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Legal Aid Plans of Canada celebrate Duty Counsel Day on Oct. 27

October 26, 2025

October 27 is Duty Counsel Day in the Classroom

October 26, 2023

Landmarks across Canada are lighting up for Duty Counsel Day 2023

October 20, 2023

Message from the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Canada’s 26th Governor General from 1999-2005, on the occasion of Duty Counsel Day
October 21, 2022
Landmarks across Canada are lighting up for Duty Counsel Day!
October 20, 2022
PRESS RELEASE: Celebrating the frontline workers of the justice system
October 25, 2021
Landmarks across Canada are lighting up for Duty Counsel Day and our legal rights
October 25, 2021
Message from the Governor General on the occasion of the inaugural Duty Counsel Day
October 24, 2021
Legal help and advice when you need it
October 22, 2021

In the news

Opinion: It’s time we celebrate Alberta’s duty counsel lawyers
October 26, 2021 | Calgary Herald

Legal Aid Alberta President and CEO John Panusa explains why duty counsel matters to Canadians
October 5, 2021 | Global Edmonton

Legal aid reaches a milestone providing 1.2 million duty counsel services in Canada
September 28, 2021 | Slaw – Canada’s online legal magazine

In child welfare cases, family law duty counsel balance the scales
September 7, 2021 | Global Edmonton

When your freedom is on the line, duty counsel bail lawyers are there to help (Alberta specific) 
August 3, 2021 | Global Edmonton

The vital role of Duty Counsel: Legal Aid honours duty counsel lawyers
July 6, 2021 | Global Edmonton

Duty Counsel Day declared in the Senate of Canada
June 17, 2021 | YouTube

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