The Office de la protection du consommateur advises you to contact a legal support organization before presenting a case to the small claims court. These organizations will provide information and valuable advice to help you prepare your case and point out elements to consider in your request.

The opening hours and services offered may vary according to the organization and the region it is located in. We recommend that you contact an organization before visiting them in person. 

Note that some organizations may also charge consultation fees.

The Web site Votre boussole juridique, also allows you to find community, government, and institutional services offered for free or inexpensively in your region.


Referral service

The Barreau de Montréal and the Barreau de Québec offers referral services to all citizens of the province of Québec. 

Barreau de Montréal Barreau de Québec

Barreau de Montréal’s Referral Service
514 866-2490
reference@barreaudemontreal.qc.ca

Barreau de Québec's Referral Service (in French only)
418 529-0301, ext. 21
sr@barreaudequebec.ca


Organizations serving several regions

Legal Aid Offices
View the contact information for legal aid offices on the website of the Commission des services juridiques.
info@csj.qc.ca

Clinique juridique du Barreau du Québec (via video consultation)
Services provided from October to June
By appointment only
514 954-9512
1 833 997-2527
info@cliniquejuridiquebarreau.ca


Regional organizations

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Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Centre communautaire juridique de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue
By appointment only
819-732-5215
1-866-815-5215
administration@ccjat.qc.ca


Bas-Saint-Laurent

ACEF du Grand-Portage
Services provided in French only
418-867-8545
1-866-762-0269
acefgp@videotron.ca

Centre communautaire juridique du Bas-Saint-Laurent–Gaspésie
418-722-4422
ccjbslg@ccjbslg.qc.ca

Bas-Saint-Laurent Community Justice Center
418-722-7770
1-855-345-7770


Capitale-Nationale

Bureau d’information juridique de l’Université Laval
By appointment only
418-656-7211
info@bijlaval.ca

Centre communautaire juridique de Québec
418-627-4019
bajadministration@ccjq.qc.ca

Québec Community Justice Center
By appointment only
418-614-2470
1-833-614-2470
reception@cjpqc.ca

Clinique juridique du Barreau du Québec
Services provided from October to June
By appointment only
514-954-9512
1-833-997-2527
info@cliniquejuridiquebarreau.ca



Chaudière-Appalaches

ACEF Appalaches-Beauce-Etchemins
418-338-4755
info@acef-abe.org
Services outlets : Sainte-Marie, Saint-Georges, Lac-Etchemin, Saint-Joseph

Québec Community Justice Center
By appointment only
581-741-8726
pgrenier@cjpqc.ca


Côte-Nord

Côte-Nord Community Justice Center
581-826-0088
1-844-960-7483
cotenord@cjpqc.ca

Centre communautaire juridique de la Côte-Nord
By appointment only
418-964-8110
DG@ccjcn.qc.ca


Estrie

ACEF Estrie
By appointment only
819-563-8144
info@acefestrie.ca

Centre communautaire juridique de l'Estrie
By appointment only
819-563-6122
info@csj.qc.ca

Estrie Community Justice Center
819-933-5540
estrie@cjpqc.ca

Clinique d’information juridique de l’Université de Sherbrooke « La clé de vos droits »
By appointment only
819-821-8000, poste 65221
cle.droits@USherbrooke.ca

Clinique juridique du Barreau du Québec
Services provided from October to June
By appointment only
514-954-9512
1-833-997-2527
info@cliniquejuridiquebarreau.ca


Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine

Community Legal Centre of the Lower St. Lawrence–Gaspé Region (in French only)
By appointment only
418-722-4422
ccjbslg@ccbslg.qc.ca

Gaspé Peninsula – Magdalen Islands Community Justice Center
418-689-1505
1-844-689-1505

Lanaudière and Laurentides

Centre communautaire juridique Laurentides-Lanaudière
By appointment only
450-420-4921
administration@ccjll.qc.ca

Laval-Laurentides-Lanaudière Community Justice Center
450-990-8071
1-844-522-6900


Laval

Laval-Laurentides-Lanaudière Community Justice Center
450-990-8071
1-844-522-6900



Montérégie

Centre communautaire juridique de la Rive-Sud (in French only)
By appointment only
450 928-7655
administration@ccjrs.com

Clinique juridique Juripop
514-705-1637
1 855 JURIPOP
info@juripop.org

Montérégie Community Justice Center
579 723-3700
1 844 723-3700


Montréal

Centre communautaire juridique de Montréal
By appointment only
514-864-2111
aidejuridiquemtl@ccjm.qc.ca

Clinique juridique du Barreau du Québec
Services provided from October to June
By appointment only
514-954-9512
1-833-997-2527
info@cliniquejuridiquebarreau.ca

Greater Montreal Community Justice Center
514-227-3782
montreal@cjp.qc.ca

Legal Aid Clinic at the Université de Montréal's Faculty of Law
Services provided from September to March
By appointment only
514-343-7851
clinique-juridique@umontreal.ca

The Legal Collective
514-507-3054
info@thelegalcollective.ca

YWCA Montreal
514-866-9941, option 9, ext. 293
infojuridique@ydesfemmes.org


Nord-du-Québec

Centre communautaire juridique de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue
By appointment only
819-732-5215
1-866-815-5215
administration@ccjat.qc.ca

Nunavik Community Justice Center
819-254-8567
1-833-844-8055


Outaouais

Centre communautaire juridique de l'Outaouais
By appointment only
819-669-2382
bureauadministration@ccjo.qc.ca

Clinique juridique du Barreau du Québec
Services provided from October to June
By appointment only
514-954-9512
1-833-997-2527
info@cliniquejuridiquebarreau.ca

Outaouais Community Justice Center
819-600-4600
1-844-606-4600
outaouais@cjpqc.ca



Assistance to prepare a small claims court case

JurisRéférence offers services to help you prepare a small claims court case. The organization will connect you with a lawyer, and assistance plans vary from $150 to $250. These services are offered in the Montréal, Québec City, Montmagny, and Beauce regions.

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Last update : December 18, 2024

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