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ALBERTA

  • Kiki kwayaskwêyihcikêwin nâtâmostawêwin, sêwêpicikê 1-800-661-1095 kiki Kakêskwêwin Mâmawohkamâtowin ohci Alberta Owiyasiwêwiw Mâmiskôtamawêwin Pamîstakêwin, kiko ta-mâmiskôtam isi onâtamakêwiyiniw ka-mâtinamâkêt mosci-mâmiskôcikâtêwin kiki nistomitanaw cipahikanis. Ihtakon tastaw ayinânêw mîna âpihtâw tipahikan kâ-kîkisêpâyâk isko nêwo mîna âpihtâw tipahikan âpihtâ-kîsikâkihk, Pôn-âyamihêwi-kîsikâw isko Niyânano-kîsikâw.
  • For legal help, call 1-800-661-1095 for the Law Society of Alberta’s Lawyer Referral Service, which will refer you to a lawyer offering a free 30-minute consultation. Available between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., M-F.

BRITISH COLUMBIA

  • Kiki kwayaskwêyihcikêwin nâtâmostawêwin, sêwêpicikê 1-800-663-1919 kiki Kâhcitinikâtêwin Onahîkâsow Bono Onâtamakêwiyiniw Mâmiskôtamawêwin Pamîstakêwin, kiki ta-mâmiskôtam isi onâtamakêwiyiniw ka-mâtinamâkêt mosci-mâmiskôcikâtêwin kiki niyânanosâp cipahikanis. Ihtakon tastaw ayinânêw mîna âpihtâw tipahikan kâ-kîkisêpâyâk isko nêwo mîna âpihtâw tipahikan âpihtâ-kîsikâkihk, Pôn-âyamihêwi-kîsikâw isko Niyânano-kîsikâw.
  • Kiki kwayaskwêyihcikêwin nâtâmostawêwin âsônê kiki Nêhiyaw mâmawâyâwinihk, sêwêpicikê 604-822-5421 kiki Nêhiyaw Mâmawâyâwinihk Kwayaskwêyihcikêwin Kamikohk. Ihtakon tahto kîsikâw kêkâ-mitâtah tipahikan kâ-kîkisêpâyâk ohci isko nêwo tipahikan âpihtâ-kîsikâkihk.
  • For legal help, call 1-800-663-1919 for Access Pro Bono’s Lawyer Referral Service, which will refer you to a lawyer offering a free 15-minute consultation. Available from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., M-F.
  • For legal help specifically for the Indigenous community, call 604-822-5421 for the Indigenous Community Legal Clinic. Available daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

MANITOBA

  • Kiki kwayaskwêyihcikêwin nâtâmostawêwin, sêwêpicikê 204-943-2305 ahpô isi masinhikêtâkan kâhcitinatowin community@communitylegal.mb.ca kiki Mâmawâyâwinihk Kwayaskwêyihcikêwin Kiskinwahamâkêwin Omâmawohkamâtowin Onâtamakêwiyiniw Mâmiskôtamawêwin Pimipayihtâwin, kiko ta-mâmiskôtam isi onâtamakêwiyiniw ka-mâtinamâkêt mosci-mâmiskôcikâtêwin kiki nistomitanaw cipahikanis. Pîkiskwêwin kâhcitinatowin ihtakon tastaw kêkâ-mitâtaht tipahikan kâ-kîkisêpâyâk mîna pêyak tipahikan âpihtâ-kîsikâkihk, Pôn-âyamihêwi-kîsikâw isko Niyânano-kîsikâw.
  • For legal help, call 204-943-2305 or email community@communitylegal.mb.ca for the Community Legal Education Association’s Lawyer Referral Program, which will refer you to a lawyer offering a free 30-minute free consultation. Voicemail available between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., M-F.

NEW BRUNSWICK

  • Wjit legal-ey apoqnmasuti, mattaqtekewatsk Legal Aid tett 506-633-6030 (Saint John) kisna 506-444-2777 (Fredriction), tettow 8:15 a.m. Misoqo 4:30 pm (M-F) Ankapte’n www.legalaid-aidejuridique-nb.ca wjit me kikju etekl office-l kisna Mattaqte’ketsk 506-444-2776.
  • For legal help, call Legal Aid at 506-633-6030 (Saint John) or 506-444-2777 (Fredericton). Available 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (M-F) See www.legalaid-aidejuridique-nb.ca for more local offices or call 506-444-2776.

