Community Legal Information

Assists individuals in understanding the law, navigating the justice system, and providing support to make informed decisions during stressful situations. Issues include:

• Divorce
• Custody
• Child support
• Company and commercial, including non-profit issues
• Wills
• Buying property or renting
• Labour and employment
• Consumer protection
• Criminal law
• Human rights
• Power of attorney
• Many other topics

• Legal information and publications in plain language
• Support navigating the justice system
• Access to free legal advice for up to four hours from lawyers who have completed trauma-informed training and anti-racism training
• Access to legal clinics hosted by Justice Avenues in community spaces
• Referrals to lawyers and other relevant community supports

Offers a 45-minute consultation with a lawyer for legal information and general advice. The lawyer will assess if there's a legal issue, explain the process, timeline, and costs. They cannot prepare documents or represent the client. If further work is needed and agreed upon, additional fees apply.

Note: This is not Legal Aid.

Provides online and print legal information about a variety of subjects. Includes:

• Criminal law
• Family law (including divorce, parenting time, decision-making responsibility, child support, and separation of assets)
• Going to court
• Health and the law
• Housing and property
• Wills, estates, and planning ahead
• Youth and the law

Hardcopy kit that contains forms for creating and cancelling power of attorney in Epekwitk / PEI.