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LSLAP is a poverty law clinic. If you can afford legal help from any other avenue, please consult that avenue instead.

• 1. WHO WE CAN HELP
• WHO WE CANNOT HELP

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LSLAP assists low-income earners who live the lower Mainland of BC with various legal issues, including:

• Criminal (summary offences where jail time is unlikely);
  • ​LSLAP accepts quasi-criminal matters, including offences under the Motor Vehicle Act, Motor Vehicle Regulations, Wildlife Act and the Fisheries Act.
  • We also accept clients who are facing pre-charge applications, such as weapons and firearms prohibitions.
• Complainants who are seeking either third party legal advice in relation to a proceeding or who are seeking general counsel with respect to the criminal justice system;
• People facing bylaw offences;
• People facing Motor Vehicle Act/Regulation offences (traffic tickets);
• People facing ICBC driving prohibitions
• Civil Resolution (must be a civil claim under $5,000)
• Small Claims (must be a civil claim under $25,000, $35,000 if filed after June 1st, 2017);
• Employment Standards;
• Residential Tenancy;
• WorkSafe BC;
• Consumer Protection;
• Employment Insurance;
• CPP and Old-Age Pension;
• Animal Law Matters;
• Wills and Estates; and
• Immigration and Refugee

In addition, we can offer representation on a case-by-case basis in such hearings as:

• Small Claims Court;
• Criminal Court;
• Welfare Appeals;
• Residential Tenancy Branch Arbitrations;
• Employment Standards Board; and
• Immigration and Refugee Hearings

​We can also draft certain types of legal documents, including:  

• Demand Letters;
• Wills (if the total value of the estate is under $25,000);
• Powers of Attorney;
• Representation Agreements and Advanced Directives; and,
• Notice of Claims and Replies.​​

LSLAP 为居住在卑诗省低陆平原地区的低收入人士提供各种法律援助，包括： 

• 刑事案件（简易程序犯罪，不太可能被判入狱）； 
  • 准刑事案件，包括违反《机动车法》、《机动车条例》、《野生动物法》和《渔业法》的犯罪。 
  • 我们也接受面临预起诉申请的客户，例如武器和枪支禁令。 

• 寻求与诉讼相关的第三方法律建议或寻求刑事司法系统总法律顾问的投诉人； 

• 面临地方法规违规的人士； 

• 面临《机动车法》或《条例》违规（交通罚单）的人士； 

• 面临 ICBC 驾驶禁令的人士; 

• 民事和解（必须是 5,000 加元以下的民事索赔）; 

• 小额索赔（必须是 25,000 加元以下的民事索赔，如果在 2017 年 6 月 1 日之后提交，则为 35,000 加元）； 

• 就业标准； 

• 住宅租赁； 

• 卑诗省工作安全局 (WorkSafe BC)； 

• 消费者保护； 

• 就业保险； 

• 加拿大退休金计划 (CPP) 和养老金； 

• 动物法事务； 

• 简易遗嘱和遗产事务；以及 

• 移民和难民 

  
此外，我们还可以根据具体情况，在以下听证会上提供代理服务： 

• 小额索赔法庭； 

• 刑事法庭； 

• 福利上诉； 

• 住宅租赁部门仲裁； 

• 就业标准委员会；以及 

• 移民和难民听证会 

  
我们还可以起草某些类型的法律文件，包括： 

• 律师信； 

• 遗嘱（如果遗产总价值低于 25,000 加元）； 

• 授权书； 

• 代理协议和预先指示；以及 

• 索赔通知和答复 

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LSLAP 爲居住在卑詩省低陸平原地區的低收入人士提供各種法律援助，包括：  

•  刑事案件（簡易程序犯罪，不太可能被判入獄）；  
  • 準刑事案件，包括違反《機動車法》、《機動車條例》、《野生動物法》和《漁業法》的犯罪。  
  • 我們也接受面臨預起訴申請的客戶，例如武器和槍支禁令。  

• 尋求與訴訟相關的第三方法律建議或尋求刑事司法系統總法律顧問的投訴人；  

• 面臨地方法規違規的人士；  

• 面臨《機動車法》或《條例》違規（交通罰單）的人士；  

• 面臨 ICBC 駕駛禁令的人士 ; 

• 民事和解（必須是 5,000 加元以下的民事索賠） ; 

