Aide juridique Outaouais

What Aide juridique Outaouais does

Aide juridique Outaouais is the regional bureau of the Aide Juridique du Québec network serving the Outaouais region, headquartered in Gatineau, Quebec. The organization delivers free or contribution-based legal aid services to financially eligible Quebec residents across twelve practice areas, including family law, criminal and penal defence, youth law, immigration, civil/administrative/social law, housing and tenant rights, mental health law, bankruptcy, prison law, homologation assistance, SARPA (administrative child support adjustment), and out-of-Quebec legal services. It operates as part of a province-wide network of 11 regional bureaus coordinated by the Commission des services juridiques du Québec, the governing public body that sets eligibility criteria, administers funding, and establishes strategic direction for the entire legal aid system.

The business model is not commercial. Services are funded entirely by the Commission des services juridiques du Québec, a provincial government body, through public tax revenue, and are provided either free of charge or at a reduced contribution fee depending on the applicant's financial eligibility against income thresholds. There is no proprietary technology platform — service delivery relies on a mix of in-person consultations at the regional office, telephone consultations (including a 24/7 free arrest hotline at 1-800-842-2213), and a website-based appointment booking and eligibility-check system at aidejuridique.quebec. Client acquisition is driven primarily by referrals from courts, community organizations, social services, and the hotline itself, rather than by commercial marketing.

The broader network employs qualified, licensed lawyers and serves hundreds of thousands of individuals annually across Quebec. Aide juridique Outaouais itself reports 17 employees, consistent with its role as a single regional bureau within the larger provincial structure. Key inter-agency partnerships include SARPA (for child support adjustment administration) and Rebatir (a support program for victims of sexual or conjugal violence). Because the entity is a publicly funded government service rather than a private enterprise, there are no shareholders, no venture capital, and no traditional ownership structure.

Name

Aide juridique Outaouais

Legal name

Aide Juridique du Québec

Website

https://aidejuridiqueoutaouais.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aide juridique Outaouais is the Outaouais regional bureau of Quebec's government-funded legal aid network, providing free or low-cost legal representation and advice across family, criminal, immigration, housing, and other practice areas to financially eligible Quebec residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Aid Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (62419)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Defense & Legal Aid Services (BPAIAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM), Victim Services & Witness Assistance (Justice System) (BPAIAFAJ)

Keywords

• Legal aid services
• Public legal assistance
• Family law representation
• Criminal defense services
• Immigration legal aid

Headquarters

HQ city

Outaouais

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government-Funded Legal Aid Services: The organization is funded by the Commission des services juridiques du Québec, a provincial government body. Services are provided either free of charge or at a reduced contribution fee depending on the client's financial situation. This is a public service model funded by provincial tax revenue, not a commercial revenue-generating enterprise.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Aide juridique Outaouais provides free or contribution-based legal aid services to financially eligible Quebec residents across multiple areas of law, including family, criminal and penal, youth, immigration, civil/administrative/social, housing, mental health, bankruptcy, and prison law. Services are delivered through the regional bureau in Outaouais as part of the province-wide Aide Juridique du Québec network, complemented by homologation assistance, the SARPA child support adjustment service, and outside-Quebec legal matter support.

Product overview

Aide juridique Outaouais is a regional office of the Aide Juridique du Québec network, providing free or low-cost legal services to eligible residents in the Outaouais region. The organization offers a comprehensive suite of legal aid services covering multiple practice areas including family law, criminal and penal law, youth law, immigration, civil/administrative/social law, housing, mental health, bankruptcy, and prison law. Additional services include homologation assistance, the SARPA (administrative service for child support adjustments), and services for matters outside Quebec. The network operates multiple offices across Quebec provinces and is accessible via appointment and telephone consultation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bureau d'Aide juridique Outaouais: Regional office of Aide Juridique du Québec serving the Outaouais region of Quebec

Products and services

• Family Law Services (Droit familial)

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• RebatirminorOthersRebatir is a support program for victims of sexual or conjugal violence. Aide Juridique du Québec partners with Rebatir to provide specialized legal assistance to these vulnerable populations, with a dedicated logo link on the main website footer.
• SARPA (Service administratif de rajustement des pensions alimentaires pour enfants)coreOthersSARPA is Quebec's administrative service for adjusting child support payments. Aide Juridique du Québec partners with SARPA as a listed service on its website and refers clients needing support payment adjustments to SARPA. This is a formal inter-agency partnership within the Quebec legal services ecosystem.
• Commission des services juridiques du Québec (CSJ)coreOthersThe CSJ is the governing body of the legal aid system in Quebec. It sets eligibility criteria, administers funding, oversees all 11 regional legal aid offices, and establishes policies and strategic direction for the entire network. Aide Juridique du Québec operates as the public-facing service brand of the CSJ.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Legal Aid Ontario: Provincial government-funded legal aid organization in Ontario, providing free legal services to low-income residents across multiple practice areas. Directly comparable as a sister provincial legal aid scheme operating under a similar statutory framework to Quebec's Aide Juridique.
• Nova Scotia Legal Aid: Provincial legal aid commission serving low-income Nova Scotians through a network of regional offices. Comparable in mandate, funding model, and practice area breadth to the Quebec legal aid network.
• Legal Aid Alberta: Alberta's provincial legal aid organization funded by the provincial government. Directly comparable in structure — a network of regional offices providing free legal services to financially eligible residents across family, criminal, and civil matters.
• Commission des services juridiques du Québec: The parent public body governing Quebec's legal aid network, including the Outaouais bureau. Comparable as the same statutory authority that funds, oversees, and sets policy for all 11 regional legal aid offices in Quebec.
• Legal Services Society of British Columbia: BC's publicly funded legal aid provider, delivering free legal representation and advice to low-income British Columbians. Comparable in mandate, funding model (provincial appropriation), and breadth of practice areas to the Quebec network.
• Manitoba Legal Aid: Provincial legal aid organization in Manitoba providing free legal services to financially eligible residents. Comparable as a Canadian provincial legal aid scheme operating on a similar government-funded, regional-office service model.

Emerging players

• Juripop: Quebec-based legal clinic specializing in youth law and public interest cases, providing free legal services to young people. Comparable as a Quebec-focused free legal services provider with overlapping practice areas (youth law, social/administrative law) and a similar target demographic of vulnerable populations.
• Clinique juridique de l'Université de Montréal: Student-staffed legal clinic at Université de Montréal providing free legal services to underserved populations in Quebec. Comparable as a Quebec-based free legal service provider targeting vulnerable populations, though operating on a smaller, academic-clinic scale rather than as a government bureau.
• Éducaloi: Quebec-based non-profit organization that provides plain-language legal information and education to the general public. Comparable as a complementary Quebec-focused legal empowerment organization targeting similar vulnerable populations through educational rather than representational services.

Regional players

• Pro Bono Law Ontario: Ontario-based organization connecting low-income individuals with volunteer lawyers for free legal services. Comparable as a publicly-oriented free legal aid provider, though operating via a volunteer-lawyer referral model rather than the staff-lawyer bureau model used by Aide Juridique du Québec.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aide-juridique-outaouais

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Subsidiaries11 records

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