Legal Advice Hotline
Legal Hotline is a free, 24/7 legal information line for Canada — call 1-855-529-1555 (1-855-LAW-1555) any hour, day or night, and talk through your situation in plain English at no cost. An AI legal assistant trained on Canadian law — federal and provincial — explains what the law says about your situation and what your options are. It gives legal information, not legal advice, and calling creates no lawyer-client relationship — and if you need a lawyer, 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 the Hotline Is — and Isn't
Canada has no government-run, around-the-clock line for general legal questions. The public services are excellent but targeted or time-limited: anyone arrested or detained has the right to free duty counsel by phone at any hour, but that scheme exists only for people in police custody, while provincial legal aid plans, community legal clinics and law society referral services keep business hours and often income tests. Legal Hotline fills the gap in between — a free, private legal information line that answers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on 1-855-529-1555. You get clear, plain-English legal information immediately: what the law says, how the process works, which deadlines apply. To be clear about what it is: this is general legal information, not legal advice, we are not a law firm, and calling creates no lawyer-client relationship.
How It Connects You to a Real Lawyer
Legal information is free, and for many callers it is enough. When your situation needs formal advice or representation, 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 — no forms and no call-backs — or book and pay online any time. The line covers the areas Canadians call about most: criminal charges and police matters, family law from parenting arrangements to support and property division, employment problems like wrongful dismissal, impaired driving and traffic charges, landlord and tenant disputes, debts and small claims, immigration, and wills and estates. If a free service is the better fit — legal aid, a community clinic, duty counsel at the courthouse — we point you straight there.
How It Works
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the call really free?
Yes. Calling 1-855-529-1555 is free from Canadian phones, and the legal information you get on the call is free too — no charge, no income test, no time pressure. The only thing that costs money is optional: the one-hour consultation with a Canadian lawyer, at a flat C$295 with nothing added, which you can book on the call if you want one.
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: free duty counsel by phone for anyone arrested or detained, while legal aid, community legal clinics and referral services run limited hours. 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.
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.
What areas of law does the hotline cover?
Criminal law and police matters, family law (separation, parenting, support, property division), employment law and wrongful dismissal, impaired driving and traffic law, landlord and tenant problems, civil disputes and small claims, immigration, and wills and estates. Criminal law is federal and applies nationwide; family, employment, tenancy and estates rules differ by province and territory — including Quebec's civil-law system — so you say where you are and everything is matched to your jurisdiction.
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.