If you need legal services in Nova Scotia, there are many options available to you. For information on lawyers practising in Nova Scotia, you can check with the Nova Scotia Barrister’s Society.

Legal Aid

If you require legal services, but can’t afford to hire a lawyer, you may be eligible for assistance through Legal Aid. It provides a lawyer for people who otherwise couldn’t afford one.

There are 13 community based law offices in Nova Scotia that deal with legal aid cases, as well as the Halifax/Dartmouth Metro Community Law Clinic. Legal Aid is not available for refugee claimants.

Halifax Refugee Clinic

The Halifax Refugee Clinic is an organization that provides legal assistance to eligible refugees seeking asylum in Canada. It is located at:

1568 Argyle Street
2nd Floor, Halifax
NS  B3J 2B3

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 233 CRO
Halifax
NS, B3J 2M4
Tel: (902) 422-6736
Fax: (902) 422-7529
email: hrc@eastlink.ca
www.halifaxrefugeeclinic.org

The Refugee Clinic is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.