Emergency Legal Help
Facing a legal emergency in Canada? If anyone is in immediate danger, call 911 first. For everything else, Legal Hotline's free legal information line answers 24/7 on 1-855-529-1555 (1-855-LAW-1555) — police questioning, an arrest in the family, a protection or restraining order served on you, an urgent court date, an eviction crisis — so you understand where you stand straight away. It is an AI legal assistant trained on Canadian law, federal and provincial; it gives legal information, not legal advice, and a one-hour consultation with a Canadian lawyer (C$295 — the total, nothing added) can be booked right on the call.
Free legal information, 24/7. Want a lawyer? Book a one-hour, fixed-fee consultation with a Canadian lawyer — right on the call.
What Counts as a Legal Emergency — and What To Do First
Some legal problems cannot wait for business hours. If the police want to question you or someone you love has been arrested, the Charter gives you the right to remain silent and the right to speak to a lawyer before you answer anything — and anyone detained or arrested in Canada can speak to free duty counsel by phone, at any hour, before an interview. If you are unsafe at home, urgent protection exists across the country: emergency protection orders in several provinces, family-court restraining orders and criminal peace bonds, often granted within a day. If you have been served with court papers, the clock on your response is already running. In every one of these situations the worst move is guessing. Legal Hotline's free line on 1-855-529-1555 explains, immediately and in plain English, what the law says about your situation, what happens next and which deadlines matter.
Free Information First — a Lawyer If You Need One
The information call costs nothing, any hour of any day, and for many emergencies it is enough to know your rights and next step. When the situation needs a lawyer — a court appearance, an urgent protection application, an employment ultimatum with a deadline attached — you can book a one-hour phone consultation with a Canadian lawyer for a flat C$295 (the total, nothing added) right on the same call, or online any time through our booking page. And where a free service is the better fit, we point you straight to it: your provincial legal aid plan, duty counsel at the courthouse, a community legal clinic, or your law society's lawyer referral service.
How It Works
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a free 24/7 legal advice line in Canada?
There is no government-run, around-the-clock line for general legal questions in Canada — the free 24/7 help is situation-specific: anyone arrested or detained has the right to speak to free duty counsel by phone at any hour, while provincial legal aid offices, community legal clinics and law society referral services run limited hours, often with income tests. Legal Hotline fills that gap: a free, private, 24/7 legal information line on 1-855-529-1555 for any legal question. It gives legal information, not legal advice, and a C$295 consultation with a Canadian lawyer (the total, nothing added) can be booked on the call.
The police want to talk to me — what should I do first?
You generally have to identify yourself in some situations — such as when you are driving — but beyond that the Charter gives you the right to remain silent and the right to speak to a lawyer without delay if you are detained or arrested. Police must tell you about free duty counsel, available by phone at any hour, before questioning. Before any interview, get legal information first: call 1-855-529-1555, free, and understand your position before you decide what to say.
I've been served with court papers after hours — can anyone help tonight?
Yes — call 1-855-529-1555 now, free. The assistant explains what the documents mean, what the process is, and how long you have to respond under the rules of your province's courts, so nothing expires while you wait for offices to open. If you need a lawyer to act, a C$295 consultation with a Canadian lawyer (the total, nothing added) can be booked on the same call.
Is this legal advice or legal information?
The free line gives legal information — what Canadian law says, how the process works, and what options people in your situation generally have. Legal advice — a qualified lawyer applying the law to your specific facts and telling you what you should do — is what the paid C$295 consultation is for. Calling the hotline is free and creates no lawyer-client relationship; we are not a law firm.
Who answers when I call?
An AI legal assistant trained on Canadian law answers immediately, 24 hours a day — no hold music and no call-back queue. It talks with you in plain English (or your language), explains where you stand, and if you want a lawyer it can book a one-hour consultation with a Canadian lawyer (C$295 — the total, nothing added) before you hang up.
Need legal help right now?
Call the free information line any time, day or night — and if you want a lawyer, book a fixed-fee consultation right on the call.
Call the Free Hotline 1-855-LAW-1555Free legal information. Not legal advice.