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.)
Counselling and Psychotherapy Services
Timmins
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Office: 705-267-3370
137 Third Ave, Suite 1
Timmins, ON, P4N 1C6
Timmins, ON, P4N 1C6
Short Description
- 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
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Legal Clinic
Timmins
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Office: 705-267-0300
3 Pine St S, Suite 202
Timmins, ON, P4N 2J9
Timmins, ON, P4N 2J9
Short Description
- 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
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Legal Aid Services
Timmins
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Office: 705-264-9473
3 Pine St S, Suite 201
Timmins, ON, P4N 2J9
Timmins, ON, P4N 2J9
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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Family Court Support Program
Timmins
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Office: 705-268-8381
355 Wilson Ave
Timmins, ON, P4N 2T7
Timmins, ON, P4N 2T7
Short Description
All in-person services have been suspended; services are being provided remotely -- as at March 17, 2020 and until further notice
- 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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Kapuskasing (132km)
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Office: 705-337-6200
2 Ash St, Suite 5
Kapuskasing, ON, P5N 3H4
Kapuskasing, ON, P5N 3H4
Short Description
- 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
- Housing law for tenants
- Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
- Ontario Works (OW)
- Debt and consumer rights
- Traffic/provincial offences
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Comprehensive Dispute Resolution
Greater Sudbury (222km)
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Office: 705-561-7327
106 College St
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3C 4T7
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3C 4T7
Short Description
- Provides comprehensive dispute resolution through mediation practices and processes
- Maintains membership in the Ontario Association for Family Mediation (OAFM)
- Families (parenting, separation, divorce, child custody, access and financial issues)
- Elders (Elder care issues including promoting wellness, developing prevention strategies and enhancing quality of life)
- Parents/Teens (adults/teens and/or siblings experiencing conflict)
- Adoption
- Cohabitation Agreements
- Marriage Contracts
- Paternity Agreements
- School/Children Relations
- Variation of terms of a domestic contract or court order
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Legal Aid Services
Greater Sudbury (222km)
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Office: 705-673-8182
224 Elm St
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3C 1V3
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3C 1V3
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
Greater Sudbury (222km)
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Office: 705-674-3200
40 Elm St, Unit 272, Elm Place
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3C 1S8
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3C 1S8
Short Description
- 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)
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Family Court Support Worker Program
Greater Sudbury (222km)
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Office: 705-673-4754
370 St Raphael St
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3B 4K7
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3B 4K7
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
Elliot Lake (253km)
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Office: 705-461-3935
31 Nova Scotia Walk, Suite 300
Elliot Lake, ON, P5A 1Y9
Elliot Lake, ON, P5A 1Y9
Short Description
- 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
- Consumer and Credit/Debt issues
- Employment Insurance (EI)
- Employment standards (ESA)
- Old Age Security (OAS)
- Health and disability
- Housing law for tenants
- Human rights
- Immigration law
- Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
- Ontario Works (OW)
- Wills and Power of Attorney (POA)
- Completing forms or advocating for seniors
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Community Legal Clinic
North Bay (277km)
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Office: 705-476-6603
107 Shirreff Ave, Suite 214
North Bay, ON, P1B 7K8
North Bay, ON, P1B 7K8
Short Description
- 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)
- Housing law for tenants and co-op members only
- Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
- Ontario Works (OW)
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Family Group Decision Making
North Bay (278km)
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Office: 705-472-0910
433 McIntyre St W
North Bay, ON, P1B 2Z3
North Bay, ON, P1B 2Z3
Short Description
- 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 to develop action plans to address the concerns of the Society and child's family
- Program can be accessed at any time
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Family Court Support Worker Program
North Bay (279km)
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Office: 705-358-9117
198 Second Ave W
North Bay, ON, P1B 3K9
North Bay, ON, P1B 3K9
Short Description
Provides direct services and support to victims of domestic violence involved in the family court process
Services will help facilitate the victim's understanding or, and passage through, the family court process which will include the following items, based on the individual circumstances of the client:
Services will help facilitate the victim's understanding or, and passage through, the family court process which will include the following items, based on the individual circumstances of the client:
