Searching for Community Legal Clinics

• CV19 All offices are closed, public legal information groups are cancelled and no face to face appointments until further notice, however, staff is working remotely and assist by phone or by email
• Contact main office for assistance at 613-966-8686 or 1-877-966-8714 (March 28, 2020)

Non-profit community legal clinic provides:

• Access to justice through quality legal services
• Advocacy and information for people living on a low income or in poverty

• CV19 All offices are closed and no face to face appointments until further notice, however, staff is working remotely and assist by phone or by email
• Contact main office for assistance at 613-966-8686 or 1-877-966-8714 (March 28, 2020)

Non-profit community legal clinic provides:

• Acess to justice through quality legal services
• Advocacy and information for people living on a low income or in poverty

• CV19 All offices are closed and no face to face appointments until further notice, however, staff is working remotely and assist by phone or by email
• Contact main office for assistance at 613-966-8686 or 1-877-966-8714 (March 28, 2020)

Non-profit community legal clinic provides:

• Access to justice through quality legal services
• Advocacy and information for people living on a low income or in poverty

COVID-19 Notice: Currently only our main Belleville office is open by appointment only.• staff are available by phone or email • contact our main office for help at 613-966-8686 (or toll-free 1-877-966-8686) or email us for help at https://bit.ly/calc-help.

Non-profit community legal clinic

• free legal help, advocacy and information for people living on a low income or in poverty. See the website for more information http://www.communitylegalcentre.ca

• CV19 All offices are closed and no face to face appointments until further notice, however, staff is working remotely and assist by phone or by email
• Contact main office for assistance at 613-966-8686 or 1-877-966-8714 (March 28, 2020)

Non-profit community legal clinic provides:

• Acess to justice through quality legal services
• Advocacy and information for people living on a low income or in poverty

COVID19 Conditions

• The Legal Centre is serving only one client at a time currently, due to COVID protocols. Those with appointments take precedence over walk-ins.
• Clients attending in person at the office or satellites must wear a properly fitted face mask, maintain social distance and use hand sanitizer before and after visit.
• The Legal Centre is available to clients and the public via telephone to provide free summary legal advice and legal education.

Regular Service
Provides free summary legal advice and legal representation, referrals, community development, public legal education, and law reform initiatives in poverty law.

• Areas in which summary advice and legal representation are made include employment insurance, social assistance (Ontario Works, Ontario Disability Support Program), Canada Pension Plan, tenant's rights, Workplace Safety and Insurance, employment law including Employment Standards, Ontario Human Rights and some consumer law issues.
• Also assists with some seniors issues (Old Age Security, Powers of Attorney, etc) and some Indigenous issues.

Satellite clinics: Contact the Legal Centre at 1-800-850-7882 to arrange an appointment at a satellite clinic

Specialized legal clinic providing advice, assistance and representation in the area of correctional law

• legal services are provided to clients by students under the supervision of the Clinic's lawyers, as part of their legal education
• inmate appeals against conviction and sentence
• teaching program for Queen's law students
• represent clients at Disciplinary Court Hearings
• represent clients at Hearings before the Parole Board of Canada
• draft grievances
• provide legal opinions
• conduct meetings with inmate groups at Kingston-area penitentiaries
• conduct test case litigation

Complete intake form online here

Legal clinic promotes justice, equality, rights and independence for low-income people by:

• providing legal services in matters relating to poverty
• housing, income support, human rights, health, employment and education
• pursuing law reform activities
• providing community legal education
• engaging in community development

Provides free and confidential legal information, advice and representation to vulnerable and/or low income residents. Lawyers and community legal workers provide assistance related to:

• Ontario Works (welfare)
• Employment Insurance and employment standards (employees only)
• Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
• Canada Pension Plan
• Residential Tenancies Act (tenants only)
• Consumer Protection
• Human Rights Code and the Charter

Does not assist with family law, criminal law, provincial offences, motor vehicle accidents, business law, estate law or bankruptcy. Will refer inquiries to the appropriate services.