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR

  • ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᒐᐅᔪᒪᒍᕕᑦ, ᐅᖃᓗᒋᑦ 1-888-660-7788 ᑭᓇᒥᐊᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓅᐸᐅᓐᓛᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓪᓗ ᓛᐸᕋᑐᐊᕆᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᑎᑖᕐᕕᖓᑦ, ᓇᓂᓯᔪᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒥᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒋᓪᓗᑎᑦ 30-ᒥᓇᑦ ᐊᑭᖃᕐᓗᒍ $40.00-ᒥᒃ.  ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᒃ ᓴᓇᑕᐃᓪᓕᐅᒐᓂᑳᖓᑦ ᑕᓕᒫᑦ ᑎᑭᓪᓗᒍ,  8:30−ᒥᑦ ᐅᑉᓛᑯᑦ 4:00−ᒧᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᓴᑯᑦ (ᓅᐸᐅᓐᓛᒥ) ᐅᑉᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ 8:00 ᐅᑉᓛᑯᑦ – 3:30−ᒧᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᓴᑯᑦ (ᐊᓐᓛᑎᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐅᑖ ᒪᓕᒡᓗᒍe).
  • For legal help, call 1-888-660-7788 for the Public Legal Information Association of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Lawyer Referral Service, which will refer you to a lawyer offering a 30-minute consultation for $40.00. Available M-F, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Newfoundland time) or 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (Atlantic time).

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

  • ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᒐᐅᔪᒪᒍᕕᑦ, ᐅᖃᓗᒋᑦ 867-873-3828 ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑐᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᖏᑦ.
  • For legal help, call 867-873-3828 for the Law Society of the Northwest Territories’ Lawyer Listing and referral service.

NOVA SCOTIA

  • Wjit legal-ey apoqnmasuti, mattaqte’kewatsk 1-800-665-9779 wjit the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia’s Lawyer Referral Service, ta’n l’kimu’lten ta’n eyk lawyer ta’n kisi tlewistuan 30-minute telawtukowultow $20.00 app jel tax. I’tow na tujiw 10:00 a.m. Aqq 4:00 p.m. ,M-F.
  • 1-800-665-9779 for the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia’s Lawyer Referral Service, which will refer you to a lawyer offering a 30-minute consultation for $20.00 plus tax. Available between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., M-F.

NUNAVUT

  • ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᒐᐅᔪᒪᒍᕕᑦ, ᐅᖃᓗᒋᑦ 844-979-2330 ᐅᑉᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᒋᓪᓗᒍ  support@lawsociety.nu.ca  ᖃᐅᔨᓱᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑐᔨᖃᑎᒌ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃ ᑭᑑᖕᒪᖔᑖ.  ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᒋᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᖅᓲᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ.
  • For legal help, call 844-979-2330 or email support@lawsociety.nu.ca for the Law Society of Nunavut’s list of lawyers. Consultation fees are up to the discretion of the lawyers listed.

ONTARIO

  • Giishpin dawendman dibaakonige naadmaagewin, giigdon 1-800-268-8326 wii giidoyin Law Society of Ontario dibaakonigenini maage dibaakonigeikwe  naadmaagewin enji doniman, minwaa mzinabiweiniganing https://lsrs.lsuc.on.ca/lsrs. Mzinabiweiniganing gwedwewin, naadmaagewin enji doniman,miinwaa ntam disaad, (biinish 30 dbaagiiswaanhs} wenpash.
  • Ndawendman wewiibendaagwag dibaakonige naadmaagewin, giigdon 416-947-5255 (Toronto area) maage 1-855-5255 wii giigdo’yin the Law Society of Ontario’s Gchi gego zhiwebak naadmaagewin niibdesing. Maanda niibdesing shkwongaade giw e-gshkitoosiiwaad debnamwaad pane nsaaksing niibdesing naadmaagewin, minwaa debnigaade onji 9:00 a.m. pii 5:00 p.m.
  • Ndawendman dibaakonige naadmaagewin aabjitmawaad Anishnaabeg, giigdon 416-408-3967 (Toronto nekeyaa) or 1-844-633-2886 (wenpash) wnji Anishnnaabe dibaakonige naadmaagewin, M-F, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • For legal help, call 1-800-268-8326 for the Law Society of Ontario’s Lawyer Referral Service, also online at https://lsrs.lsuc.on.ca/lsrs. The online request, referral process, and initial consultation (up to 30 minutes) are free.
  • For urgent legal help, call 416-947-5255 (Toronto area) or 1-855-947-5255 for the Law Society of Ontario’s Crisis Line. This line is available to those who are unable to access the online service, and is available from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., M-F.
  • For legal help specifically for the Indigenous community, call 416-408-3967 (Toronto area) or 1-844-633-2886 (toll free) for Aboriginal Legal Services, M-F, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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  • For people in prison, call Prisoner Legal Supports at 613-894-4357 on Mondays from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. to discuss human rights, internal complaints, health care complaints, and Charter challenges.
  • For people in prison, the Disability Justice Network provides prisoner support lines seven days a week between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. from any facility within Ontario. Call the number closest to you: Hamilton (905-631-4084), London/South West Ontario (519-690-0836), Niagara (905-227-5066), Milton (416-775-7938), Ottawa/East Ontario (613-768-9951), Kenora/North Ontario (807-548-4312).

