Ask a legal question by telephone

Call our confidential and anonymous Legal Information Line at:

• 902-455-3135 (Halifax Region)
• 1 800 665-9779 (toll-free in North America).

Hours:

• Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
• Closed on weekends and holidays.

Please note: we cannot accept messages for return phone calls. Calls are answered as they come into the office. 

If you are calling when the service is open and hear the voicemail message it means the Legal Information Line Counsellors are not available to help right now, so please call back later, or consider getting in touch by email or live chat. 

Ask a legal question by email

Email us directly at: [email protected] or use this form. 

We do our best to respond to emails within 5 business days. Depending on your issue and how complex it is you may need to call us at 1 800 665-9779 or 902-455-3135. We'll let you know if so.

Although our email service is confidential we cannot guarantee the security of information sent to us by email, as any email is vulnerable to being intercepted. So, do not send sensitive personal information by email.

Do not send us any attachments - we will not open them. 

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Ask a legal question by live chat

Live chat is available on our website Wednesday to Friday from 9 am to 1 pm, and at other times by chance.  Just click the 'Chat with us!' button  to get started.