Legal Aid Manitoba
Compiled Truth
Legal Aid Manitoba is a provincial legal aid organization providing free or affordable legal services to low-income adults, youth, and public interest groups across 40+ communities in Manitoba. They specialize in poverty law (housing disputes, government benefits, Mental Health Act detentions), family law, immigration law, and child protection. They opened over 5,000 family and child protection cases and helped over 1,000 people with immigration issues. The Public Interest Law Centre (PILC) is their advocacy unit. [Source: legalaid.mb.ca, 2026-06-26]
Key Facts
- Provides free or affordable legal services across 40+ Manitoba communities
- Areas: poverty law (housing, benefits, Mental Health), family law, immigration, child protection
- 5,000+ family/child protection cases opened
- 1,000+ immigration cases assisted
- PILC (Public Interest Law Centre) is the advocacy/litigation arm
- Director: Byron Williams (Supervising Attorney, PILC)
- Website: https://www.legalaid.mb.ca
People
- byron-williams — Director, PILC. First recipient of Law Society of Manitoba’s Richard J. Scott Award (2013). Received CBA Legal Aid Leader Award (2015). CPA Manitoba Meritorious Service Award (2017).
Relevance to Hugh’s Brain
Legal Aid Manitoba appears in UBI Works’ Notion organization contacts as a legal aid partner. Their PILC unit does poverty law advocacy — directly aligned with UBI Works’ anti-poverty mission. Byron Williams is the primary contact. [Source: Notion, Organization Contacts, 2026-04-16]
See Also
- byron-williams
- universal-basic-income — poverty reduction advocacy alignment
- ubi-works — Notion contact reference
Timeline
- 2026-04-16 | First appeared in Hugh’s brain from Notion Organization Contacts as a legal aid partner. [Source: Notion scrumban, 2026-04-16]