Legal aid

Legal Aid Alberta provides quality, effective legal advice and representation that enables eligible Albertans to resolve their legal issues; Eligibility guidelines are on its web site. It is an independent, publicly funded, not-for-profit organization that provides a broad range of services in the following areas:

• Family Law & Child Welfare
• Emergency Protection Orders & Domestic Violence
• Adult Criminal Law
• Youth Criminal Law
• Immigration and Refugee Law
• Civil Law
• Service to the Siksika Nation
• Duty Counsel (Legal Assistance at Court)

This section of the Native Counselling Services of Alberta website contains links to various legal aid services, especially those with a focus on helping the Aboriginal community.