Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC) is a multiple award-winning law student program that provides legal services without charge to organizations and individuals in need in Canada. We are the only national law student program in Canada, the only national pro bono program in the country, and the only national pro bono service organization anywhere in the world. PBSC has chapters at all 21 law schools in Canada. Each year, PBSC provides 1400-1500 law students with volunteer opportunities to develop their legal skills by serving up to 400 organizations from coast to coast. PBSC volunteers increase access to justice in Canada by providing high quality, professional legal assistance to vulnerable populations and individuals. By exposing law students to the value of pro bono service, PBSC aims to encourage the next generation of lawyers to make pro bono service an everyday part of their practice.
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- University of Western Ontario
- “The PBSC and Ivey business students who worked with us through the PINSS (Pro Bono Ivey Non-Profit Support Services) project provided us with ample information and analysis to help us deal with the key decisions our Society must make over the next two years.”
- Earle Taylor, Vice President, Great Lakes Blues Society
- University of Saskatchewan
- “My experience as a PBSC coordinator has shown me how much law students can do to support their communities and I am eager to see how our contributions as lawyers will influence access to justice in the years to come.”
- Azure-Dee Farago, University of Saskatchewan PBSC Coordinator 2005-2007
- University of British Columbia
- “I thoroughly enjoyed my pro bono placement. The organization was truly appreciative of the work I was doing, as well as supportive and understanding of outside demands. They allowed me to do it in my own time, and were patient and answered any questions I had despite how busy they were!”
- Pam Morris, student, University of British Columbia
- University of New Brunswick
- “The best part of the Family Law Legal Information Project (FLLIP) at UNB is that our clients get to sit with someone for up to two hours who actually spends the time explaining legal concepts. Having access to somebody who can explain a certain legal term or concept means a lot.”
- Kathy Moulton, founder of FLLIP and University of New Brunswick PBSC Coordinator 2009-2010
- Université de Sherbrooke
- “La directrice de l’organisme portait une grande confiance en nous. Elle partageait ses moments de joie et ceux plus difficiles, elle se montrait communicative et nous faisait sentir que notre travail était grandement apprécié. Cette première relation professionnelle aura été agréablement et extrêmement enrichissante.”
- Alexandra Archambault, étudiante, Universite de Sherbrooke
- University of Alberta
- “I’ve had so many amazing opportunities to work with a wide variety of interesting people in my two years at PBSC Alberta. One year I was working with the John Howard Society, calling prisons and parole offices across the country, and the next year I was working with United Way. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to explore two unique corners of the law that I would have never been exposed to otherwise.”
- Jessica Proudfoot, student, University of Alberta
