Court Information Program for Immigrants
The Court Information Program for Immigrants eliminates language and cultural barriers and enhances access to the courts and to justice for immigrants and refugees. This is accomplished by providing information and referrals to the public, immigrants and refugees appearing in court as the accused, victims, witnesses, or parties involved in a civil suit.
Services are provided in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Punjabi, Hindi, French and Spanish.
CourtInformation.ca provides information on a variety of topics – from Canadian Law to BC Courts and Family Law. The website features numerous videos, links to online resources as well as translated information from the popular resource Learning About the Law in four languages:English, Chinese, Korean and Punjabi .
Our court workers:
- Explain the documents associated with court
- Help clients understand the legal terms of the justice system
- Assist clients with court appearance process and court application
- Provide clients with information on criminal, civil, youth and traffic court structure and procedures
- Show clients the courtroom and explain the roles of court personnel
- Provide pamphlets about the court system in Chinese, Vietnamese, and Punjabi
- Facilitate educational workshops with community groups
- Educate justice system personnel about language and cultural differences
- Refer clients to and accept clients from government, non-government organizations and community agencies for additional and specialized assistance
- Accompany and assist clients in the legal aid application process
This project is made possible through funding from the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia.
Cantonese & Mandarin
Bernice Ma
Court Information Assistant
Court Information Assistant
French & Spanish
We gratefully acknowledge funding from the City of Vancouver to support the community workers at 222 Main Street.
Punjabi & Hindi
Court Information Assistants provide information and make referrals. They do not give legal advice, nor serve as interpreters, nor act as advocates for the client.
This project is made possible through funding from the Province of British Columbia, Law Foundation and the City of Vancouver.