• 小額索賠（必須是 25,000 加元以下的民事索賠，如果在 2017 年 6 月 1 日之後提交，則爲 35,000 加元）；  

• 就業標準；  

• 住宅租賃；  

• 卑詩省工作安全局 (WorkSafe BC)；  

• 消費者保護；  

• 就業保險；  

• 加拿大退休金計劃 (CPP) 和養老金；  

• 動物法事務；  

• 簡易遺囑和遺產事務；以及  

• 移民和難民  

  
此外，我們還可以根據具體情況，在以下聽證會上提供代理服務：  

•  小額索賠法庭；  

• 刑事法庭；  

• 福利上訴；  

• 住宅租賃部門仲裁；  

• 就業標準委員會；以及  

• 移民和難民聽證會  

我們還可以起草某些類型的法律文件，包括：  

• 律師信；  

• 遺囑（如果遺產總價值低於 25,000 加元）；  

• 授權書；  

• 代理協議和預先指示；以及  

• 索賠通知和答覆 ​

There are certain areas of law that LSLAP CANNOT assist with, including:

• Family Law issues, including divorce;
• ​Tax law issues;
• Business and Commercial Law;
• Land/Property or Strata matters;
• Personal injury or defamation law suits;
• Union issues;
• Probate or administrative matters related to wills;
• Criminal offences which are indictable, or criminal charges where the Crown has chosen to proceed by way of indictment;
• Summary conviction (non-indictable) criminal charges where a jail sentence is likely;
• Criminal offences in youth court;
• Matters requiring appearances in or applications to a Superior level court (the BC Supreme Court, the BC Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada).
• Complaints against lawyers, doctors, or government;
• Complaints against educational institutions that have not exhausted all internal avenues of relief; and
• Any file where the supervising lawyer determines that a law student cannot properly assist the client.
  

因为LSLAP的资源有限，我们无法协助处理以下法律领域： 

• 家庭法问题，包括离婚； 
• 税法问题； 
• 商业法； 
• 土地/财产或Strata事宜； 
• 人身伤害或诽谤诉讼； 
• 工会问题； 
• 与遗嘱相关的遗嘱认证或行政事宜； 
• 可公诉的刑事犯罪，或检方选择以公诉方式进行的刑事指控； 
• 可能被判入狱的简易程序定罪（不可公诉）刑事指控； 
• 青少年法庭的刑事犯罪； 
• 需要出庭或向高级法院（卑诗省高等法院、卑诗省上诉法院和加拿大最高法院）提出申请的事项。 
• 针对律师、医生或政府的投诉； 
• 针对尚未用尽所有内部救济途径的教育机构的投诉；以及 
• 指导律师认定法学生无法妥善协助委托人的任何案件。 

因爲LSLAP的資源有限，我們無法協助處理以下法律領域：  

• 家庭法問題，包括離婚；  
• 稅法問題；  
• 商業法；  
• 土地/財產或Strata事宜；  
• 人身傷害或誹謗訴訟；  
• 工會問題；  
• 與遺囑相關的遺囑認證或行政事宜；  
• 可公訴的刑事犯罪，或檢方選擇以公訴方式進行的刑事指控；  
• 可能被判入獄的簡易程序定罪（不可公訴）刑事指控；  
• 青少年法庭的刑事犯罪；  
• 需要出庭或向高級法院（卑詩省高等法院、卑詩省上訴法院和加拿大最高法院）提出申請的事項。  
• 針對律師、醫生或政府的投訴；  
• 針對尚未用盡所有內部救濟途徑的教育機構的投訴；以及  
• 指導律師認定法學生無法妥善協助委託人的任何案件。​​

Frequently Asked Questions

Are you a part of legal aid?

No, we are a separate organization to Legal Aid BC. Their website can be found here.

​Due to the high volume of clients and our limited resources, we are unable to assist those who qualify for legal aid or who already have legal representation. If you are able to afford legal services from any other avenue, please seek that option. 

can i book an appointment with a lawyer instead of a law student?

No, all of our clinicians are law students, but all of their file work is overseen by one of our three fully trained and licensed supervising lawyers. This unique model allows us to offer our services for free while also providing an educational experience for students. This means that you will not be able to receive any legal advice instantly upon calling or booking an appointment, because all file work must first be approved by a supervising lawyer. We ask for your patience and support as we work hard to service the community.