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| width="20%" | '''Access Pro Bono'''
| width="40%" | Offers clinics where lawyers provide free legal advice to people who cannot afford a lawyer and who cannot get legal aid.
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.accessprobono.ca www.accessprobono.ca]<br/>Phone: 604-878-7400 (Greater Vancouver)<br/>Phone toll-free: 1-877-762-6664<br/>[http://www.accessprobono.ca www.accessprobono.ca]
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| width="20%" | '''Better Business Bureau of Mainland BC'''
| width="40%" | Assists British Columbians (except on Vancouver Island; see below) in dealing with consumer problems.
| width="40%" |Website: [http://www.mbc.bbb.org www.mbc.bbb.org]<br/>Phone: 604-682-2711<br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-888-803-1222<br/>
Office hours: 9:00am – 3:00pm<br/>
Fax: 604-681-1544 <br/>
Email: contactus@mbc.bbb.org<br/>[http://www.mbc.bbb.org www.mbc.bbb.org]
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| width="20%" | '''Better Business Bureau of Victoria'''
| width="40%" | Assists people on Vancouver Island in dealing with consumer problems.
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.vi.bbb.org www.vi.bbb.org]<br/>Phone: 250-386-6348 <br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-877-826-4222 <br/>
Office hours: 9:00am – 4:00pm<br/>
Fax: 250-386-2367 <br/>[http://www.vi.bbb.org www.vi.bbb.org]
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| width="20%" | '''Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC)'''
| width="40%" | The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre investigates reports of scams whether by telephone, facsimile, postal mail or the internet. You can report fraud to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca]<br/>Phone toll-free: 1-888-495-8501 <br/>
Phone from overseas: 1-705-495-8501 <br/>
Fax: 1-888-654-9426<br/>
Mail: Box 686 North Bay, Ontario P1B 8J8 <br/>
Email: info@antifraudcentre.ca<br/>[http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca]
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| width="20%" | '''Canadian Home Builders Association of BC'''
| width="40%" | Helps consumers plan their renovation and explains what to do when there are problems.
| width="40%" | WebsitePhone toll-free: 1-800-933-6777<br/>[http://www.gvhba.org www.gvhba.org]<br/>Phone toll-free: 1-800-933-6777
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| width="20%" | '''Clicklaw'''
| width="40%" | An Internet portal for public legal information and education in British Columbia.
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca www.clicklaw.bc.ca]
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| width="20%" | '''ConsumerInformation.ca'''
| width="40%" | An Internet portal site from Industry Canada’s Office of Consumer Affairs. It provides useful information about how to protect yourself from scams, including identity theft, <span class="noglossary">advance</span> fee loan scams, telephone scams and more.
| width="40%" | WebsiteEmail: consumer.information@ic.gc.ca <br/>[http://www.consumerinformation.ca www.consumerinformation.ca ]<br/>Email: consumer.information@ic.gc.ca
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| width="20%" | '''Competition Bureau'''
| width="40%" | The Competition Bureau deals with complaints about scams in the marketplace.
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca www.competitionbureau.gc.ca]<br/>Phone: 819-997-4282<br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-800-348-5358 <br/>
Phone toll-free TTY: 1-800-642-3844 (for <span class="noglossary">hearing</span>-impaired only)<br/>[http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca www.competitionbureau.gc.ca]
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| width="20%" | '''Consumer Protection BC'''
| width="40%" | Information about how to prevent consumer problems and what to do if you have a problem.
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca www.consumerprotectionbc.ca]<br/>Phone: 604-320-1667 <br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-888-564-9963 <br/>
Email: info@consumerprotectionbc.ca<br/>[http://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca www.consumerprotectionbc.ca]
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| width="20%" | '''Credit Counseling Society of BC'''
| width="40%" | Provides assistance with debt problems.
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.nomoredebts.org www.nomoredebts.org]<br/>Phone toll-free: 1-888-527-8999<br/>Email: info@nomoredebts.org<br/>[http://www.nomoredebts.org www.nomoredebts.org]
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| width="20%" | '''Dial-A-Law'''
| width="40%" | Dial-A-Law is a library of practical legal information. It is operated by the BC Branch of the Canadian Bar Association. You can listen to the Dial-A-Law scripts over the phone, or read them on the website. The scripts are available in English, Chinese and Punjabi.
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.dialalaw.org www.dialalaw.org]<br/>Phone: 604-687-4680 <br/>Phone toll-free: 1-800-565-5297<br/>[http://www.dialalaw.org www.dialalaw.org]
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| width="20%" | '''Lawyer Referral'''
| width="40%" | Offers advice and information from a lawyer for a fee of $25 plus taxes for the first 30 minutes.
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.cba.org/bc/initiatives/main/lawyer_referral.aspx www.cba.org/bc/]<br/>Phone: 604-687-3221 (Greater Vancouver)<br/>Phone toll-free: 1-800-663-1919 from anywhere else in the province.<br/> |- valign="top"| width="20%" | '''People's Law School'''| width="40%" | View the online animations "You Owe Money" and "Someone Owes You Money". | width="40%" | Website: [http://www.publiclegaledcba.org/bc/initiatives/main/lawyer_referral.ca/ aspx www.publiclegaledcba.org/bc.ca/]; click on "Media" and then "Videos"
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| width="20%" | '''Mediate BC'''
| width="40%" | Mediate BC specializes in a wide variety of dispute resolution tools and processes.
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.mediatebc.com www.mediatebc.com]|- valign="top"| width="20%" | '''People's Law School'''| width="40%" | View the online animations "You Owe Money" and "Someone Owes You Money." | width="40%" | [http://www.publiclegaled.bc.ca/ www.publiclegaled.bc.ca]; click on "Media" and then "Videos"
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