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.)
Family Court Support Worker Program
Thunder Bay
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Crisis: 807-345-0450
Text: 807-700-5011
Short Description
- Provides information on the family court process
- Assists in documenting the history of abuse and accessing Legal Aid for family court proceedings
- Offers referrals to specialized services and supports in the community
- Teaches safety planning and assists with the development of safety plans
- Accompanies victims to court proceedings when appropriate
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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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Pro Bono Initiative - Crisis in Ukraine
Ottawa (1079km)
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Office: 613-237-2925
Office: 613-237-1988
66 Slater St, Suite 1200
Ottawa, ON, K1P 5H1
Ottawa, ON, K1P 5H1
Short Description
Free legal advice
- provides services, without charge, to individuals affected by the crisis in Ukraine
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Family Court Support Worker Program
Sault Ste Marie (425km)
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Office: 705-759-1230
Crisis: 1-877-759-1230
23 Oakland Ave
Sault Ste Marie, ON, P6A 2T2
Sault Ste Marie, ON, P6A 2T2
Short Description
- Provides information on the family court process
- Assists in documenting the history of abuse and accessing Legal Aid for family court proceedings
- Offers referrals to specialized services and supports in the community
- Teaches safety planning and assists with the development of safety plans
- Accompanies victims to court proceedings when appropriate
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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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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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Adoption Services
Sault Ste Marie (423km)
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Office: 705-949-0162
191 Northern Ave E
Sault Ste Marie, ON, P6B 4H8
Sault Ste Marie, ON, P6B 4H8
Short Description
- 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
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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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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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Family Mediation Services and Family Law Information Services
Ontario
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Office: 1-888-935-5455
Short Description
Specializes in mediation and providing Family Law information and referral services to individuals involved in Family Court, either through the Ontario Court of Justice or Superior Court of Justice
Offers mediation services to mediate family disputes, including the following:
Offers mediation services to mediate family disputes, including the following:
- Access
- Child support
- Custody
- Division of property
- Spousal support
- Kenora
- Dryden
- Fort Frances
- Thunder Bay
- Hearst
- Kapuskasing
- Timmins
- Cochrane
- Haileybury
- Kirkland Lake
- North Bay
- Parry Sound
- Sundridge
- Sudbury
- Sault Ste Marie
- Gore Bay
- Wikwemikong
- Espanola
- Elliot Lake
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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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Family Court Support Worker Program
Dryden
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Office: 807-223-7311
Crisis: 807-223-3226
Short Description
- Provides information on the family court process
- Assists in documenting the history of abuse and accessing Legal Aid for family court proceedings
- Offers referrals to specialized services and supports in the community
- Teaches safety planning and assists with the development of safety plans
- Accompanies victims to court proceedings when appropriate
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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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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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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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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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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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Child Protection Alternative Dispute Resolution Program
Thunder Bay
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Office: 807-684-1880
544 Winnipeg Ave
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 3S7
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 3S7
Short Description
- Helps families develop plans for their children and youth when child protection services is concerned about their well-being
- Provides a free and voluntary service that can be faster and less complicated that going through court
- Brings together family members and service providers, including Child Protection Services, to develop plans that makes sure everyone is safe and well
- A mediator works with the family and the Child Protection Worker to talk through issues together and develop a plan for the child(ren) that addresses the concerns raised by Child Protection Services
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Family and Children's Services
Thunder Bay
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Office: 807-343-6100
1110 Jade Court
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 6M7
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 6M7
Short Description
- Ensures the child's rights and best interests are protected, supported and monitored
- Ensures that all social, emotional, and service needs are being met
- Provides enhanced support programming on site at the June Lendrum Family Resource Centre
- Carries out child protection intervention through a community based model
- Assesses and connects families to needed services
- Offers dispute resolution program
- Offers a culturally sensitive decision making process that brings together the family group to develop a plan that meets the needs of the child's safety and well-being as well as the family's as a whole
- Aims to better enable family groups to have a voice in developing and implementing plans that ensure the emotional and physical safety and well-being of children
- Develops a collaborative service plan with families
- Meets regularly with children and families
- Advocates for services
- Assists families in accessing needed services
- Provides in-home support to families (parenting support)
- Provides transportation, supervision and/or coordination of access visits
- Sets guidelines to ensure that frequency and length of visits are appropriate
- Schedules regular access (as long as there remains the possibility of family reunification)
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My Journey Back Home
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
Provides an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process through traditional talking circles for Indigenous youth and young adults who are struggling with issues such as:
- Crisis
- Drug addiction
- Homelessness
- Human trafficking
- Lack of education
- Legal issues
- Lack of life skills and basic needs
- Mental health problems
- Violence
- Make decisions safely
- Speak and share freely
- Be acknowledged in a respectful traditional manner
- Be empowered and to build on their strengths, skills and resiliency
- Be supported through participants, family members and an Elder
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Talking Together Program
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
Functions as an alternative to the Court process regarding Child Welfare matters
- Provides family mediation services (dispute resolution) through traditional Circles
- Aims to restore harmony between family members through an agreed-upon family care plan
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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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Family Mediation Services
Thunder Bay
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Office: 807-627-9010
Short Description
Offers family mediation services to mediate family disputes including the following:
Accreditations:
- Access to shared children
- Child custody
- Child support
- Development of parental plans
- Division of property
- Spousal support
Accreditations:
- Accredited Family Mediators - AccFM (Ontario Association for Family Mediation)
- Accredited Child Protection Mediators - CPMed (Ontario Association For Family Mediation)
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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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Ottawa
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Office : 1-877-797-9411
Short Description
Information on matters related to divorce, separation, child custody, child and property
- confidential question and answer page
- lawyer locator
- free first consultation with a lawyer
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