Elliot Lake, ON, P5A 1Y9
- Provides free legal advice and assistance to low income earners
- Offers representation in a court or at a tribunal, such as the Social Benefits Tribunal or the Landlord and Tenant Board
- Assists with preparing documents, such as an application to the Landlord and Tenant Board
Services are offered in the following areas:
- Consumer and Credit/Debt issues
- Employment Insurance (EI)
- Employment standards (ESA)
- Old Age Security (OAS)
- Health and disability
- Housing law for tenants
- Human rights
- Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
- Ontario Works (OW)
- Wills and Power of Attorney (POA)
- Completing forms or advocating for seniors
Note: No representation is given regarding Family Law, Criminal Law, Immigration or Refugee Law
Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands, ON, P0P 1K0
Provides legal advice and assistance to individuals living on low income with the following services:
- Client representation in clinic areas of practice
- Free summary legal advice
- Information and referral
- Law reform advocacy
- Public education
- Specialized legal services
Services are offered in the following areas:
- Birth certificates
- Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Disability or Pension benefits
- Canada Child Benefits (CCB)
- Consumer and Credit/Debt issues
- Employment Insurance (EI)
- Employment Standards (ESA)
- Human Rights
- Old Age Security (OAS)
- Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
- Ontario Works
- Residential Tenancies (tenants only)
- Wills and Powers of Attorney
- Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
Note: No advice or representation is given regarding Family Law or Criminal Law
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3C 1S8
- Provides free legal advice and assistance to low income earners
- Offers representation in a court or at a tribunal, such as the Social Benefits Tribunal or the Landlord and Tenant Board
- Assists with preparing documents, such as an application to the Landlord and Tenant Board
- Employment Insurance
- Canada Pension Plan (CPP and CPP Disability)
- Housing law for tenants and co-op members only
- Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
- Ontario Works (OW)
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3C 1V3
Services include:
- Legal representation for eligible clients who appear in court without a lawyer
- Legal aid applications and information over the phone
- Legal resources and referrals to other social assistance agencies
- A certificate program for complex and serious cases
- Criminal
- Domestic violence
- Family
- Wrongful dismissal
- Change of name
- Personal bankruptcy
- Power of attorney
- Money lent to others or money owed to others
- Sponsorship of relatives
- Commercial litigation
- Real estate matters and libel
- Defamation and slander
Services
- Immigration
- Housing (tenants only)
- Human rights
- Social assistance
- Ontario Works
- Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
- Employment rights
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3B 4K7
- information on the family court process
- assistance in preparing for family court proceedings (documenting history of abuse, accessing Legal Aid)
- debriefing with clients following family court appearances
- referral to specialized services and supports in the community
- safety planning
- court accompaniment to proceedings when appropriate
Sault Ste Marie, ON, P6A 2T2
- information on the family court process
- assistance in preparing for family court proceedings (documenting history of abuse, accessing Legal Aid)
- debriefing with clients following family court appearances
- referral to specialized services and supports in the community
- safety planning
- court accompaniment to proceedings when appropriate
Sault Ste Marie, ON, P6B 4H8
- Facilitates the adoption process
- Provides ongoing support during adoption probation from the Adoption Coordinator
- Coordinates support groups for parenting after adoption
- Coordinates support groups for families waiting to parent
- Provides non-identifying information from records to adult adopted persons, birth parents, birth grandparents, birth siblings and birth aunts/uncles
- Teaches a component of the Ontario Practice Model for the assessment, preparation and ongoing support of resource families, both Adoption and Foster
- Connecting children to safe, nurturing relationships intended to last a lifetime
- Meet other prospective adoptive parents
- Opportunity to ask questions from experienced adoptive parents
- Participate as a member of a professional team
- Provincial resources available for support
- Reinforcing a child's heritage and cultural identity
- Supporting relationships for children
- Understand the impact of positive, day to day experiences
- Understanding the needs of children
Sault Ste Marie, ON, P6A 1Z5
- Client representation in clinic areas of practice
- Free summary legal advice
- Information and referral
- Law reform advocacy
- Public education
- Specialized legal services
- Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS)
- Canada Child Benefits (CCB)
- Consumer and Credit/Debt issues
- Employment Insurance (EI)
- Employment Standards (ESA)
- Human Rights
- ID Bank
- Native Status applications
- Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
- Ontario Works (OW)
- Residential Tenancies (tenants only)
- Workplace safety and injury
Sault Ste Marie, ON, P6A 1Z6
Services include:
- Legal representation for eligible clients who appear in court without a lawyer
- Legal aid applications and information over the phone
- Legal resources and referrals to other social assistance agencies
- A certificate program for complex and serious cases
- Criminal
- Domestic violence
- Family
- Wrongful dismissal
- Change of name
- Personal bankruptcy
- Power of attorney
- Money lent to others or money owed to others
- Sponsorship of relatives
- Commercial litigation
- Real estate matters and libel
- Defamation and slander
West Nipissing, ON, P2B 1T4
- Provides free legal advice and assistance to low income earners
- Offers representation in a court or at a tribunal, such as the Social Benefits Tribunal or the Landlord and Tenant Board
- Assists with preparing documents, such as an application to the Landlord and Tenant Board
- Employment Insurance Law
- Canada Pension Plan (CPP and CPP Disability) and Old Age Security
- Housing law for tenants and co-op members only
- Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
- Ontario Works (OW)
Parry Sound, ON, P2A 1Y2
On-site early intervention and crisis intervention, needs assessment, safety planning, referrals to community services, enhanced support for vulnerable victims, assistance with applications to VQRP+.