Staff are also available to provide presentations and workshops in the areas listed above

Community legal clinic offering summary legal advice and information to the general public * legal representation in certain areas of the law before Courts, Government Boards and tribunals

• CV19 All offices are closed and no face to face appointments until further notice, however, staff is working remotely and assist by phone or by email
• Contact main office for assistance at 613-966-8686 or 1-877-966-8714 (March 28, 2020)

Non-profit community legal clinic:

• Provides access to justice through quality legal services, advocacy and information for people living on a low income or in poverty

COVID-19 Response

• All offices are closed to in-person meetings and services; in-person legal education and outreach activities have been suspended
• For legal services in Simcoe County call 705-326-6444 or 1-800-461-8953 Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-5 pm
• 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
• Offices in Haliburton, Lindsay and Minden are open by appointment only

Regular Service
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

Community legal clinic offering summary legal advice and information to the general public * legal representation in certain areas of the law before Courts, Government Boards and tribunals

Outreach services for Almonte, Carleton Place, Gananoque, Kemptville, Prescott, Smiths Falls, Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, Northern Frontenac, and Northern Lennox and Addington - Satellite offices in Sharbot Lake and Brockville

COVID-19 - by appointment only


Legal clinic

• free legal advice to all residents of Durham Region on many areas of law
• assistance or representation to those who qualify at hearings in several areas of law including Ontario Works, Ontario Disability Support Program, Canada Pension Plan, Employment law, WSIB/WSIAT, Housing, tenant issues, Small Claims Court, Consumer Law, Senior Law, Human Rights
• Domestic Violence Legal Aid advice referrals
• staff from the clinic are available to speak on a variety of legal topics to groups in Durham Region
• Commissioning available daily
• Notarizing available by appointment
• free year-round Tax Clinic

Satellite offices in Ajax, Uxbridge and Cannington

COVID-19 Response

• All offices are closed to in-person meetings and services; in-person legal education and outreach activities have been suspended
• For legal services in Simcoe County call 705-326-6444 or 1-800-461-8953 Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-5 pm
• 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
• Offices in Haliburton, Lindsay and Minden are open by appointment only

Regular Service
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

COVID-19 Response

• All offices are closed to in-person meetings and services; in-person legal education and outreach activities have been suspended
• For legal services in Simcoe County call 705-326-6444 or 1-800-461-8953 Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-5 pm
• 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
• Offices in Haliburton, Lindsay and Minden are open by appointment only

Regular Service
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

Satellite office

provides free legal services with a focus on:

• Social Assistance, Disability Benefits, Canada Pension, Landlord and Tenant Law, Employment Insurance, substitute decisions and the criminal injuries compensation board
• representation may be possible
• summary advice
• public legal education
• community development
• head office in Perth

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

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

COVID-19 -- services continue to be provided over the phone, office open to members of the public by appointment only

• new clients call 416-438-7182, existing clients call 416-438-7206

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Community legal clinic, areas of law include:

• housing (tenants issues, does not include issues at co-operative housing)
• Ontario Works (OW), Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Employment Insurance (EI), Canada Pension Plan (disability)
• employment law
• immigration law

Clinic may provide:

• representation or tools for clients to self-represent effectively
• community education
• referrals to other clinics or community services
• assistance in community group development and organizing

Funded by Legal Aid Ontario

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

Community legal clinic

• deals primarily with tenant issues, social housing/Toronto Community Housing Corporation, Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program appeals, Canada Pension Plan Disability benefits, employment law, worker's rights, Employment Insurance, Old Age Security, family law, immigration, human rights
• may provide representation
• affidavits, notary public
• community education
• by appointment only
• funded by Legal Aid Ontario

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

Community legal clinic

• deals primarily with tenant issues, social assistance, employment problems, immigration, Employment Insurance, Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security, human rights, victims of violence, Criminal Injuries Compensation Board/Victim Quick Response Program and consumer issues
• provides referral, advice and representation
• community education
• funded by Legal Aid Ontario

COVID19 -- serving existing clients and new client telephone intake services

• for Legal Advice call 416-441-1764, ext 1 and leave a message
• clearly state name, telephone number and your concern or question and language required, speak slowly and distinctly so that we may return the call within one business day
• all in person services by appointment only (affidavits, notaries and PLE's)
• appointments, meetings, and other interactions are to be conducted by telephone, Zoom, email, faxes, or other as needed
• for court documents or letters we need to see, take pictures or scan the documents if possible and the Intake Worker or Case Worker will provide information and an email account to forward them
• if a person does not have access to a data or internet plan, alternate arrangements may be made

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Community legal clinic

• deals primarily with Housing Eviction Prevention issues, immigration, social assistance, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Employment Insurance (EI) and Employment Law
• commissioner of oaths
• summary advice for rental housing and tenant issues, income assistance, employment and immigration issues
• community education
• community development
• legal reform
• funded by Legal Aid Ontario

Crescent Town Satellite Clinic -- closed due to COVID

Ralph Thornton Community Centre -- 765 Queen St E by appointment only, call Intake Line