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

  • Wjit legal-ey apoqnmasuti, mattaqte’kewatsk 1-800-665-9779 wjit the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia’s Lawyer Referral Service, ta’n l’kimu’lten ta’n eyk lawyer ta’n kisi tlewistuan 30-minute telawtukowultow $20.00 app jel tax. I’tow na tujiw  10:00 a.m. Aqq 4:00 p.m. ,M-F.
  • For legal help, call 902-892-0853 for Community Legal Information’s Lawyer Referral Service, which will refer you to a lawyer offering a 45-minute consultation for $25.00 plus HST. Available from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., M-Th.

QUEBEC

  • ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᒐᐅᔪᒪᒍᕕᑦ, ᐅᖃᓗᒋᑦ 888-954-9447 ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᑲᑐᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᒪᑐᕆᔭᒥ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᖃᖏᑐᖅ, ᓯᕕᑭᑐᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒥᒃ.   ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᒃ 9:00 ᐅᑉᓛᑯᒃ 3:30 ᐅᑉᓗᑯᑦ ᑎᑭᓪᓗᒍ,  ᓴᓇᑕᐃᓕᐅᒐᓂᖔᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒫᑦ ᑎᑭᓪᓗᒍ.
  • ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᒐᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕈᕕᑦ, ᐅᖃᓗᒋᑦ 514-954-3444 ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᑲᑐᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᒪᑐᕆᔭᒥ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᑖᕕᒃ, ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒥᒃ.  ᐊᑐᐃᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᑭᓇᒥᐊᒧᑦ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐅᑉᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᒐᐅᒋᐊᒥᔪᒧᑦ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᖕᓄᑦ, ᖃᖓᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ.
  • ᒪᓕᒐᓂᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᕕᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᖓᓂ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᔭᑉ, ᐅᖃᓗᒋᑦ 514-866-2490 ᐅᑉᕙᓪᓘᓐᓃ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᕗᖓ reference@barreaudemontreal.qc.ca, ᑯᐃᐸᖕᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᕕᒃ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᓂᓯᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᑐᓪᓗᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ 60-ᒥᓇᑦ $60.00-ᒧᑦ.  ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᑦ 9:00−ᒥᒃ ᐅᑉᓛᑯᑦ 12:00 ᐅᑉᓗᑯᑦ ᑎᑭᓪᓗᒍ.  ᓴᓇᑕᐃᓪᓕᐅᒐᓂᑳᖓᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒫᑦ ᑎᑭᓪᓗᒍ. ᐱᓕᕆᖓᕆᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᑦ ᓈᓗᒋᑦ.
  • ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓂᖅ ᓛᖕᒍᐃᐅᓪ ᐊᕙᑖᓂᓘᓐᓃᑦ, ᐅᖃᓗᒋᑦ  450-468-2609 ᑯᐃᐸᖕᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᕕᒃ, ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒧᑦ.  ᓯᕗᓪᓖᑦ 30−ᒥᓇᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᓗᓂ ᐊᑭᖃᖅᑐᑦ $50. ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᑦ ᓴᓇᑕᐃᓪᓕᐅᒐᓂᑳᖓᒃ ᓯᑕᒫᓐᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᓪᓗᒍ, 8:30 ᐅᑉᓛᑯᑦ  4:30 ᐅᓐᓄᒃᓴᑯᒃ ᑎᑭᓪᓗᒍ, ᐊᒻᒪᓪᓗ ᑕᓕᒫᓐᓂ 8:30 ᐅᑉᓛᑯᑦ 1:30 ᐅᑉᓗᑯᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᖓᕆᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᑦ ᓈᓗᒋᑦ.
  • ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓂᖅ ᑯᐃᐸᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᖓᓂ, ᐅᖃᓗᒋᑦ  418-529-0301, ext. 21, ᑯᐃᐸᖕᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᕕᒃ, ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒧᑦ.  ᓯᕗᓪᓖᑦ 30−ᒥᓇᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᓗᓂ ᐊᑭᖃᖅᑐᑦ $60 ᐊᒻᒪᓪᓗ ᐃᓚᓗᒍ ᑖᒃᓯᓂᒃ.  ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᑦ 8:30 ᐅᑉᓛᑯᑦ 12:00 ᐅᑉᓗᑯᑦ ᑎᑭᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 1:00 ᐅᑉᓗᑯᑦ 4:30 ᐅᓐᓄᒃᓴᑯᑦ ᑎᑭᓪᓗᒍ, ᓴᓇᑕᐅᓕᐅᒐᓂᑳᖓᑦ ᑕᓕᓅᑦ ᑎᑭᓪᓗᒍ. ᐱᓕᕆᖓᕆᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᑦ ᓈᓗᒋᑦ.
  • For legal help, call 888-954-9447 for the Bar of Montreal’s Ligne Infor-Droit Criminel for a free, short conversation with a lawyer. Available from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., M-F.
  • For urgent legal help, call 514-954-3444 for the Bar of Montreal’s Emergency Lawyer service, to consult with a criminal lawyer. Available to anyone who is under arrest or is about to be interrogated by police, 24/7.
  • For legal help on the island of Montreal, call 514-866-2490 or email reference@barreaudemontreal.qc.ca, for Le Barreau du Quebec’s Lawyer Referral Service, which will refer clients to a lawyer offering a 60-minute consultation for $60.
  • For legal help in or around Longueuil, call  450-468-2609, for Le Barreau du Quebec’s Lawyer Referral Service, which will refer clients to a lawyer offering a consultation. The first 30 minutes of the consultation are $50.
  • For legal help in the Quebec City area, call 418-529-0301, ext. 21, for Le Barreau du Quebec’s Lawyer Referral Service, which will refer clients to a lawyer offering a 60-minute consultation for $60 plus tax.

