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Name of Organization: West Island Community Resource Centre
Type: Non-Profit
Address: 114 Donegani, Pointe-Claire
Phone: 514-694-6404
Fax: 514-782-0777
Web: www.crcinfo.ca
Email: info@crcinfo.ca
Clientele: All age groups
Services: Offers free legal clinics to the West Island Community. Our volunteer lawyer is available by appointment only. For more information: click here
Name of Organization: West Island Black Community Association
Type: Non-Profit
Address: 48 4th Avenue, Roxboro
Phone: 514-683-3925
Clientele: All ages
Services: Offers a free legal clinic with a lawyer on Wednesday evenings (usually on the last Wednesday of the month). Service is usually suspended in July, August, January and February. Call the association to make an appointment.
Name of Organization: Head and Hands
Type: Non-Profit
Address: 5833 Sherbrooke O. Montreal
Phone: 514-481-0277
Fax: 514-481-2336
Web: www.headandhands.ca
Clientele: All
Services: Offers free legal advice and/or information from volunteer lawyers on Wednesday and Thursday between 7pm to 9:30pm. They have a team of almost a dozen lawyers who specialize in different areas of practice. Consultations are 15-30 mins and free for people from 12 to 25 years old. For anyone else, they ask for a suggested donation of 0-20$ for the consultation. Please call to book an appointment.
Name of Organization: Centre de justice de proximité du Grand Montréal
Type: Non-profit
Address: 407 St-Laurent Blvd, suite 410, Montreal H2Y 2Y5
Tel: 514-227-3782
Web : http://justicedeproximite.qc.ca/en/greater-montreal/
Services: Free walk-in, one-on-one consultation with volunteer lawyer.
Name of Organization: McGill University Legal Information Clinic
Type: Government
Address: 3480 McTavish St. Montreal
Phone: 514-398-6792
Clientele: All age groups
Services: Law students offer free legal information, in-person appointment and phone-in service for everyone.
Name of Organization: YWCA- Y des Femmes Montréal
Type: Non-Profit
Address: 1355 René-Lévesque Blvd. West (Corner Crescent), Montreal, Qc H3G 1T3
Phone: 514-866-9941 x293
Web: http://www.ydesfemmesmtl.org/En/Legal_Information_Clinic.html
E-mail: infojuridique@ydesfemmesmtl.org
Clientele: Women of all age groups
Services: Legal information session offered by volunteer lawyers and notaries. They do almost all kinds of law. 30 minute sessions, for women only, for a fee of $10 to $20 depending on annual income. Max 3 session per year. Offer sessions in the evening as well. Call the organization to make an appointment.
Name of Organization: Montreal Women’s Centre
Type: Non-Profit
Address: 3585 St-Urbain, Montreal
Phone: 514-842-1066
Fax: 514-842-1067
Web: http://www.centredesfemmesdemtl.org/centre/contact.html
Email: cfmwcm@centredesfemmesdemtl.org
Clientele: Women of all ages
Services: Offer 30 minute legal information sessions for a donation of $2.00-$5.00. By appointment only.
Name of Organization: Community Legal Centre of Montreal (Legal Aid)
Type: Government/Community
Address: 4250 Wellington, room 200, Verdun (West Island Sector)
Phone: 514-864-9437
Fax: 514-864-9451
Web: http://www.ccjm.qc.ca/index_eng.html
Clientele: All age groups
Services: Lawyers offering free legal aid or legal aid with contribution, depending on income. Call for eligibility and appointments.
Legal Support
Name of Organization: Educaloi (online information only)
Type: non-profit
Web: https://www.educaloi.qc.ca/en
Clientele: those with legal inquiries
Services: Our activities in these areas inform and educate citizens about their rights and responsibilities and the Quebec legal system.
Name of Organization: Centre communautaire juridique de Montreal
Type: non-profit
Web: http://www.aidejuridiquedemontreal.ca/en/
Clientele: those with legal inquiries
Services: provide legal aid to the residents of the territories of Montreal and Laval pursuant to the Act respecting legal aid and the provision of certain other legal services.
Name of Organization: Centres de justice de proximité
Type: non-profit
Web: http://www.justicedeproximite.qc.ca/en/centres/grand-montreal/
Clientele: those with legal inquiries
Services: promote access to justice by fostering the participation of citizens through legal information, support and referral services provided in addition to existing resources
Name of Organization: Centre d’aide aux victims d’actes criminels (CAVAC)
Type: Community
Address: 410 de Bellechasse, Montréal, QC H2S 1X3
Phone: 1-866-532-2822
Web: http://www.cavac.qc.ca/english/services/index.html
Clientele: All age groups-anyone who has been a victim of a crime
Services: Offers free and confidential support and information on legal process, rights and recourses for victims of crime.
Name of Organization: Indemnity for Victims of Criminal Acts (IVAC)
Type: Government/Community
Address: 1199, de Bleury, CP 6056, Succursale Centre-ville, Montréal, QC H3C 4E1
E-mail: renseignements_generaux_ivac@csst.qc.ca
Web: www.ivac.qc.ca
Clientele: Check for Eligibility
Services: Provincial government program that offers financial compensation and services to anyone injured as a result of a crime committed against him/her. Check for eligibility.
