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Legal aid resources in Victoria and British Columbia

If you’re looking for legal aid resources in Victoria and British Columbia, the Legal Services Society is a good place to start.
While Dinning Hunter Lambert & Jackson offers a wide range of legal services, there is a wide range of legal aid resources in Victoria and British Columbia through the Legal Services Society of British Columbia (LSS).

While the priority to help people with low incomes, many services are available to all British Columbians.

The LSS offers:

Information

Advice from duty counsel lawyers or family advice lawyers.

Representation (a lawyer to take your case) if you qualify and have:

  • serious family problems
  • child protection matters
  • criminal law issues
  • some immigration, mental health, and prison law issues

You can apply for legal aid by phone or in person.

The Legal Services Society (LSS) is a non-profit organization created by the LSS Act in 1979 to provide legal information, advice, and representation services to people with low incomes. The is funded by the provincial government, with additional support from the Law Foundation of BC and the Notary Foundation of BC.

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