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Needy Persons Certificates

Party 47 of the Queen's Bench Rules of Court permits a lawyer acting on record for an indigent client to apply to the Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission for the issuance of a Needy Persons Certificate. A sample application form is available here.

Research Assistance

The Law Society of Saskatchewan Libraries generously provide free research assistance to lawyers who are working on a pro bono matter through a Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan program.


Don McIvor


Don McIvor is a partner with Hnatyshyn Gough in Saskatoon. His practice focuses on family law and he is an experienced mediator and member of Mediation Saskatchewan and the Collaborative Lawyers of Saskatchewan Inc. Don has a longstanding history of community involvement.
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