Name of Organization: West Island CALACS
Type: Non-Profit
Address: 4894 Des Sources, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC, H8Y 3P4
Phone: 514 684-2198
Fax: 514-684-4703
E-mail: info@calacsdelouest.ca
Clientele: female victims of sexual assault (teens and adults)
Services: Provide advocacy services such as defence of rights of a victims, accompaniment to legal appointments and resources
Name of Organization: Chamber of Notaries of Québec
Type: Government
Address: 1801, Avenue McGill College, Bureau 600, H3A 0A7
Phone: 514-879-1793
Fax: 514-879-1923
E-mail: information@cdnq.org
Clientele: Anyone needing legal documents
Name of Organization: Éduca-loi
Type: Non-profit
E-mail: educaloi@educaloi.qc.ca
Web: http://www.educaloi.qc.ca/en
Clientele: Any age group
Services: Offers information about legal rights and responsibilities through publications in a way that is easy to understand. No legal aid is given, information online only.
Name of Organization: The Bar of Montreal Referral Service
Type: Government/Community
Phone: 514-866-2490
Fax: 514-866-1488
E-mail: reference@barreaudemontreal.qc.ca
Web: http://www.barreaudemontreal.qc.ca/Ang/EFP102b_servref.html
Clientele: All age groups
Services: To provide a referral to a lawyer (legal aid recipients are admissible) and organize a 30 minute consultation for a fee of $30. Call or E-mail the bar, describe the nature of your problem and set up an appointment.
Name of Organization: Pro Bono Center
Type: Non-Profit
Phone: 514-954-3434
Fax: 514-954-3427
E-mail: info@probonoquebec.ca
Web: www.probonoquebec.ca
Clientele: Citizens not eligible for legal aid or lacking the financial resources to defend their rights
Services: Promotes and coordinates free legal work to resolve cases that are exceptional or of public interest. Must send application form at a cost of $20.
Name of Organization: Ombudsman (Mediation)
Type: Government/Community
Phone: 514-873-2032
Web: www.protecteurducitoyen.qc.ca
Clientele: All age groups
Services: Ensures that the rights of Quebecers are respected by public administrators. They investigate complaints made.
Name of Organization: Juripop
Type: Non-Profit
Phone: 450-845-1637
Email: info@juripop.org
Web: www.juripop.org
Services: Goal is to allow fair access to the justice system by helping to defend the social, economical and human rights of individuals and by offering free legal clinics.
Important Legal Services Contact Numbers
Bar of Montreal: 514-866-9392
Bar of Québec: 514-954-3400
Civil Liberties Union: 514-849-7717
Court of Québec:
(Civil Chamber) 514-393-2242
(Criminal and Penal Division) 514-393-2302
(Superior Court) 514-393-2326
(Court of Appeal) 514-393-2022
Montreal Court House: 514-393-2721
Municipal court of Montreal: 514-872-2964
Small Claims Court of Montreal: 514-393-2304
Legal Info-Line: 1-800-668-2473
Legal Aid -514-864-9437
http://www.aidejuridiquedemontreal.ca/
Legal Aid for Youth: 514-864-9833
Consumer Protection: 514-253-6556
Commission for Human Rights and Youth Rights: 514-873-5146 or http://www.cdpdj.qc.ca
Mediation Services
Name of Organization: YMCA Impact Program
Type: Community mediation
Address: 230 Boulevard Brunswick, Pointe-Claire, QC H9R 5N5
Phone: 514-630-9864, Ext 5215
E-mail: mediation@ymcaquebec.org
Clientele: All age groups
Services: The West Island YMCA’s Impact Program, a member of Regroupement des organismes de justice alternative du Québec (ROJAQ), would like to introduce our community mediation program! Community mediation promotes harmony in the community by providing services to those who chose mediation as a way to deal with conflict. Furthermore, community mediation can provide community mediation trainings, community mediation presentations, and communication workshops.
This program uses a community mediation model to solve disputes between neighbours, within families, between schoolmates and other conflicts that do not require legal intervention.
Name of Organization: Mediation Centre West Island
Type: Private/Therapy
Address: 225 Hymus, suite 7, Pointe-Claire
Phone: 514-694-4433
E-mail: info@montrealmediation.com
Web: http://www.montrealmediation.com/
Clientele: All age groups
Services: Allows separating parents an avenue to negotiate new arrangements for themselves and children in a calm environment. If you have children that are (0-18), you are permitted to 6 free sessions with a mediator. Mediation service rates are very reasonable.
Name of Organization: West Island Family Mediation Center
Type: Private/Therapy
Address: 2910 Boul. St-Joseph, Lachine, H8S 2P4
Phone: 514-396-0050
Clientele: All age groups
Services: Allows separating parents an avenue to negotiate new arrangements for themselves and children in a calm environment. If you have children that are (0-18), you are permitted to 6 free sessions with a mediator. Mediation service rates are very reasonable
Name of Organization: Association de mediation familial du Québec
Type: Community
Address: 4800 Queen-Mary, Montréal, H3W 1W9
Phone: 514-990-4011
Fax: 514-773-9081
E-mail: info@mediationquebec.ca
Web: http://www.mediationquebec.ca/fr/
Clientele: All age groups
Services: Provides information online about mediation services and a list of mediators in your area.
Name of Organization: Family Mediation Services- Justice de Quebec
Type: Government
Address: Edifice Louis-Philippe Pigeon, 1200 route de l’église, 6th floor, Québec
Phone: 1-866-536-5140
E-mail: informations@justice.gouv.qc.ca
Web: http://www.justice.gouv.qc.ca/english/programmes/mediation/accueil-a.htm
Clientele: All age groups
Services: Provincial department of justice offering information about mediation on their website. For more information, please contact them.
