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Canada - Useful Links CANADA - USEFUL LINKS PROVINCE / ORGANISATION MANDATE CONTACT DETAILS TERRITORY LAW GOVERNING BODIES and LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICES Alberta Law Society of The Law Society of Alberta regulates and represents Website : Alberta lawyers in Alberta. www.lawsociety.ab.ca It receives individual complaints about locally Calgary registered lawyers, and provides a lawyer referral T: +1 403 229 4700 / 1 800 service. 661 9003 (Toll-free) Languages: English Suite 500 919, 11th Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta T2R 1P3 Edmonton T: +1 780 429 3343 / 1 800 661 9003 (Toll-free) Suite 800 Bell Tower, 10104, 103 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5J 0H8 British Columbia Law Society of The Law Society of British Columbia regulates and Website : British Columbia represents lawyers in British Columbia. www.lawsociety.bc.ca It receives individual complaints about locally T: +1 604 669 2533 / 1 800 registered lawyers, and its website contains a 903 5300 (Toll Free) directory of local lawyers. F: +1 604 669 5232 Languages: English 845 Cambie Street Vancouver, BC V6B 4Z9 British Columbia The Canadian Bar The British Columbia branch of the Canadian Bar Website: www.cbabc.org Association (British Association provides lawyer referral services of the Columbia Branch) local area. E: [email protected] Languages: English T: +1 604 687 3404 / 1 888 687 3404 10th Floor, 845 Cambie Street Vancouver, BC V6B 5T3 Manitoba Law Society of The Law Society of British Columbia regulates and Website: Manitoba represents lawyers in British Columbia. www.lawsociety.mb.ca It receives individual complaints about locally T: +1 204 942 5571 registered lawyers, and its website contains a F: +1 204 956 0624 directory of local lawyers. 219 Kennedy St Languages: English Winnipeg, MB R3C 1S8 Manitoba Community Legal Provides general legal information by telephone, and Website: Education provides the lawyer referral service for Manitoba. www.communitylegal.mb.ca Association Languages: English T: +1 204 943 2305 / 1 800 262 8800 (Toll Free) 205 – 414 Graham Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3C 0L8 Newfoundland The Law Society of The Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador Website: Newfoundland and regulates and represents lawyers in Newfoundland www.lawsociety.nf.ca and Labrador. 1 and Labrador Labrador E: It receives individual complaints about locally [email protected] registered lawyers, and its website contains a .ca directory of local lawyers. T: +1 709 753 7770 Languages: English F: +1 709 753 0054 196-198 Water Street PO Box 1028 St John’s, NL A1C 5M3 Newfoundland Public Legal PLIAN provides general legal information by Website : and Labrador Information telephone, and provides the lawyer referral service for http://publiclegalinfo.com/ Association of Newfoundland and Labrador. Newfoundland Languages: English T: +1 888 660 7788 (Toll- (‘PLIAN’) free) E: [email protected] Suite 227, 31 Peet Street, Tara Place St. John’s, NL A1B 3W8 New Brunswick The Law Society of The Law Society of New Brunswick regulates and Website: New Brunswick represents lawyers in New Brunswick. http://lawsociety- barreau.nb.ca/ It receives individual complaints about locally registered lawyers, and its website contains a E: general@lawsociety- directory of local lawyers. It does not provide a lawyer barreau.nb.ca referral service, but it has an online directory of local lawyers. T: +1 506 458 8540 F: +1 506 451 1421 Languages: English and French 68 Avonlea Court Fredericton, New Brunswick E3C 1N8 . Northwest Law Society of the The Law Society of Northwest Territories regulates Website: Territories Northwest Territories and represents lawyers in Northwest Territories. http://www.lawsociety.nt.ca/ It receives individual complaints about locally E: [email protected] registered lawyers, and its website contains a directory of local lawyers. It also provides a lawyer T: +1 867 873 3828 referral service. F: +1 867 873 6344 Languages: English PO Box 1298, Stn Main Yellowknife, NT X1A 2N9 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society regulates and Website : Barristers’ Society represents lawyers in Nova Scotia. www.nsbs.org It receives individual complaints about locally T: +1 902 422 1491 registered lawyers, and its website contains a F: +1 902 429 4869 directory of local lawyers. Cogswell Tower Languages: English 800–2000 Barrington Street Halifax NS B3J 3K1 Nova Scotia Legal Information LISNS provides general legal information, and Website: Society of Nova provides the lawyers referral service for Nova Scotia. www.legalinfo.org Scotia (‘LISNS’) T: +1 902 455 3135 / 1 800 665 9779 (Toll Free) Nunavut Law Society of The Law Society of Nunavut regulates and represents Website : Nunavut lawyers in Nunavut. lawsociety.nu.ca It receives individual complaints about locally E: registered lawyers. [email protected] u.ca The Law Society of Nunavut maintains a referral 2 database of members who offer legal services to the T: +1 867 979 2330 / 1 888 public. 