本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛How to apply for legal aid

To apply for legal aid, phone your local legal aid office. To find the office phone number, see Where to apply. If the person on the phone tells you to come to the legal aid office, you’ll need to bring proof of your income with you. Ask the person on the phone what documents you need to bring.

This proof of income can include one or more of the following:

two recent pay stubs
a recent welfare stub
a recent income tax return or bank records (if you’re self-employed or seasonally employed)
You’ll also need to bring the following:

proof of the value of your assets — like your car, boat, or RRSPs
any papers you have about your case — like court orders or papers related to your criminal charge
A staff person at the office will ask you questions and complete a legal aid application with you. You will have to answer questions about your legal problem, your income, and the value of your assets.

If your area doesn’t have a legal aid office or if you can’t get to the office, you can apply for legal aid over the phone by calling the Legal Services Society Call Centre at (604) 408-2172 (Lower Mainland) or toll free at 1-866-577-2525 (outside the Lower Mainland). When you call, you’ll need to have with you all of the information about your income, assets, and legal problem listed above.

What else do I need to know?

You must give the legal aid office or call centre complete and true information about your income, savings, and assets.
If you get legal aid, you must let the legal aid office know if your income changes.
If your financial situation improves and you’re no longer eligible for legal aid, you’ll be responsible for paying your lawyer. Ask your lawyer how much you’d need to pay if you were taken off legal aid.
If you get money from your case, you may have to refund the Legal Services Society for part or all of the money it has paid to your lawyer.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net

本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛法律援助是加拿大联邦和省政府帮助不能负担高昂法律费用的纳税人进行法律诉讼的补助项目。法律援助的范围包括刑事，家庭法，移民和难民申请，反贫困法包括工伤补助，家庭补助等。但是经过数次削减拨款，目前的法律援助通常仅提供于严重的刑事案，人权法，涉及孩子和被虐待妇女的家庭法及一些少量的难民法。



法律援助主要分为以下几大类：

1. 家庭法

包括孩子监护权；孩子探视权；孩子和配偶抚养。

2. 刑事法

通常指有被判有期徒刑可能的刑事案。

3. 移民难民法

通常限于家庭担保，驱逐出境，逮捕收监的案例。

4. 有关家庭救济，人权，雇工权利，残疾补助的纠纷。

5. 在庭律师 (the Duty Counsel) 辅助。



取得法律援助，申请人必须符合条件。在通常情况下，救济金申领人符合申请规定。如果申请人有收入的话，通常由收入的多少来决定申请人是否符合法律援助条件。在下列情况下，申请人基本符合要求：

单身家庭：月收入低于$601，或年收入低于$7，212；
两人家庭：月收入低于$1，075，或年收入低于$12，900；
三人家庭：月收入低于$1，137，或年收入低于$13，644；
四人家庭：月收入低于$1，281，或年收入低于&15，372；
五人家庭：月收入低于$1，281，或年收入低于&15，372。

如果你的收入超过上限，你仍可能取得部分法律援助。有时，法律援助中心会要求你在日后你的收入达到一定水平时偿还给你的法律援助费用。

请按法律援助中心的地址寻找就近法律援助中心。

如果你不符合申请法律援助的要求，你可以在下列非营利组织获得帮助：


Students Legal Aid Service Societies
法律学生法律辅助中心
Osgoode Hall Law School
Community Legal Aid Services Program (CLASP)
4700 Keele Street
Toronto ON M3J 2R5
Telephone: 416-736-5209

University of Toronto
Downtown Legal Services
720 Spadina Avenue
Suite 418
Toronto ON M5S 2T9
Telephone: 416-934-4535

University of Windsor
Community Legal Aid
304 Sunset Avenue
Windsor ON N9B 3A9
Telephone: 519-253-715


你会发现不容易找到讲普通话或来自大陆的法律学生或律师，如果你的英语能力有限的话，请带上英语能力较强的朋友。



只有律师和在律师监督下的法律学生可以接受法律援助的案项。许多加拿大律师不接受法律援助因为通常的法律援助收费标准只为每小时 80 加 币。文武律师接受大陆移民的法律援助案项，并为你争取法律权利。更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net