Legal Aid – Centre communautaire juridique du Saguenay Lac-Saint-Jean
Organisation profile
Legal aid is a government legal service offered to people who meet certain financial eligibility criteria and apply for the service. Legal aid is provided free of charge or with a contribution from the recipient. Every year, legal aid provides thousands of Québecers with access to justice and the means to defend their rights. Legal aid services are provided by lawyers and, on occasion, by notaries. Lawyers are responsible for counselling their clients and representing them before the courts. Depending on the client’s preference, these services are provided either by lawyers who are permanent employees of the legal aid network or by lawyers in private practice.
Services
Public advisory and court representation service available to financially eligible people who request a covered service. Services generally covered are family matters, youth protection, representation of young offenders, prosecution for a criminal offence, social assistance applications, employment insurance, automobile insurance and work accidents. Legal aid may also be available in other situations if a person’s safety, freedom or livelihood are at stake. Some specific cases are not covered by legal aid. Refer to our website for more information.
Contact your local legal aid office closest to your residence to make an appointment :
Legal aid office in Alma :
530, rue Collard Ouest
Alma (Québec)
G8B 1N3
Tel. : 418 668-7917
Legal aid office in Chicoutimi :
267, rue Racine Est, 1er étage
Chicoutimi (Québec)
G7H 1S5
Tel. : 418 543-7783
Legal aid office in Dolbeau-Mistassini :
1341, boul. Wallberg, bureau 101
Dolbeau-Mistassini (Québec)
G8L 1H3
Tel. : 418 276-3951
Legal aid office in Jonquière
3639, boul. Harvey, bureau 102
Jonquière (Québec)
G7X 3B2
Tel. : 418 547-2644
Legal aid office in La Baie :
301, rue Albert
La Baie (Québec)
G7B 3L5
Tel. : 418 544-8211
Legal aid office in Roberval :
849, boul. Saint-Joseph
Roberval (Québec)
G8H 2L6
Tel. : 418 275-3152
To see if you qualify for legal laid, visit the Commission des services juridiques’s website.
Contact details
267, rue Racine Est, 1er étage
Chicoutimi (Québec)
G7H 1S5 info@csj.qc.ca
Opening hours Contact your local legal aid office closest to your residence for exact open hours.