Legal Aid Lawyers

• Alberta legal aid lawyers’ job action ends after government hikes rate 25%

  Alberta's defence lawyers have voted to pause months of job action after the government announced an interim increase to funding for legal aid. 

  Crime

  Dec 22, 2022
  
• Legal aid lawyers reach breaking point, request more funding from province

  Lawyers say Alberta's legal aid program has been underfunded for years and now they're requesting more provincial funding.

  Politics

  Aug 1, 2022
  
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• Quebec legal aid lawyers set for 4-day strike over equal pay with Crown attorneys

  Quebec is offering legal aid lawyers a two per cent salary increase per year over three years, but it gave Crown prosecutors a 2.5 per cent increase per year.

  Canada

  Jun 6, 2022
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• Quebec legal aid lawyers set to resume strike over equal pay with Crown attorneys

  The strike comes two weeks after some 200 legal aid lawyers walked off the job for a half-day demanding Quebec continues to recognize pay parity.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2022
• B.C.’s legal aid staff lawyers begin strike Friday

  Despite the one-day walkout at LSS headquarters, legal aid centres throughout B.C. remained open on Friday. 

  Nov 1, 2019
• B.C.’s legal-aid lawyers vote overwhelmingly for job action

  The association representing legal-aid lawyers says B.C. is 10th out of 12 in Canada when it comes to funding the service.

  Crime

  Mar 14, 2019
• Albertans to have access to Legal Aid lawyers at 1st appearance bail hearings

  The NDP government says the measure will reduce court backlogs and help Albertans understand their rights.

  Crime

  Apr 18, 2018