- completion of a needs assessment
- provide information on the family court process
- provide assistance in recording the history of abuse in preparation for family court proceedings
- completion of safety plans
- assistance in navigating the legal aid process
- support in assisting the client to follow through with requests received from their lawyer
- debriefing with clients following court appearances, lawyer appointments, Family Law Information Centre meetings and consultations with duty counsel
- referrals to specialized services in the community (both domestic violence-specific and culturally relevent services)
- communication with criminal court-based services, where appropriate and in accordance with established protocols
- communication with other family court-based services and referral sources to ensure a seamless delivery of appropriate information and support
- accompaniment to family court proceedings, upon request where appropriate and resources permit
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Community Counselling Centre
North Bay (279km)
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Office: 705-472-6515
361 McIntyre St E
North Bay, ON, P1B 1C9
North Bay, ON, P1B 1C9
Short Description
Provides public education, Alternative Dispute Resolution and counselling services
Intake and Assessment
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
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Family Court Support Worker Program
North Bay (280km)
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Office: 705-476-0549
Crisis: 705-476-2429
547 John St
North Bay, ON, P1B 2M9
North Bay, ON, P1B 2M9
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 Family Court proceedings, lawyer appointments, Family Court Duty Council and the Family Court Office when appropriate
- Offers Francophone and Aboriginal specific services and referrals to culturally supportive services
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Community Legal Clinic
Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation (282km)
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Office: 705-368-3333
12A Hillside Rd
Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation, ON, P0P 1K0
Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation, ON, P0P 1K0
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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Adoption Services
Sault Ste Marie (312km)
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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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Family Court Support Worker Program
Sault Ste Marie (314km)
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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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Legal Aid Services
Sault Ste Marie (314km)
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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 (314km)
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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 Services
Moosonee (315km)
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Office: 705-336-2981
40 Revillion Rd N
Moosonee, ON, P0L 1Y0
Moosonee, ON, P0L 1Y0
Short Description
- 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)
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Victim Crisis Assistance Ontario
Parry Sound (362km)
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Office: 705-746-0508
Crisis: 705-938-1476
Childrens Aid Society Building; 25 Church St
Parry Sound, ON, P2A 1Y2
Parry Sound, ON, P2A 1Y2
Short Description
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+) --
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
- information on the family court process
- assistance in preparing for family court proceedings (documenting history of abuse, accessing Legal Aid)
- referral to specialized services and supports in the community
- safety planning
- court accompaniment to proceedings when appropriate
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Legal Clinic
Marathon (372km)
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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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Muskoka Family Works Mediation and Relationship Coaching
Huntsville (385km)
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Office: 705-571-0029
55 Main St W
Huntsville, ON, P1H 1W9
Huntsville, ON, P1H 1W9
Short Description
Accredited Family Mediator (OAFM) and relationship coach providing mediation for families, individuals, couples and teens
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Victim Crisis Assistance Ontario
Bracebridge (412km)
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Office: 844-762-9945
29 Manitoba St, Suite 2
Bracebridge, ON, P1L 1S4
Bracebridge, ON, P1L 1S4
Short Description
On-site early intervention and crisis intervention, needs assessment, safety planning, referrals to community services, enhanced support for vulnerable victims and 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, aids 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 -- Information on the family court process. Assistance in preparing for family court proceedings (documenting history of abuse, accessing Legal Aid). Referral to specialized services and supports in the community, safety planning and court accompaniment to proceedings when appropriate
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, aids 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 -- Information on the family court process. Assistance in preparing for family court proceedings (documenting history of abuse, accessing Legal Aid). Referral to specialized services and supports in the community, safety planning and court accompaniment to proceedings when appropriate
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