Need legal advice in Canada? Legal Hotline's free information line is open 24 hours a day on 1-855-LAW-1555 — call to understand where you stand on your situation, at no cost. You speak with an AI legal assistant trained on Canadian law, which gives you legal information to help you work out your next step. A paid consultation with a lawyer is coming soon; until then we point you to free help while you get your bearings.
Free legal information, 24/7. A paid consultation with a local lawyer is coming soon.
You can get free legal information over the phone right now. Call the free Legal Hotline on 1-855-LAW-1555 any time, day or night, and an AI legal assistant trained on Canadian law will help you understand your situation. It gives legal information, not legal advice, and a paid consultation with a lawyer is coming soon. We are not a law firm and calling creates no lawyer-client relationship.
This is the single most useful thing to understand before you call:
Free information helps you understand your position quickly; advice from a lawyer tells you exactly what to do next.
Canada has provinces and territories plus a federal layer, and which one applies shapes the answer. Criminal law is federal — the Criminal Code of Canada applies right across the country — but it is prosecuted and the courts run provincially. Family, civil, tenancy and traffic law are set province by province, so the rules differ depending on where you are. Québec is different again: it uses civil law under the Civil Code of Québec for private and family matters, while the rest of Canada follows common law. The free information line can help you understand your situation across criminal law, family law, impaired driving, employment law, civil disputes and immigration, and explain how the law usually works so you can decide your next step.
Free information is often enough to understand a situation. You generally need a lawyer's advice when there is a deadline or a court date, money or property at stake, a contract or formal document to respond to, or where getting it wrong is costly. While a paid consultation is coming soon, you can reach help now through your provincial Legal Aid plan (such as Legal Aid Ontario, Legal Aid BC, or the Commission des services juridiques in Québec), a community legal clinic, or the lawyer-referral service run by your provincial law society. If you are facing criminal charges, free duty counsel is available at court.
In most provinces, the provincial court hears the bulk of criminal, traffic and small claims matters, while the superior court handles serious charges and many family cases. Immigration matters are dealt with federally, including the Federal Court. The free line can help you understand which one fits your situation.
Immediately. The free information line on 1-855-LAW-1555 answers 24/7, including nights, weekends and statutory holidays. There is no appointment, no income test and no web form — you simply call and talk it through. In an emergency, always call 911.
Can I get legal advice over the phone in Canada?
You can get free legal information over the phone right now on 1-855-LAW-1555, 24/7. An AI legal assistant trained on Canadian law helps you understand your situation. It gives legal information, not legal advice, and a paid consultation with a lawyer is coming soon.
Is the legal information line free?
Yes. Calling 1-855-LAW-1555 is free, 24/7, with no income test, no appointment and no web form. It provides legal information to help you understand your situation. We are not a law firm and the call creates no lawyer-client relationship.
What is the difference between legal information and legal advice?
Legal information explains what the law generally says; legal advice is a lawyer applying that law to your specific facts and telling you what to do. The hotline gives information free, 24/7. A paid consultation with a lawyer for tailored advice is coming soon.
Can a lawyer give me advice now?
Our paid lawyer consultation is coming soon, so it is not available yet. In the meantime you can reach help through your provincial Legal Aid plan (such as Legal Aid Ontario, Legal Aid BC, or the Commission des services juridiques in Québec), a community legal clinic, your provincial law society's lawyer-referral service, or free duty counsel at court.
Does it matter which province I'm in?
Usually, yes. Criminal law is federal under the Criminal Code of Canada, but family, civil, tenancy and traffic law are set province by province, and Québec uses civil law for private matters. Telling the AI assistant which province you are in helps it give you the most relevant legal information.
Can I get legal information after hours or on weekends?
Yes. The free information line on 1-855-LAW-1555 is open 24/7, including nights, weekends and statutory holidays, so you can understand your situation at any time. There is no appointment needed and no web form to fill in. In an emergency, call 911.
Call the free information line any time for clear legal information. A paid consultation with a local lawyer is coming soon.
Free legal information. Not legal advice.