BC V0T 1S1
phone:250-559-9042
fax: 250-559-9046
Trail Family and Individual Resource Centre Society (FAIR)
2079 Columbia Avenue
Trail, BC V1R 1K7
phone: 250-364-2326 (ext. 234)
fax: 250-364-1255
Atira Women's Resource Society
101 East Cordova Street
Vancouver, BC V6A 1K7
phone: 604-331-1407
fax: 604-688-1799
Michael Reed Law Corporation
2575 Bute Avenue
PO Box 1430
Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0
phone: 250-567-2800
toll free: 1-866-614-6999
fax: 250-567-2801
Vernon Women's Transition House Society
303 – 3402 27th Avenue
Vernon, BC V1T 1S1
phone: 250-542-1185
fax: 250-558-3856
Other help
You can also get some help from government agents at Service BC offices across the province. For example, you can send or receive documents by fax, get our legal publications, or access a computer to look up legal information on the Internet.