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.)
Legal Advice and Assistance Centre Ottawa
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Office: 1-855-255-7256
Ottawa Courthouse, 161 Elgin St, 5th Flr, Rm 5027
Ottawa, ON, K2P 2K1
Ottawa, ON, K2P 2K1
Short Description
Free legal advice for low-income people
- approximately 30 minutes per visit
- civil cases only, no family or criminal
- explanation of the claim process (how to start a claim, how to defend a claim, considerations a person should think about before starting a claim, enforcing a judgement, etc.)
- assisting clients in interpreting court rules
- identifying the court forms a person may need
- guiding clients in completing court forms
- providing tip sheets
- identifying strengths and weaknesses of cases
- offering the use of computers and software to help create court forms
- referrals to other legal services
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Office: 416-326-9511
180 Dundas St W, 9th Fl
Toronto, ON, M7A 2G5
Toronto, ON, M7A 2G5
Short Description
Works to protect, promote and advance respect for human rights
- may initiate applications or intervene in cases before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
- policy development, research and analysis
- public education and training
- reports to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
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Office: 416-947-3300
Osgoode Hall, 130 Queen St W
Toronto, ON, M5H 2N6
Toronto, ON, M5H 2N6
Short Description
Regulatory and licensing body for legal services in Ontario
Complaint Service -- handles complaints about lawyer or paralegal conduct and services -- 416-947-3310 or 1-800-268-7568
Complaint Service -- handles complaints about lawyer or paralegal conduct and services -- 416-947-3310 or 1-800-268-7568
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Office: 416-408-4420
180 Dundas St W, Suite 506
Toronto, ON, M5G 1Z8
Toronto, ON, M5G 1Z8
Short Description
Community Legal Education Ontario
Legal information available online and in print on income assistance, tenant law, refugee and immigration law, employment law, family law, domestic and elder abuse, debt and consumer rights and collection agencies, health and disability, some criminal issues
CLEO Connect, cleoconnect.ca -- provides public legal education and information to help community workers assist clients with legal problems
Funded by Legal Aid Ontario, the Law Foundation of Ontario and Department of Justice Canada
Legal information available online and in print on income assistance, tenant law, refugee and immigration law, employment law, family law, domestic and elder abuse, debt and consumer rights and collection agencies, health and disability, some criminal issues
- ESL resources for teachers
- most publications available in French
CLEO Connect, cleoconnect.ca -- provides public legal education and information to help community workers assist clients with legal problems
- free training, tools and resources including webinars, podcasts, and research
Funded by Legal Aid Ontario, the Law Foundation of Ontario and Department of Justice Canada
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Indigenous Combined Courtworker Program
Moosonee (314km)
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Office: 705-336-0331
3B Moose Dr
Moosonee, ON, P0L 1Y0
Moosonee, ON, P0L 1Y0
Short Description
Ensures that Indigenous people who come into conflict with the law understand the process, and their legal rights
- Acts as a liaison between the individual/family and the court
- Ensures that the individual/family understands their legal rights and/or obligations pertaining to the law and the legal process with both the Criminal Court and Family Court
- Provides information about preventative measures imposed by the court such as bail, detention or conditional release
- Offers individual counselling
- Assists with preparing pre-sentence reports
- Explains conditions of probation to individual
- Works with community agencies on behalf of individual to ensure sentencing conditions are met
- Visits incarcerated individuals to provide support and maintains contact with Native Inmate Liaison worker
- Provides education and information about the legal system
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Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards (433km)
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Office: 613-432-8146
15 Lake St
Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards, ON, K0J 2A0
Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards, ON, K0J 2A0
Short Description
Free legal advice regarding issues such as:
- social assistance
- Ontario Works
- Ontario Disability Support Program
- tenants with landlord and tenant issues
- Employment Insurance
- Canada Pension Plan
- Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Claims
- human rights
- employment rights
- criminal injuries compensation
- general legal information
- Senior Law
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Barry's Bay (433km)
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Office: 613-432-8146
19336 Opeongo Line
Barry's Bay , ON, K0J 1B0
