Legal Inquiry Form
A form for those asking Ecojustice for legal advice or representation
This form is for legal inquiries only. Please use our Feedback Form if you wish to contact Ecojustice for non-legal matters, sign up for our newsletter or send us a note.
By completing the following questionnaire, you will be helping us to better serve and direct you during your initial phone consultation.
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Ecojustice receives hundreds of legal inquiries every year. We accept new cases only if they align with our mission and mandate and where there is likelihood of setting precedent.
Once accepted, new casework must be authorized by the Ecojustice Board of Directors.
By completing the form, you will be helping us to better serve and direct you during your initial phone consultation.
Other Possibly Helpful Resources On the West Coast Phone:
604-684-7378 (toll-free 1-800-330-9235 outside of the lower Mainland Environmental
Dispute Resolution Fund (EDRF) at West Coast Environmental Law Phone:
See above. Details:
Program may provide funding to help cover the cost of hiring a lawyer or expert
to help you with your issue. Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) Phone
Number: (416) 906-2284 Email:
cela@web.net Environmental Law Centre at the University of
Victoria Phone:
(250) 721-8188 Email:
elc@uvic.ca. Law Students Legal Advice Program at the
University of British Columbia Phone:
(604) 822-5791 Details:
Free summary advice on a wide range of legal issues. Contact this Program only
if you reside in Vancouver or close-by. Environmental-Aboriginal
Guardianship through Law and Education (EAGLE) Phone:
(604) 536-6261 Details:
deals specifically with First Nations and environmental issues In the Prairies: Environmental Law Centre in Edmonton, Alberta Phone:
(780) 424-5099 or 1-800-661-4238 Law
Society of Saskatchewan’s Lawyer Referral Service Phone:
1-800-667-9886. Public Interest Law Centre in
Manitoba Phone:
(204) 985-8540 Details:
Offer help finding lawyers familiar with the state of the law in Manitoba. Sierra Club of Canada, Prairie Chapter Phone:
(780) 439-1160 Email:
prairie.chapter@sierraclub.org Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia Phone:
(902) 454-2198 Email:
lisns@legalinfo.org General Legal
Aid Phone:
local office number can be found in phonebook. Details:
They can provide you with summary legal advice. If you meet their qualifications,
they may also take on a case for your or help you pay for a lawyer. The Canadian
Bar Association (Lawyer Referral Service) Phone:
(604) 687-3221 or 1-800-663-1919 outside lower mainland B.C.) Details:
Will connect you with a lawyer who will provide an interview of up to 30
minutes at nominal cost. Email:
lawyerreferral@bccba.org.
