Free criminal defence and prisoners' rights help in Canada
23 organisations · Canada
23 organisations in Canada offer free or low-cost criminal defence and prisoners' rights help. Types of organisation: 9 associations and networks, 7 NGOs, 7 university law clinics. Access: 5 free for everyone, 3 free subject to income conditions, 2 reserved for specific groups. Most offered languages: English, French, Spanish.
What this covers
Defence for people who cannot afford a lawyer, police custody, bail, appeals and wrongful convictions, detention conditions and the rights of prisoners.
By city
- Toronto 7 organisations
Organisations
Edmonton
- Legal Aid Alberta Association / Network · English, French
- Student Legal Services of Edmonton University clinic · English, French
Fredericton
- New Brunswick Legal Aid Services Commission Association / Network · English, French
Halifax
- Dalhousie Legal Aid Service University clinic · English, French
- Nova Scotia Legal Aid Association / Network · English, French
London
- Community Legal Services University clinic · English, French
Montréal
- Commission des services juridiques Association / Network · French, English
North Vancouver
- Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of BC NGO · English, French
Ottawa
- Community Legal Clinic University clinic · English, French
Quebec City
- Lawyers Without Borders Canada (ASFC) NGO · French, English, Spanish
Saskatoon
- Legal Aid Saskatchewan Association / Network · English
St. John's
- Newfoundland and Labrador Legal Aid Commission Association / Network · English
Toronto
- Aboriginal Legal Services NGO · English, French
- Community & Legal Aid Services Programme (CLASP) University clinic · English, French
- Downtown Legal Services University clinic · English, French
- Innocence Canada NGO · English, French
- Justice for Children and Youth NGO · English, French
- Legal Aid Ontario Association / Network · English, French
- Steps to Justice NGO · English, French
Vancouver
- Law Students' Legal Advice Program (LSLAP) University clinic · English
- Legal Aid BC Association / Network · English, French
Westbank
- BC First Nations Justice Council NGO · English, French
Winnipeg
- Legal Aid Manitoba Association / Network · English, French
Other needs covered in Canada
Orientation only, not legal advice. Information aggregated from public sources: always check with the organisation before relying on any entry.