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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.)
Family Law Services
Thunder Bay
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Office: 807-346-2950
114 Centennial Square
Thunder Bay, ON, P7E 1H3
Thunder Bay, ON, P7E 1H3
Short Description
Assists individuals with family law issues who are being assisted by Legal Aid Ontario
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Legal Aid Services
Thunder Bay
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Office: 807-345-1972
114 Centennial Square
Thunder Bay, ON, P7E 1H3
Thunder Bay, ON, P7E 1H3
Short Description
Provides legal assistance for low-income people
Services include:
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 legal aid certificate program which enables a client to retain a lawyer 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
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Legal Services
Thunder Bay
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Office: 807-622-1413
1805 Arthur St E, Unit 100
Thunder Bay, ON, P7E 2R6
Thunder Bay, ON, P7E 2R6
Short Description
Assists community members with the following legal matters:
- Criminal Law if custody is probable
- Family Law
- Child Welfare
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Legal Clinic
Thunder Bay
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Office: 807-344-2478
86 Cumberland St S
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 2V3
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 2V3
Short Description
- Provides legal advice and assistance to residents within the District of Thunder Bay, particularly Indigenous people who, because of poverty, geographic isolation, or language differences, do not have access to traditional existing legal services
- Focuses on helping people get income maintenance benefits and maintain access to housing
- Provides services at no cost to individuals who meet eligibility criteria
- Provides advice, assistance, and representation in courts or tribunals
- Facilitates legal education workshops in appropriate areas of law
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Free Legal Clinic
Thunder Bay
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Office: 807-346-7815
401 Red River Rd, Suite PA1001
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 1B4
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 1B4
Short 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:
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
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Community Legal Clinic
Atikokan (180km)
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Office: 807-597-2811
101 Main St W
Atikokan, ON, P0T 1C0
Atikokan, ON, P0T 1C0
Short Description
Provides legal advice and assistance to individuals who do not have the means to assert or defend their legal rights through 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
- Birth certificates
- Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Disability or Pension benefits
- Canada Child Benefits (CCB)
- Consumer and Credit/Debt issues
- Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (CICB)
- Disability Tax benefits
- Employment Insurance (EI)
- Employment Standards (ESA)
- Human Rights
- Native Status applications
- Old Age Security (OAS)
- Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
- Ontario Works
- Residential Tenancies (tenants only)
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Legal Clinic
Marathon (214km)
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Office: 807-229-2290
52 Peninsula Square, Unit 101
Marathon, ON, P0T 2E0
Marathon, ON, P0T 2E0
Short Description
- Provides legal advice and assistance
- Focuses on helping people get income maintenance benefits and maintain access to housing
- Facilitates legal education workshops in appropriate areas of law
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Legal Clinic
Greenstone (224km)
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Office: 807-854-1278
404 Main St, Unit A
Greenstone, ON, P0T 1M0
Greenstone, ON, P0T 1M0
Short Description
- Provides legal advice and assistance to residents within the district, particulary Indigenous people who, because of povery, geographic isolation, or language differences, do not have access to traditional exisiting legal services
- Focuses on helping people get income maintenace benefits and maintain access to housing
- Provides advice, assistance, and representation in courts or tribunals
- Faciliates legal education workshops in appropriate areas of law
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Community Legal Clinic
Fort Frances (307km)
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Office: 807-274-5327
206 Scott St
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 1G7
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 1G7
Short Description
Provides legal advice and assistance to individuals who do not have the means to assert or defend their legal rights through 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
- Birth certificates
- Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Disability or Pension benefits
- Canada Child Benefits (CCB)
- Consumer and Credit/Debt issues
- Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (CICB)
- Disability Tax benefits
- Employment Insurance (EI)
- Employment Standards (ESA)
- Human Rights
- Native Status applications
- Old Age Security (OAS)
- Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
- Ontario Works
- Residential Tenancies (tenants only)
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Community Legal Clinic
Kenora (412km)
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Office: 807-468-8888
308 Second St S, Suite 6
Kenora, ON, P9N 1G4
Kenora, ON, P9N 1G4
Short Description
Provides legal advice and assistance to individuals who do not have the means to assert or defend their legal rights through 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
- Birth certificates
- Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Disability or Pension benefits
- Canada Child Benefits (CCB)
- Consumer and Credit/Debt issues
- Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (CICB)
- Disability Tax benefits
- Employment Insurance (EI)
- Employment Standards (ESA)
- Human Rights
- Native Status applications
- Old Age Security (OAS)
- Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
- Ontario Works
- Residential Tenancies (tenants only)
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Legal Aid Services
Kenora (412km)
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Office: 807-468-6722
308 Second St S, Suite 6
Kenora, ON, P9N 1G4
Kenora, ON, P9N 1G4
Short Description
Provides legal assistance for low-income people
Services include:
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 legal aid certificate program which enables a client to retain a lawyer for complex and serious cases
- Criminal
- Domestic violence
- Family
- Immigration and refugee
- 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
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Legal Aid Services
Sault Ste Marie (424km)
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Office: 1-866-366-4441
426 Queen St E
Sault Ste Marie, ON, P6A 1Z6
Sault Ste Marie, ON, P6A 1Z6
Short Description
Provides legal assistance for low-income people
Services include:
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
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Community Legal Clinic
Sault Ste Marie (424km)
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Office: 705-942-4900
477 Queen St E, Suite 301
Sault Ste Marie, ON, P6A 1Z5
Sault Ste Marie, ON, P6A 1Z5
Short Description
Provides legal advice and assistance to individuals who do not have the means to assert or defend their legal rights through 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
- 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
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Ottawa (1080km)
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Office: 613-562-5800 ext 2553
Brooks Building, 100 Thomas More Private, Suite 306
Ottawa, ON, K1N 1E3
Ottawa, ON, K1N 1E3
Short Description
Student-centered research and advocacy on technology-related policy and law reform
Upper year and graduate law students assist clinic lawyers in:
Upper year and graduate law students assist clinic lawyers in:
- researching issues and drafting reports and submissions to government
- commenting on proposed legislative reforms
- providing legal advice
- developing online resources for the public
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