Pro Bono Students Canada

Two law students students going over documents while smiling

CLOSING THE JUSTICE GAP

Pro Bono Students Canada is on a mission to provide free legal support to people and communities facing barriers to justice. Founded in 1996 at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, and with Chapters at 22 law schools throughout Canada, we are the largest pro bono organization in the country.

PBSC students, alumni, and partners sitting together in an audience at an event

JOIN THE

MOVEMENT

We cultivate future leaders to tackle the most pressing social justice issues of our time.

I'M A STUDENT

I'M A LAWYER/NOTARY (QC)

I'M AN ORGANIZATION

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Research

We build the capacity of community organizations by conducting research and drafting memoranda on a wide

range of justice issues.

Public legal education

We help partner organizations create resources so that their

clients and communities can

understand their rights and the law.

CLIENT
ASSISTANCE

We support clients with discrete legal issues by making legal information easy to understand and accessible, including assisting with court form completion, drafting wills, filing human rights complaints, and preparing for hearings before a judge or adjudicator.

The Right Honourable Chief Justice Richard Wagner, P.C., of Canada smiling

PRO BONO IS ABOUT DIGNITY

“We will never have a perfect system, but we must try for something better...It is our responsibility to ensure that every person who interacts with a lawyer feels they are treated with humanity, with respect, and with dignity.”

— The Right Honourable Richard Wagner, P.C., Chief Justice of Canada (2020)