Canada Lawyers List
The following list of law societies is provided by British Consular Services for the convenience of British nationals who may require legal advice and assistance in the Canada. It is provided on the understanding that we do not assume or undertake any legal responsibility to you, or those affected, if you choose to take this information into account when instructing a local lawyer. Further and alternatively, we cannot accept any liability to any person or company for any financial loss or damage arising from the use of this information or from any failure to give information. Our aim is to provide you with as much relevant information as we can to enable you to make better informed decisions but our lists are not recommendations and should not be treated as such. ------
In Canada, law societies have had statutory responsibility for regulation of the legal profession in the public interest, leaving advocacy to the Canadian Bar Association
In Canada, one is called to the bar after undertaking a post-law-school training in a provincial law society program, and undergoing an apprenticeship or taking articles. Legal communities are called provincial law societies, except for Nova Scotia, where it is called the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society, and Quebec, where it is called the Barreau du Quebec.”
Alberta Law Society of Alberta Alberta Law Society of Alberta 600 - 919 11th Avenue SW Scotia Place Tower 2 Calgary, Alberta T2R 1P3 201, 10060 Jasper Avenue Tel.: 403 229 4700 Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3R8 Fax: 403 228 1728 Tel.: 780 429 3343 http://www.lawsociety.ab.ca/ Fax: 780 424 1620 http://www.lawsociety.ab.ca/ British Columbia Law Society of British Columbia Manitoba Law Society of Manitoba 845 Cambie Street 219 Kennedy Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 4Z9 Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 1S8 Tel.: 604 669 2533 (or 1 800 903 5300) Tel.: 204 942 5571 Fax: 604 669 5232 Fax: 204 956 0624 http://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/ http://www.lawsociety.mb.ca/ New Brunswick Law Society of New Brunswick Newfoundland and The Law Society of Newfoundland and 206 - 1133 Regent Street Labrador Labrador Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 3Z2 196-198 Water Street Tel.: 506 458 8540 St. Johns, NL A1C 1A9 Fax: 506 451 1421 Tel.: 709 722 4740 http://lawsociety-barreau.nb.ca/en Fax: 709 722 8902 http://www.lawsociety.nf.ca/ Northwest Law Society of Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Cogswell Tower Territories Main Floor 5004 - 50th Street Barristers' Society 800–2000 Barrington Street PO Box 1298 Halifax NS B3J 3K1 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2N9 Tel.: 902 422 1491 Tel.: 867 873 3828 Fax: 902 429 4869 Fax: 867 873 6344 http://www.nsbs.org/ http://www.lawsociety.nt.ca/ Nunavut Law Society of Nunavut Ontario The Law Society of Upper Canada 8 Storey Building # 105 Osgoode Hall 130 Queen Street P.O. Box 149 West Toronto, Ontario M5H 2N5 Iqaluit, Nunavut X0A 0H0 Tel.: 416 947 3300 (or 1 800 668 7380) Tel.: 867 979 2330 Fax: 416 947 5263 Fax: 867 979 2333 http://www.lsuc.on.ca/ http://lawsociety.nu.ca/ Prince Edward Law Society of Prince Edward Island Quebec Barreau du Québec Island Box 128, 49 Water Street 445, boulevard Saint-Laurent Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 7K2 Montréal, Québec H2Y 3T8 Tel.: 902 566 1666 Tel.: 418 529 0301 Fax: 902 368 7557 http://www.barreau.qc.ca/?Langue=en http://www.lspei.pe.ca/ Saskatchewan Law Society of Saskatchewan Yukon Law Society of Yukon 1100 - 2500 Victoria Avenue 202 - 302 Steele Street Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X2 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C5 Tel.: 306 569 8242 Tel.: 867 668 4231 Fax: 306 352 2989 Fax: 867 667 7556 http://www.lawsociety.sk.ca/ http://www.lawsocietyyukon.com/