SASKATCHEWAN

  • Kiki kwayaskwêyihcikêwin nâtâmostawêwin, sêwêpicikê Onahîkâsow Bono Kakêskwêwin Kisiskâciwani-sîpiy ita 1-855-833-7257 kiki kiyokêwin asici Mosci-Kwayaskwêyihcikêwin Kamikohk. Ihtakon isi astamêhk kaskihcikêwak ayisiyiniwak. Ayisiyiniwak ta-otihtikowak isko nikotwâsomitanaw cipahikanis mosci- kwayaskwêyihcikêwin kakêskimiwêwin ohci sêhkê-têpakêyimow onâtamakêwiyiniw. Ihtakon ayinânêw tipahikan kâ-kîkisêpâyâk isko nêwo tipahikan âpihtâ-kîsikâkihk, Pôn-âyamihêwi-kîsikâw isko Niyânano-kîsikâw.
  • For legal help, call Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan at 1-855-833-7257 for an appointment with a Free Legal Clinic. Available to low-income clients. Clients will receive up to 60 minutes of free legal advice from a volunteer lawyer. Available 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., M-F.

YUKON

  • ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᒐᐅᔪᒪᒍᕕᑦ, ᐅᖃᓗᒋᑦ 867-668-4231 ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᑲᑐᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᔫᑳᓐᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᑦ, ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᓯᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑑᓪᓗᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ 30-ᒥᓇᑦᒥᒃ ᐊᑭᖃᕐᓗᓂ $30.00−ᒥᒃ (ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ GST).
  • For legal help, call 867-668-4231 for the Law Society of Yukon’s Lawyer Referral Service, which will provide you with a list of lawyers offering a 30-minute consultation for $30.00 (including GST).

These materials were co-created by CAAN and the HIV Legal Network. We acknowledge the financial support of the Department of Justice Canada.