Barry's Bay , ON, K0J 1B0
Short Description
Free legal advice regarding issues such as:
- social assistance
- Ontario Works
- Ontario Disability Support Program
- tenants with landlord and tenant issues
- Employment Insurance
- Canada Pension Plan
- Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Claims
- human rights
- employment rights
- criminal injuries compensation
- general legal information
- Senior Law
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Legal Clinic
Greenstone (432km)
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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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Midland
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Office: 705-326-6444
Office: 1-800-461-8953
Short Description
COVID-19 Response
Services include:
For legal services in Haliburton, Lindsay and Minden call Lisa Loader at 1-800-461-8953 ext 42 or email lisa.loader@shkl.clcj.ca
- All offices are closed to in-person meetings and services; in-person legal education and outreach activities have been suspended
- Offices in Haliburton, Lindsay and Minden are open by appointment only
- No drop-in hours offered
Services include:
- Disability Issues
- Income Maintenance (Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program)
- Aboriginal Justice Outreach Program
- Worker's Compensation
- Housing
- Employment
- Human Rights
- Consumer Law
- Education
- Canada Pension Disability
- Services offered over the telephone and by appointment
- Guest speakers available for community and education purposes
- Notary Public
- Commissioner of Oaths (all lawyers are Commissioners of Oaths)
- Duty Counsel for the Landlord and Tenant Board
- Do not provide family law or criminal law services
For legal services in Haliburton, Lindsay and Minden call Lisa Loader at 1-800-461-8953 ext 42 or email lisa.loader@shkl.clcj.ca
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Beausoleil First Nation (417km)
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Office: 705-326-6444
Office: 1-800-461-8953
Various Locations
Beausoleil First Nation, ON
Beausoleil First Nation, ON
Short Description
COVID-19 Response
Services include:
For legal services in Haliburton, Lindsay and Minden call Lisa Loader at 1-800-461-8953 ext 42 or email lisa.loader@shkl.clcj.ca
- All offices are closed to in-person meetings and services; in-person legal education and outreach activities have been suspended
- Offices in Haliburton, Lindsay and Minden are open by appointment only
- No drop-in hours offered
Services include:
- Disability Issues
- Income Maintenance (Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program)
- Aboriginal Justice Outreach Program
- Worker's Compensation
- Housing
- Employment
- Human Rights
- Consumer Law
- Education
- Canada Pension Disability
- Services offered over the telephone and by appointment
- Guest speakers available for community and education purposes
- Notary Public
- Commissioner of Oaths (all lawyers are Commissioners of Oaths)
- Duty Counsel for the Landlord and Tenant Board
- Do not provide family law or criminal law services
For legal services in Haliburton, Lindsay and Minden call Lisa Loader at 1-800-461-8953 ext 42 or email lisa.loader@shkl.clcj.ca
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Deep River
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Office: 613-432-8146
Short Description
Free legal advice regarding issues such as:
- social assistance
- Ontario Works
- Ontario Disability Support Program
- tenants with landlord and tenant issues
- Employment Insurance
- Canada Pension Plan
- Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Claims
- human rights
- employment rights
- criminal injuries compensation
- general legal information
- Senior Law
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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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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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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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Family Duty Counsel Services
Sault Ste Marie (313km)
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Office: 705-673-8182
426 Queen St E
Sault Ste Marie, ON, P6A 1Z7
Sault Ste Marie, ON, P6A 1Z7
Short Description
- Gives immediate legal assistance to individuals who appear in court without a lawyer
- Provides information about legal rights, obligations and basic court procedure
- Helps negotiate or settle issues
- Reviews or prepares court documents to be filed
- Helps determines if further duty counsel services are required or if the matter requires Legal Aid Ontario's assistance in retaining a lawyer
- The courtroom for child protection hearings
- Garnishment and support hearings
- Requesting adjournments
- Arguing motions
- Hearings for issues such as custody, access, or support where the issues are not complicated
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Justice - U-Turn Program
M'Chigeeng (302km)
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Office: 705-377-5307
1110 Highway 551
M'Chigeeng, ON, P0P 1G0
