Location: Campbell River ,
BC ,
1261 Ironwood St.
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Debt, Disability, Housing and Tenants, Welfare
Telephone: 250-914-0272
Website: http://www.vinwrs.ca
Hours:
Tuesday to Friday 9am-12pm and 12:30-4:30pm
Advocacy Description: Information and/or representation can be provided in the following areas: Income Assistance, Person With Disabilities, CPP Disability, Residential Tenancy, Consumer Debt and Housing. BC Housing...
Tags: CPP disability
Location: Vancouver ,
BC ,
Suite 208-1090 W Pender St
Type(s) of Advocacy: Consumer Law, Debt, Disability, Welfare, Workers
Telephone: 604.687.3063
Website: http://bcpiac.com
Advocacy Description: The British Columbia Public Interest Advocacy Centre is a non-profit society that advances the interests of groups that are generally unrepresented or underrepresented in issues of major public...
Tags: consumer advocacy, consumer rights, farmworkers, gas, human rights, hydro
Location: Greenville ,
BC ,
108 Cooper Avenue
PO Box 91
PO Box 91
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Aboriginal and First Nations, Activists, Children and Youth, Debt, Disability, Employment and Unemployment, Health, Housing and Tenants, Legal Assistance, Seniors and Elders, Welfare, Women, Workers
Telephone: 250-621-3450
Hours:
8 am to 5:00 pm
Advocacy Description:
Labor dispute
Unjust dismissal
represent clients who have been unjustly dismissed
Housing issues-eviction - mediators
Income tax forms - free of charge
Medical malpractice
Human rights advocates for...
Tags: aboriginal justice, aboriginal rights, disability forms, eviction, human rights, income tax forms, labour dispute, medical malpractice, Nisga'a, old age benefits, unjust dismissal
Location: Prince George ,
BC ,
106-490 Quebec St.
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Debt, Disability, Seniors and Elders
Telephone: (250) 563-1853
Website: http://www.handycirclepg.ca
Advocacy Description: Handy Circle Resource Society provides and promotes public awareness of the needs of the disabled. Peer counselling, Information and referral services for special needs. Workshops / seminars /...
Location: Nanaimo ,
BC ,
302 – 65 Front Street
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Debt, Family, Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Aid, Legal Assistance, Seniors and Elders, Women, Workers
Telephone: 250-741-5447
Hours:
Monday to Friday
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Advocacy Description: The Justice Access Centre is the place to come when you need help with problems and legal issues that affect your everyday life such as separation or divorce, income security, employment, housing, or...
Location: Vancouver ,
BC ,
290 – 800 Hornby St.
Type(s) of Advocacy: Debt, Family, Housing and Tenants, Legal Assistance
Telephone: Vancouver: 604 660-2084
Advocacy Description: The justice access centres are the place to come when you need help with family and civil law issues that affect your everyday life, such as separation or divorce, income security, employment,...
Tags: civil law, debt, divorce, employment, family law, housing, income security
Location: Nanaimo ,
BC ,
302 – 65 Front St.
Type(s) of Advocacy: Debt, Family, Housing and Tenants, Legal Assistance
Telephone: Vancouver: 604 660-2084
Advocacy Description: The justice access centres are the place to come when you need help with family and civil law issues that affect your everyday life, such as separation or divorce, income security, employment,...
Tags: civil law, debt, divorce, employment, family law, housing, income security
Location: Fort Nelson ,
BC ,
5415-51st Avenue
PO BOX 3190
PO BOX 3190
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Aboriginal and First Nations, Debt, Disability, Employment and Unemployment, Family, Housing and Tenants, Legal Aid, Legal Assistance, Seniors and Elders, Welfare, Women
Telephone: 1-250-233-8920
Hours:
8:30am to 12:00pm
Advocacy Description: The Legal Advocate can help access services or resolve problems in the following areas of Income Assistance, Disability Benefits, Residential Tenancy and Housing Issues, Debt Relief Information,...
Location: Port Alberni ,
BC ,
3555 4th Ave.
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Aboriginal and First Nations, Consumer Law, Debt, Disability, Employment and Unemployment, Family, Housing and Tenants, Legal Aid, Legal Assistance, Legal Info (PLEI), Mental Health, Seniors and Elders, Welfare
Telephone: (250) 723-8281
Website: http://www.pafriendshipcenter.com
Hours:
Dropin hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
9:30 - 11:30 am & 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Advocacy Description: The primary goal of this program is to ensure high quality service delivery of legal advocacy for First Nations persons who may be affected by a disability and/or mental health issue. If we can’t...
Tags: BCEA, Canada Pension Plan, CPP, Disability applications, Employment Insurance, GIS, landlords, old age security, Person with Disability, welfare, Workers’ Compensation
Location: Powell River ,
BC ,
207 - 4801 Joyce Ave
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Debt, Disability, Employment and Unemployment, Health, Housing and Tenants, Legal Assistance, Seniors and Elders, Violence, Welfare, Workers
Telephone: (604) 485-0950
Hours:
9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Advocacy Description: Advocate: Gillian Andrew
If you are poor and need legal advice and assistance, the Poverty Law Advocate will help you with the following services:
Help filling out forms
Help applying for or...
Location: Bella Coola ,
BC ,
PO Box 309
PO Box 309
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Debt, Disability, Employment and Unemployment, Family, Housing and Tenants, Legal Aid, Legal Assistance, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Multicultural, Seniors and Elders, Welfare, Women, Workers
Telephone: 1-250-799-0044
Hours:
Open Tues, Wed, Thurs from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Advocacy Description: Provides legal advocacy in poverty law areas. Provides legal information and support and referral in family and criminal law.
Serving the communities of Bella Coola and Anahim Lake.
Location: Vernon ,
BC
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Consumer Law, Debt, Disability, Employment and Unemployment, Housing and Tenants, Legal Assistance, Legal Info (PLEI), Seniors and Elders, Welfare, Workers
Telephone: 250-558-3850 ext 214
Advocacy Description: Offering legal resources and information and legal advocacy in the areas of welfare, disability, pension, employment insurance, landlord/tenant and consumer debt. No advocacy in the areas of...
Tags: Employment Insurance, men, pension, poverty law, women
Location: Lumby ,
BC
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Consumer Law, Debt, Disability, Employment and Unemployment, Housing and Tenants, Legal Assistance, Legal Info (PLEI), Seniors and Elders, Welfare, Workers
Telephone: 250-558-3850 ext 214
Advocacy Description: Offering legal resources and information and legal advocacy in the areas of welfare, disability, pension, employment insurance, landlord/tenant and consumer debt. No advocacy in the areas of...
Tags: Employment Insurance, men, pension, poverty law, women
