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FACTS & STATS
101,108 PEOPLE ASSISTED (2023/24)
Legal Aid Manitoba provides more representation services to more people, in more areas of law than any other provincial legal aid plan. Our services have positive impacts on the lives of individuals and the overall health of our communities.
PUBLIC INTEREST LAW CENTRE (PILC)
AN INDEPENDENT OFFICE OF
LEGAL AID MANITOBA
PILC’s significant legal achievements for Manitobans include the $330 million MPI rebate, assisting 49 persons with intellectual disabilities to return to their home communities from an institutional setting, and Families First: A Manitoba Indigenous Approach to Addressing the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
WHO WE SERVE
SERVICE IN OVER 40
COMMUNITIES
Legal Aid Manitoba provides free
or affordable legal services
to low-income adults and youth,
and public interest groups.
SERVICES WE PROVIDE
GETTING LEGAL AID
To receive legal aid, you will need to
show that your legal problem is covered by
Legal Aid Manitoba and that you cannot
afford to pay for a private lawyer.
FINANCIAL RULES
DO I QUALIFY?
We look at your financial situation
to determine whether or not you qualify
financially for legal aid. If you qualify,
you may receive legal aid for free, or
you may be required to pay for all of
your legal costs at legal aid rates.