M'Chigeeng, ON, P0P 1G0
Short Description
Offers a culturally appropriate program to Aboriginal children and youth in elementary and secondary school as an Extra Judicial Measure (EJM)
- Teaches young people to be responsible community members and to use their leisure time wisely
- Encourages community involvement
- Encourages victim reparation through apology, community service hours, restitution etc
- Provides participation opportunity for victim
- Addresses behaviours and factors leading to the crime to determine areas of required services
- Provides the 10-session program 4 times per year and a fifth session on Anger Management and Traditional Ways once per year
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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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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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Criminal Duty Counsel
Greater Sudbury (222km)
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155 Elm St
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3C 1T9
Greater Sudbury, ON, P3C 1T9
Short Description
- Gives immediate legal assistance to individuals who appear in court without a lawyer
- Provides information about legal rights, obligation and the court process
- Provides assistance in the courtroom for bail hearings and sentencing
- Assists with diversions, guilty pleas and sentencing
- Helps determines if further duty counsel services are required or if the matter requires Legal Aid Ontario's assistance in retaining a lawyer
- Mental health
- Drug treatment
- Domestic violence
- Aboriginal persons (Gladue) court
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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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Combined Courtworker Program
Cochrane (69km)
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Office: 705-272-4497
190 Third Ave
Cochrane, ON, P0L 1C0
Cochrane, ON, P0L 1C0
Short Description
- Ensures that Indigenous people who come into conflict with the law understand the process, court procedures and their legal rights
- Acts as a liaison between the offender and the courts
- Provides information about preventative measures imposed by the court such as bail, detention or conditional release
- Works with parents or families in the case of a child apprehension by CAS, to ensure that all proper steps are taken to protect the child and if possible to reunite the family
- Provides counselling, referrals, follow-up and encouragement to offenders to become contributing members of the community
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Timmins
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Office: 705-268-9033
401 Cedar St S
Timmins, ON, P4N 2H7
Timmins, ON, P4N 2H7
Short Description
- Provides information and education for clients and Bands/Communities about their Rights and Responsibilities under the Child and Family Services Act
- Provides culturally appropriate dispute resolution options to clients, Bands, communities and Children's Aid Societies in the form of traditional mediation practices which include the "Circle" as a method of practice
- Provides information to clients, communities and Bands in regards to their rights to the legal system including referrals to legal aid
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Indigenous Combined Courtworker Program
Timmins
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Office: 705-268-6262
179 Kirby Ave
Timmins, ON, P4N 1K1
Timmins, ON, P4N 1K1
Short Description
Ensures that Indigenous people who come into conflict with the law understand the process, and their legal rights
- Acts as a liaison between the individual/family and the court
- Ensures that the individual/family understands their legal rights and/or obligations pertaining to the law and the legal process with both the Criminal Court and Family Court
- Provides information about preventative measures imposed by the court such as bail, detention or conditional release
- Offers individual counselling
- Assists with preparing pre-sentence reports
- Explains conditions of probation to individual
- Works with community agencies on behalf of individual to ensure sentencing conditions are met
- Visits incarcerated individuals to provide support and maintains contact with Native Inmate Liaison worker
- Provides education and information about the legal system
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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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Pembroke (434km)
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Office: 613-432-8146
454 Miller St
Pembroke, ON, K8A 5Z4
Pembroke, ON, K8A 5Z4
Short Description
Free legal advice regarding issues such as:
- social assistance
- Ontario Works
- Ontario Disability Support Program
- tenants with landlord and tenant issues
- Employment Insurance
- Canada Pension Plan
- Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Claims
- human rights
- employment rights
- criminal injuries compensation
- general legal information
- Senior Law
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