Legal Aid in the Northwest Territories is provided by the Legal Services Board of the Northwest Territories pursuant to the Legal Services Act. Legal Aid is funded by both the GNWT and the Government of Canada.

If you require further information about Legal Aid, the legal system, or if you have a specific legal problem, you can call the Law Line and speak to a lawyer for free and in confidence.

Law Line

Phone: 920-3160, Yellowknife residents only.
Toll Free: (888) 920-3160, NWT wide.

Hours of operation: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm.

For more information on the Legal Services Board, please contact:

The Legal Services Board
4915 48th Street
3rd Floor, Panda II Centre
PO Box 1320
Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Telephone: (867) 873-7450
Fax:          (867) 873-5320
E-mail:     lsb@gov.nt.ca

Executive Director
Lucy Austin
Legal Services Board of the NWT
P.O. Box 1320
Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Telephone: (867) 920-8050
Fax:          (867) 873-5320