990 4665 (Toll Free in Inuktitut) Languages: English and Inuktitut F: +1 867 979 2333 E: [email protected] u.ca P.O. BOX 149 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Ontario The Law Society of The Law Society of Upper Canada egulates and Website: Upper Canada represents lawyers in Ontario. www.lsuc.on.ca It receives individual complaints about locally E:[email protected] registered lawyers, and its website contains a directory of local lawyers. It also provides the lawyers T: +1 416 947 3310 / 1 800 referral service in Ontario. 268 7568 (Toll Free) F: +1 416 947 5263 Languages: English and French Referral Service: T: +1 800 268 8326 (toll- free) or +1 416 9473330 Prince Edward Law Society of The Law Society of Prince Edward Island regulates Website: Island Prince Edward Island and represents lawyers in Prince Edward Island. www.lspei.pe.ca It receives individual complaints about locally E :[email protected] registered lawyers, and its website contains a list of insured registered local lawyers. T: +1 902 566 1666 F: +1 902 368 7557 It provides the lawyers referral service in cooperation with Community Legal Information Association of PO Box 128, 49 Water Prince Edward Island. Street Charlottetown, PE Languages: English C1A 7K2 Referral Service : T: +1 902 892 0853 / 1 800 240 9798 (Toll Free) Quebec Barreau du Quebec Barreau du Quebec regulates and represents lawyers Website: in Quebec. www.barreau.qc.ca It receives individual complaints about locally E: registered lawyers, and it provides a lawyer referral [email protected] service. T: +1 514 954 3400 / 1 800 Languages: English and French 361 8495 (Toll Free) Referral Service: Montreal: E:reference@barreaudemo ntreal.qc.ca T: +1 514 866 2490 Quebec, Beauce and Montmagny: T : +1 418 529 0301 Longueuil : E:info@barreaudelongueuil. qc.ca T: +1 450 468 2609 F: +1 450 468 1895 Other Regions T: 1 866 954 3528 (Toll Free) E:[email protected] c.ca 3 Saskatchewan Law Society of Law Society of Saskatchewan regulates and Website: Saskatchewan represents lawyers in Saskatchewan. www.lawsociety.sk.ca It receives individual complaints about locally T: +1 306 569 8242 registered lawyers. F: +1 306 352 2989 It does not provide any lawyers referral service for Saskatchewan, but its website has a directory of local 1100-2002 Victoria Ave. lawyers. Regina, SK S4P 0R7 Languages: English Yukon Law Society of Law Society of Yukon regulates and represents Website: Yukon lawyers in Yukon. www.lawsocietyyukon.com It receives individual complaints about locally T: +1 867 668 4231 registered lawyers and it provides a lawyer referral F: +1 867 667 7556 service. 202 – 302 Steele Street Languages: English Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 3W8 Nationwide Canadian Bar The CBA is a professional, voluntary organization Website : Association which represents lawyers from across Canada. It has www.cba.org (CBA) branches in each of the provinces and three territories. T: +1 613 237 2925 / +1 613 Its main purpose is to serve and support its members 237 1988 / 1 800 267 8860 of the legal profession. It is not compulsory for lawyers (Toll-free) to be member of the CBA. F: +1 613 237 0185 Languages: English and French 500 - 865 Carling Avenue Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5S8 Nationwide Criminal Lawyers’ CLA represents criminal lawyers across Canada and Website: Association (CLA) has over 1,000 members. www.criminallawyers.ca The CLA’s website has a directory which allows users T: +1 416 214 9875 to look for criminal lawyers by locality. Languages: English LEGAL AID Alberta Legal Aid Can provide assistance with bail applications and give Website: Alberta advice on criminal law, family law and civil law matters http://www.legalaid.ab.ca/P (including immigration law). ages/default.aspx Legal Aid can also provide you with representation, if T: +1 866 845 3425 you meet their criteria. F: +1 866 382 7253 There are Legal Aid offices located throughout Alberta, but the main office is located in Edmonton. Edmonton: T: +1 780 644 4971 F: +1 780 415 2618 Revillon Building 300, 10320 102 Avenue T5J 4A1 British Legal Services Can provide assistance with bail applications and give Website : Columbia Society advice on criminal law, family law and immigration law. http://www.lss.bc.ca/ Legal Aid can also provide you with representation, if T : +1 604 408 2172 you meet their criteria. (Greater Vancouver) or +1 866 577 2525 (outside There are Legal Aid offices located throughout British Greater Vancouver) Columbia, the contact details of which can be found on the website. Manitoba Legal Aid Manitoba Can provide assistance with bail applications and give Website : advice on criminal law, family law and civil law http://www.legalaid.mb.ca/ (including immigration). T: +1 204 9858500 or +1 Cannot provide assistance with real estate 800 261 2960 (toll-free) transactions; property divisions; wills and estates; F:+1 204 949 9216 corporate or commercial matters; civil suits such as people suing each other.
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