Victim Quick Response Program+ (VQRP+) --
- assistance with emergency expenses related to the incident, including home safety, accommodation, meals, transportation, basic necessities, dependent care costs, counselling, traditional Indigenous health services, cellular phones, vision care, dental care, aid for victims with disabilities, interpretation services, crime scene cleanup, government/medical documents and funeral expenses
- additional assistance for victims of human trafficking includes storage locker, tattoo removal, and treatment at a recovery facility
- no direct reimbursement to victims for support listed above
- financial support also available for victims who sustained serious physical injuries during a crime and for parents of child homicide victims and spouses of homicide victims
Family Court Support Worker Program --
- Assist in navigating the Family Court Process
- Accompaniment to court if needed
- Connecting with lawyers and assisting in the legal aid process
- Helping client to understand court forms, processes and procedures
- Assisting in keeping a record of abuse for court purpose
- Debriefing and discussing court outcomes
May be eligible for 2 hour session with lawyer through Luke's Place
Provides comprehensive family mediation services, including parenting plans, financial support, division of property, etc.
Online services for Southwestern Ontario is available via Zoom.
Owen Sound, ON, N4K 2K8
- Free legal advice on the telephone or by appointment
- Free Duty Counsel services to tenants at Landlord and Tenant Board hearings in Grey Bruce County
- Elder Abuse Prevention/Education
Owen Sound, ON, N4K 6Z4
Provides legal assistance to low-income Ontario residents who are eligible for support with their family, criminal or immigration/refugee legal matters
- Depending upon financial assessment, Legal Aid may pay for all or part of the qualifier's costs for the legal aid certificate
- Upon approval, the client will be given a Legal Aid certificate which allows the client to hire the lawyer of their choice who participates in the program
- Duty Counsel are available day of court to assist financially eligible individuals in family and criminal Ontario Court of Justice and to assist all individuals in bail court
- Family Violence clients may qualify for two hours of free legal advice
- Application form (13-FV) is available to Crisis Centres by contacting the Toronto Legal Aid Office at 1-800-668-8258
- Services to Indigenous clients are a priority
- First Nations people, Métis people and Inuit people are encouraged to self-identify their Indigenous ancestry
Owen Sound, ON, N4K 3H2
Unable to confirm information since February 4, 2025
Supports a victim of domestic violence with understanding the family court system in Ontario and includes:
- information on the family court process
- assistance in preparing for family court proceedings (documenting history of abuse, accessing Legal Aid)
- debriefing with clients following family court appearances
- referral to specialized services and supports in the community
- safety planning
- court accompaniment to proceedings when appropriate
North Bay, ON, P1B 2Z3
- Functions as a form of alternate dispute resolution, serving as an alternative to the court process which allows the family, extended family, and friends to come together to make a plan for the child
- Empowers and assists individuals in developing a plan for the child that addresses the concerns of the Society and can be used when there isn't any court involvement
North Bay, ON, P1B 7K8
- Provides free legal advice and assistance to low income earners
- Offers representation in a court or at a tribunal, such as the Social Benefits Tribunal or the Landlord and Tenant Board
- Assists with preparing documents, such as an application to the Landlord and Tenant Board
- Employment Insurance Law
- Canada Pension Plan (CPP and CPP Disability) and Old Age Security
- Housing law for tenants and co-op members only
- Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
- Ontario Works (OW)
North Bay, ON, P1B 1C9
Provides public education, Alternative Dispute Resolution and counselling services
Intake and Assessment
- Assesses individuals needs and refers to appropriate agency program
- Provides referrals to other community resources when the agency is unable to assist
Support Services for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Offers support services and short-term counselling to help survivors deal with the impact of abuse and to develop improved coping strategies
Partner agency of Support Services for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse (North Region)
North Bay, ON, P1B 8Z4
- information on the family court process
- assistance in preparing for family court proceedings (documenting history of abuse, accessing Legal Aid)
- debriefing with clients following family court appearances
- referral to specialized services and supports in the community
- safety planning
- court accompaniment to proceedings when appropriate
Timmins, ON, P4N 2T7
- information on the family court process
- assistance in preparing for family court proceedings (documenting history of abuse, accessing Legal Aid)
- debriefing with clients following family court appearances
- referral to specialized services and supports in the community
- safety planning
- court accompaniment to proceedings when appropriate
Timmins, ON, P4N 2K3
- Criminal Law if custody is probable
- Family Law
- Child Welfare
Timmins, ON, P4N 2K3
- Provides family mediation services (dispute resolution) through traditional Circles
- Aims to restore harmony between family members through an agreed-upon family care plan
Timmins, ON, P4N 1C6
- Provides solution-focused counselling and psychotherapy services to individuals and couples, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for anxiety and depression
- Also offers sex therapy and sexuality counselling for LGBTQ2S, family mediation for separation/divorce and co-parenting agreements
Timmins, ON, P4N 2J9
- Provides free legal advice and assistance to low income earners
- Offers representation in a court or at a tribunal, such as the Social Benefits Tribunal or the Landlord and Tenant Board
- Assists with preparing documents, such as an application to the Landlord and Tenant Board
- Employment Insurance
- Canada Pension Plan Disability and Old Age Security
- Housing law for tenants
- Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
- Ontario Works (OW)
- Debt and consumer rights


