In Canada, a strong legal aid system is one of the pillars that support’s the system of justice. The main aim of providing legal aid in Canada is to guarantee that the people who are economically disadvantaged to have an equitable access to the justice system.
Legal aid can be provided for a variety of legal problems, including criminal matters, family disputes, immigration and refugee hearings and poverty law issues as well as landlord/tenant disputes and employment insurance.
Aid for legal representative or advice is available all across the province in Canada. Most office will process applicant’s applications, issue legal aid certificates to financially eligible applicants, which will allow them to receive legal service from the lawyer of their choice.
The provision of legal aid can be divided between authorizes of:
The Federal Government: for the administration of criminal law.
The Provincial Government: for the administration of justice and for property and civil rights (such as family and poverty law issues).
Even though civil legal aid is dealt by provincial and territorial responsibility, the federal government plays its’ part by contributing programs through the Canada Social Transfer. Its’ also provides funding to support of legal aid in Criminal Law, Youth Criminal Justice Act and Immigration and Refugee matters. The responsibilities of provincial and territorial governments are to manage and administrate their legal aid programs.
Legal aid can be provided for a variety of legal problems, including criminal matters, family disputes, immigration and refugee hearings and poverty law issues as well as landlord/tenant disputes and employment insurance. 
Even though civil legal aid is dealt by provincial and territorial responsibility, the federal government plays its’ part by contributing programs through the Canada Social Transfer. Its’ also provides funding to support of legal aid in Criminal Law, Youth Criminal Justice Act and Immigration and Refugee matters. The responsibilities of provincial and territorial governments are to manage and administrate their legal aid programs.