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Provides summary legal advice, legal representation, and public education on legal matters.

Areas of law that the clinic deals with:

• Ontario Disability Support Program
• Workplace Safety and Insurance
• Issues with various government agencies
• Immigration and Refugee matters
• Ontario Works
• Employment Law
• Residential Tenancies Act
• Canada Pension Plan/Income Security Programs
• Consumer and Debt Problems

Can also assist with:

• Advice (free and not income tested)
• Wills and Powers of Attorney
• Advocacy
• Community Organizing
• Public Legal Education and Information
• Law Reform
• Representation before Courts and Tribunals

See website for information and tips on a variety of legal topics.

Provides summary legal advice, legal representation, and public education on legal matters.

Areas of law that the clinic deals with:

• Ontario Disability Support Program
• Workplace Safety and Insurance
• Issues with various government agencies
• Immigration and Refugee matters
• Ontario Works
• Employment Law
• Residential Tenancies Act
• Canada Pension Plan/Income Security Programs
• Consumer and Debt Problems

Can also assist with:

• Advice (free and not income tested)
• Wills and Powers of Attorney
• Advocacy
• Community Organizing
• Public Legal Education and Information
• Law Reform
• Representation before Courts and Tribunals

See website for information and tips on a variety of legal topics.

• workshops/training on restorative justice and effective service delivery to Families Affected by Incarceration and Reintegration (FAIR)
• policy and program development assistance
• website resources for families affected by crime
• events by Strengthening Families Affected by Incarceration

• offering legal information and referral services
• offering public legal education presentations to its community partners

• free 30 minute meeting with a lawyer available to all - no eligibility criteria
• general explanations regarding all areas of law for federal and provincial law in Ontario
• referral service to specialized resources in the province
• help to determine the required legal forms and answer questions on procedure
• resources and tools to further help individuals
• service can be used more than once and is always free

• webinar recordings posted regularly on website
• how to find help with your family law problem
• alternative dispute resolution and family law
• child protection and family law
• child/spousal support
• criminal and family law
• child custody and access
• domestic contracts
• family law issues for immigrant, refugee and non-status women
• how property is divided in family law
• marriage and divorce

• rights and obligations of mortgagors and mortgagees
• statutory powers
• notice of exercising power of sale
• general provisions as to power of sale
• mortgagees in possession of rental residential premises

• promotes an understanding of the law with respect to violence against women
• provides legal information to women and their supporters that reflects the experiences and realities of women
• We do not give legal advice

• family law, housing law, employment law, refugee law, immigration law, criminal law, income assistance, health and disability law, abuse and family violence, human rights, debt and consumer rights, tribunals and courts, French language rights, and wills and powers of attorney
• plain language
• links to checklists
• forms and practical guides
• information and referral for legal and social services
• live chat for additional questions

• income assistance, housing law, refugee and immigration law, employment and work, abuse and family violence, family law, domestic and elder abuse, debt and consumer rights and collection agencies, health and disability, some criminal issues
• CLEO Connect resource
• Steps to Justice resource
• most publications available in French
• legal information for new Canadians - print materials in Arabic, Chinese, (Mandarin and Simplified Chinese), English, French, Somali, Spanish, Tamil and Urdu

• summary legal advice, brief legal services, referrals and legal representation in cases involving issues of particular importance to seniors, such as long term care, hospital discharge issues, elder abuse, government pensions, income maintenance, retirement home tenancies, mental health and mental capacity issues
• assistance in dealing with government offices
• community legal education
• speakers
• law reform
• confidential
• funded by Legal Aid Ontario

• telephone service
• limited representation in test case litigation
• representation for individuals in priority cases
• collect calls accepted
• public speaking
• law reform initiatives
• adaptive technology workstations for Internet access, Monday-Friday 10 am-4 pm
• electronic newsletter
• funded by Legal Aid Ontario

• plain language
• links to checklists, forms and practical guides
• tools such as courtroom illustrations, flowcharts, letter-writing and videos
• information and referral for legal and social services
• live chat and email support for additional questions

• interview asks questions and puts answers into required form
• Family Law Guided Pathways for divorce, separation, children, support and property issues including conferences and motions
• Housing Law Guided Pathways for tenants with maintenance and repair problems and tenants who are owed money from their landlord
• Wills and Power of Attorney Guided Pathways to create a simple will or power of attorney for personal care or property
• Responding to elder abuse Guided Pathways , to learn about elder abuse and how to respond to it
• Open work permits Guided Pathway to fill out draft forms
• Income Assistance Guided Pathways to appeal a denial of CPP disability benefits
• Nonprofit bylaw builder

• information on passports, permanent resident cards, income taxes, legal issues, Italian properties, power of attorney and succession

• information on passports, permanent resident cards, income taxes, legal issues, Italian properties, power of attorney and succession

• information on passports, permanent resident cards, income taxes, legal issues, Italian properties, power of attorney and succession

• deals primarily with immigration, tenant issues, social assistance, employment rights, human rights, poverty law
• most refugee cases referred to Legal Aid
• may provide representation
• summary advice in domestic violence and other family law cases
• community education
• speakers
• law reform
• community advocacy
• funded by Legal Aid Ontario

• administers Ontario Women's Justice Network website
• administers Family Law Education for Women website
  

• workshops, training and presentations
• multilingual, easy-to-read publications on safety, violence issues, legal information and equity and inclusion for women and youth, service providers, educators and community members
• free online educational games, apps, zines and webinars

• advice and representation
• advocacy
• research and consultation for individuals
• community education
• law reform
• referrals to union organizers
• outreach, particularly to small workplaces with immigrant workforces
• funded by Legal Aid Ontario

• deals primarily with landlord and tenant issues, Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Plan (ODSP), Canada Pension Plan Disability (CPPD), human rights, police complaints, criminal injuries compensation, poverty law, Indian Act
• no criminal or family law
• may provide representation
• referrals to lawyers in private practice where appropriate
• law reform and public legal education activities
• funded by Legal Aid Ontario

• assistance in finding lawyers and contacting family members
• referrals
• available at all criminal courts in Toronto

• criminal diversion program for young and adult Aboriginal offenders charged with a wide variety of offences
• substitutes court appearance with an appearance before community members, with a disposition focusing on culture, tradition and healing

• Aboriginal alternative dispute resolution for families involved in the child welfare system
• family counselling delivered by community Elders and members focus on traditional teachings and Talking Circles