If you're a Manitoban looking for legal information and resources, we offer advice and lawyer referrals over the phone and can recommend relevant legal workshops and programs across the province.
If you're a community organization who cannot afford legal assistance (including small businesses, innovators, non-profits, charities, artists and entrepreneurs), we provide free legal information and services, in-person or remotely. Our law students are supervised by practicing lawyers.
If you qualify financially, we can provide you with legal services in a rage of areas including public interest (through The Public Interest Law Centre), family law, immigration and refugee services, residential tenancies, child protection, mental health, government benefits and criminal law. Our staff and private bar lawyers regularily travel to over 40 communities surrounding major cities in Manitoba.
We are an independent agency of the government of Manitoba, responsible for administering the Human Rights Code. If you are experiencing or have recently experienced discrimination, we can take your complaint and conduct an investigation to determine if there is enough evidence to warrant a hearing. We also offer mediation services throughout the process in an attempt to resolve the issue without a hearing.
We can help you and your family resolve issues in a safe, collaborative, fair, affordable and timely way. We offer information, tools, resources and referrals to more specialized services including dispute resolution.
If you're an artist or arts organization, we can provide you with pro bono legal information and services tailored directly to you, including copyright law, contracts and wills and estates, among others. The clinic is operated by law students at the University of Manitoba Faculty of Law and supervised by experienced lawyers.
If you are Métis and are looking for legal support or advocacy, we operate a variety of programming to support Métis citizens involved in the criminal justice system. We provide a community based alternative to the traditional court system and offer culturally appropriate supports, advocacy, and resources. We have offices in Dauphin, The Pas and Winnipeg to serve the Interlake, Northwest and The Pas regions of Manitoba.
If you/your family have been affected by violent crime, we offer a safer space for you to seek refuge and get emotional support, information and access to services and programs. This is a day refuge for individuals navigating the court system and criminal justice process.
If you’re looking for support on legal matters involving Employment Insurance or Employment and Income Assistance, we offer free information, advice and representation.
We work with victims and offenders on reserve in Fisher River Cree Nation, as well as community members and Elders to provide quality restorative justice and mediation services. We operate as an alternative to, or alongside, the formal court process.