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| width="20%" | '''Justice Education Society''' | | width="20%" | '''Justice Education Society''' | ||
| width="40%" | The '''Court Information Program''' for Immigrants provides free legal information to new immigrants and refugees. All content on the website is available in English, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Hindi. <br/> | | width="40%" | The '''Court Information Program''' for Immigrants provides free legal information to new immigrants and refugees. All content on the website is available in English, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Hindi. <br/> | ||
'''Your Human Rights in BC''' has a series of five videos – available in English, Mandarin and Punjabi – which teaches immigrants about human rights in BC and Canada. Discrimination | '''Your Human Rights in BC''' has a series of five videos – available in English, Mandarin and Punjabi – which teaches immigrants about human rights in BC and Canada. Discrimination occurs when someone treats you differently based on your personal characteristics.<br/> | ||
occurs when someone treats you differently based on your personal characteristics.<br/> | |||
'''Courts of BC''' is a website that uses information and videos to describe the structure and function of BC’s courts: Provincial Court, Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. <br/> | '''Courts of BC''' is a website that uses information and videos to describe the structure and function of BC’s courts: Provincial Court, Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. <br/> | ||
'''Administrative Law BC - Resolving Disputes''' is a website that explains what tribunals are and how they work | '''Administrative Law BC - Resolving Disputes''' is a website that explains what tribunals are and how they work. | ||
| width="40%" | [http://www.justiceeducation.ca/programs/court-information-program-immigrants www.justiceeducation.ca/programs/court-information-program-immigrants]<br/> | | width="40%" | [http://www.justiceeducation.ca/programs/court-information-program-immigrants www.justiceeducation.ca/programs/court-information-program-immigrants]<br/> | ||
[http://www.justiceeducation.ca/resources/human-rights-in-bc www.justiceeducation.ca/resources/human-rights-in-bc] | [http://www.justiceeducation.ca/resources/human-rights-in-bc www.justiceeducation.ca/resources/human-rights-in-bc]<br/> | ||
[http://www.courtsofbc.ca/ www.courtsofbc.ca] <br/> | |||
[http://www.adminlawbc.ca/ www.adminlawbc.ca/]] | |||
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| width="20%" | ''' | | width="20%" | '''Lawyer Referral Service''' | ||
| width="40%" | | | width="40%" | This service can help you find a lawyer who will meet with you for 30 minutes for $25. | ||
| width="40%" | [http:// | | width="40%" | Phone: 604-687-3221<br/> | ||
Phone toll-free: 1-800-663-1919<br/> | |||
[http://cbabc.org/ cbabc.org] | |||
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| width="20%" | ''' | | width="20%" | '''Legal Services Society of BC''' | ||
| width="40%" | | | width="40%" | You may be able to get free legal help (legal aid) if: | ||
| width="40%" | [http://www. | *your legal problem is covered by legal aid rules, | ||
*your income and the value of your property are below a certain limit, and | |||
*you have no other way of getting legal help.<br/> | |||
The Legal Services Society also has free booklets on legal topics in English and many other languages. | |||
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-408-2172<br/> | |||
Phone toll-free: 1-866-577-2525<br/> | |||
[http://www.lss.bc.ca www.lss.bc.ca] | |||
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| width="20%" | ''' | | width="20%" | '''MOSAIC''' | ||
| width="40%" | | | width="40%" | Offers programs and services to help immigrants and refugees in their settlement and integration into Canadian society. <br/> | ||
| width="40%" | [http://www. | '''MultiLingoLegal.ca''' website features many legal publications in nine languages. MultiLingoLegal is operated by MOSAIC - a settlement and integration organization for immigrants and refugees in BC.<br/> | ||
'''Multilingual Legal Glossary''' is an online dictionary that allows you to search for the meaning of legal words. It provides the meaning of the word in English, and translates it into Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Farsi, Korean, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, or Vietnamese. | |||
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-254-9626<br/> | |||
[http://www.mosaicbc.com www.mosaicbc.com] | |||
[http://www.multilingolegal.ca www.multilingolegal.ca] | |||
[http://www.legalglossary.ca/dictionary/ www.legalglossary.ca/dictionary] | |||
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| width="20%" | ''' | | width="20%" | '''People's Law School''' | ||
| width="40%" | | | width="40%" | The People's Law School provides people in BC with free public legal education and information. Visit our website or call us to find out how to access the education and information needed to exercise your legal rights and responsibilities. | ||
| width="40%" | [http://www. | | width="40%" | Phone: 604-331-5400 <br/> | ||
[http://www.publiclegaled.bc.ca/ www.publiclegaled.bc.ca] | |||
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| width="20%" | ''' | | width="20%" | '''Pro Bono Legal Services''' | ||
| width="40%" | A website with legal information and education from across BC. The resources available through Clicklaw are designed to be used by the public. | | width="40%" | In these programs, lawyers volunteer to provide free legal advice to those who can’t afford a lawyer or can’t get Legal Aid. A good place to start is with the Access Pro Bono Society of BC, which has legal advice clinics across BC.A website with legal information and education from across BC. The resources available through Clicklaw are designed to be used by the public. | ||
| width="40%" | [http://www. | | width="40%" | Phone: 604-878-7400 <br/> | ||
Phone toll-free: 1-877-762-6664 <br> | |||
[http://www.accessprobono.ca www.accessprobono.ca] | |||
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| width="20%" | '''Victimsinfo.ca''' | |||
| width="40%" | A website for victims and witnesses of crime in BC. The website gives people the information they need to deal with the consequences of crime. | |||
| width="40%" | [http://www.victimsinfo.ca/ www.victimsinfo.ca] | |||
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