CANADIAN BAR ASSOCIATION
The Canadian Bar Association is a professional organization that provides educational and networking opportunities for lawyers. The Canadian Bar Association represents more than 36,000 lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers, and law students from across Canada. The CBA is committed to enhancing the professional and commercial interests of a diverse membership and to protecting the independence of the judiciary and the Bar.
Branches:
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Northwest Territories
- Nova Scotia
- Nunavut
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island (PEI)
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- Yukon
PROVINCIAL LAW SOCIETIES
The role of the Law Society is to govern the legal profession in the public interest. In Canada, there are Law Societies in each province and territory that govern the legal profession in that jurisdiction. In Quebec there are two professional bodies, the Barreau du Québec and the Chambre des notaires. In each province/territory, a lawyer must be a member of a Canadian Law Society in order to offer his or her services as a lawyer to the public. The Law Societies make sure that their members meet professional standards.
- The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario)
- The Law Society of British Columbia
- The Law Society of Alberta
- Law Society of Saskatchewan
- The Law Society Of Manitoba
- Law Society of Prince Edward Island
- The Law Society of Newfoundland & Labrador
- Law Society of Nunavut
- Law Society of Yukon
- Law Society of New Brunswick - Barreau du Nouveau-Brunswick
- Law Society of the Northwest Territories
- Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
- Barreau du Quebec
- Chambre des notaires du Quebec
LEGAL AID SERVICES
In Canada, Legal Aid is available to low income individuals and disadvantaged communities for a variety of legal problems, including criminal matters, family disputes, immigration and refugee hearings and poverty law issues such as landlord/tenant disputes, disability support and family benefits payments.
- Legal Aid Alberta
- Legal Service Society British Columbia
- Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission
- Legal Aid Manitoba
- Legal Aid New Brunswick
- Legal Aid Newfoundland and Labrador
- Legal Aid North West Territories
- Nova Scotia Legal Aid Commission
- Legal Aid Ontario
- Legal Aid PEI
- Legal Aid Quebec
- Yukon Legal Services Society
CANADIAN SMALL CLAIMS COURT
To find out more about Small Claims Courts in Canada, click on the link to your province.
