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Here are options for further information and assistance with consumer problems.
Here are options for further information and assistance with consumer problems.


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===Access Pro Bono===
Volunteer lawyers provide free legal advice to qualifying persons who cannot obtain legal aid or afford a lawyer.
:Lower Mainland: 604-738-9950
:Phone: 604-878-7400 (Greater Vancouver)
:Toll-free: 1-877-762-6664
:[http://www.accessprobono.ca www.accessprobono.ca]
 
=== Better Business Bureau of Mainland British Columbia===
A non-profit organization that assists people in the Lower Mainland and interior BC in finding businesses they can trust.
:Toll-free: 1-888-803-1222
:Email: contactus@mbc.bbb.org
:[http://www.mbc.bbb.org www.mbc.bbb.org]
 
 
===Better Business Bureau of Vancouver Island===
A non-profit organization that assists people on Vancouver Island in finding businesses they can trust.
:Toll-free: 1-877-826-4222
:Email: info@vi.bbb.org
:[http://www.vi.bbb.org www.vi.bbb.org]
 
===Competition Bureau===
A federal agency that helps consumers make informed purchasing decisions. They help combat deceptive selling practices and scams.  
:Phone toll-free: 1-800-348-5358
:Toll-free TTY: 1-800-642-3844 (for <span class="noglossary">hearing</span>-impaired only)
:[http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca www.competitionbureau.gc.ca]
 
===Consumer Protection BC===
A non-profit organization that helps protect consumers in BC. They provide assistance and investigate complaints relating to certain types of consumer problems and contracts.
:Toll-free: 1-888-564-9963
:Email: info@consumerprotectionbc.ca
:[http://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca www.consumerprotectionbc.ca]
 
===Lawyer Referral===
The Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch offers referrals to lawyers who can provide a half-hour consultation for $25.
:Lower Mainland: 604-687-3221
:Toll-free: 1-800-663-1919
:Email: lawyerreferral@cbabc.org
:[http://www.cbabc.org www.cbabc.org]


|- valign=top
| width="20%" | '''Access Pro Bono'''
| width="40%" | Volunteer lawyers provide free legal advice to qualifying persons who cannot obtain legal aid or afford a lawyer.
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-878-7400 (Greater Vancouver)<br/>
Toll-free: 1-877-762-6664<br/>
[http://www.accessprobono.ca www.accessprobono.ca]
|- valign=top
| width="20%" | '''Better Business Bureau of Mainland British Columbia'''
| width="40%" | A non-profit organization that assists people in the Lower Mainland and interior BC in finding businesses they can trust.
| width="40%" | Toll-free: 1-888-803-1222<br/>
Email: contactus@mbc.bbb.org<br/>
[http://www.mbc.bbb.org www.mbc.bbb.org]
|- valign="top"
| width="20%" | '''Better Business Bureau of Vancouver Island'''
| width="40%" | A non-profit organization that assists people on Vancouver Island in finding businesses they can trust.
| width="40%" | Toll-free: 1-877-826-4222 <br/>
Email: info@vi.bbb.org<br/>
[http://www.vi.bbb.org www.vi.bbb.org]
|- valign="top"
| width="20%" | '''Competition Bureau'''
| width="40%" | A federal agency that helps consumers make informed purchasing decisions. They help combat deceptive selling practices and scams.  
| width="40%" | Phone toll-free: 1-800-348-5358 <br/>
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]
|- valign="top"
| width="20%" | '''Consumer Protection BC'''
| width="40%" | A non-profit organization that helps protect consumers in BC. They provide assistance and investigate complaints relating to certain types of consumer problems and contracts.
| width="40%" | Toll-free: 1-888-564-9963 <br/>
Email: info@consumerprotectionbc.ca<br/>
[http://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca www.consumerprotectionbc.ca]
|- valign="top"
| width="20%" | '''Lawyer Referral'''
| width="40%" | The Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch offers referrals to lawyers who can provide a half-hour consultation for $25.
| width="40%" | Lower Mainland: 604-687-3221<br/>
Toll-free: 1-800-663-1919<br/>
Email: lawyerreferral@cbabc.org<br/>
[http://www.cbabc.org www.cbabc.org]
|}


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