Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC) is the world’s only national pro bono student organization. Each year, under the direction of law student leaders at every law school in Canada and with support from lawyers at the National Office, PBSC programs engage approximately 2,000 law students across the country who combine education with public service by developing their legal skills while providing critical legal services to hundreds of public interest organizations, community groups, government agencies, legal clinics and lawyers working pro bono, as well as unrepresented individuals at courthouses and administrative tribunals.
- University of Calgary
- “Through PBSC, I have had the pleasure of working with talented and enthusiastic University of Calgary law students. Less fortunate Calgarians have been helped, students have learned what it is like to practice law, and lawyers have received welcome help and the energy that comes from working with young people.”
- Douglas Yoshida, lawyer with McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Calgary
- Osgoode Hall (York University)
- “As a PBSC Osgoode student, I learned how to work with real clients, conduct effective legal research, and draft concise, persuasive facta. I was so impressed with my experience that I applied to be a Program Coordinator, and am now looking forward to creating these amazing opportunities for my classmates!”
- Ye Xia, student, Osgoode Hall
- University of Ottawa (Common Law)
- “Without seeming too corny or idealistic, it’s rewarding to know that my volunteer work with PBSC is furthering a cause which I believe can only be beneficial for all Canadians.”
- Carl O’Brien, student, University of Ottawa (Common Law)
- Université du Québec à Montréal
- "Pro Bono UQÀM m'a permis d'acquérir des connaissances pratiques, surtout au niveau des litiges en droits de la personne. Mon engagement dans mon organisme communautaire m'a donné envie de poursuivre mon implication dans le droit d'intérêt public et pour l'amélioration de l'accès à la justice!"
- Lili Dao, étudiante, Pro Bono UQÀM
- 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
- Université de Moncton
- “The New Brunswick Environmental Law Society (NBELS) clinic is a valuable asset for law students in New Brunswick. Students seeking to gain practical legal experience could not find a better place to invest their time.”
- Ève St-Laurent, University of Moncton PBSC Coordinator
