Please Note: Services may be impacted in response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
Please contact any service prior to visiting in person to receive up to date information on changes to their availability (e.g. hours of operation etc.)
Please contact any service prior to visiting in person to receive up to date information on changes to their availability (e.g. hours of operation etc.)
- Description
- Law students, under the direct supervision of licensed lawyers, provide free legal advice and representation to low income earners who cannot afford to pay for legal services
Provides services in the following areas:- Minor criminal offences such as common assault, theft under $5000, and mischief to property under $5000,
- Provincial and traffic offences such as trespass to property, careless driving, speeding tickets, driving with no insurance, and driving under suspended licence
- Small Claims Court and Civil disputes under $35,000
- Tenant rights and applications to the Landlord and Tenant Board
- Simple wills and Powers of Attorney
- Employment law
- Applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
- Comments
- Legal aid services are provided by second and third year students of Lakehead's Faculty of Law under the supervision of a directing lawyer
- Open year round. Closed between December 25 - January 1st for the holiday season. Acceptance of applications may be limited during university down times such as Reading week and exam periods.
- Eligibility
- Residents of Thunder Bay, Nipigon, Marathon, Schreiber, Municipality of Greenstone and Fort William First Nation
- Income level as per the Legal Aid Ontario criteria and the nature of the legal issue will be assessed
Individuals are eligible if they receive one of the following:- Ontario Works
- Ontario Disability Support Program
- Old Age Security with Guaranteed Income Supplement
- Canada Pension Plan
- Veteran's benefits
- Workplace Safety Insurance Board benefits which are temporary or threatened
- Residents of Thunder Bay, Nipigon, Marathon, Schreiber, Municipality of Greenstone and Fort William First Nation
- Application Process
- Call to apply
- Intake interviews are done by appointment only
- Toll Free
- 1-833-503-7815
- Office
- 807-346-7815
- Fax
- 807-345-2815
- Web Site
- https://www.lakeheadu.ca/programs/departments/law/clinic
- legalservices.law@lakeheadu.ca
- Languages
- English, Interpretive Services - available by telephone for clients who do not speak English
- Fees
- None ; Does not charge for legal services; clients may be responsible for disbursements such as court filing fees
- Documents Required
- Proof of income is required
- Accessibility
- Not Accessible ; Not yet accessible - Contact office in advance for wheelchair accessibility accommodation -- entrance to the main clinic requires climbing three steps
- Topic(s)
- Abuse / Assault - Child Abuse Services
- Abuse / Assault - Counselling for Abused People
- Abuse / Assault - Sexual Assault Support
- Abuse / Assault - Shelter for Abused Women
- Abuse / Assault - Victims of Abuse Support Programs
- Government / Legal - Community Legal Clinics
- Government / Legal - Community Legal Services
- Social Media
- Agency Information
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- Copyright
- 211 Ontario North
- Last Verified On
- March 30, 2022
- Address
- 401 Red River Rd, Suite PA1001
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 1B4
Located in the PACI Faculty of Law building on Red River Rd
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon0900 to 1700Tue0900 to 1700Wed0900 to 1700Thu0900 to 1700Fri0900 to 1700
Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm - Service Area(s)
- Fort William First Nation
- Greenstone
- Marathon
- Nipigon
- Schreiber
- Thunder Bay
