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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

COVID-19 (July 28, 2021): We urge you not to visit Service Canada Centres unless absolutely necessary.

Service

• Employment Insurance (EI)
• Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) benefits
• Social Insurance Numbers (SIN)
• immediate request for a Passport Service
• Veterans Affairs Canada Services

eServiceCanada Service Request Form

COVID-19 (July 28, 2021): We urge you not to visit Service Canada Centres unless absolutely necessary.

Services

• Employment Insurance (EI)
• Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) benefits
• Social Insurance Numbers (SIN)
• immediate request for a Passport Service
• Veterans Affairs Canada Services

eServiceCanada Service Request Form

COVID-19 (July 28, 2021): We urge you not to visit Service Canada Centres unless absolutely necessary.

Service

• Employment Insurance (EI)
• Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) benefits
• Social Insurance Numbers (SIN)
• immediate request for a Passport Service
• Veterans Affairs Canada Services

eServiceCanada Service Request Form

(Feb 13, 2023) COVID-19 Notice: Our Belleville office is now open, appointments are recommended but not required (appointments are required for all satellite offices). Staff are available by phone or email as well. Contact our main office for help at 613-966-8686 (or toll-free 1-877-966-8686) or email us for help here.

​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

• 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 (August 16, 2021): We urge you not to visit Service Canada Centres unless absolutely necessary.

One-stop service delivery for a wide range of federal programs and services

• Employment Insurance (EI)
• Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) benefits
• Social Insurance Numbers (SIN)
• immediate request for a Passport Service
• Veterans Affairs Canada Services

• 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

COVID-19 (August 18, 2021): We urge you not to visit Service Canada Centres unless absolutely necessary.

Services

• Applications and inquiries for Employment Insurance
• Social Insurance Number applications
• Employment Insurance applications
• Income Security Program applications

Information on Community Partners who help unemployed clients obtain employment

The focus on many HRDC programs and services is to help people who are currently receiving Employment Insurance (EI) benefits to become re-employed

eServiceCanada Service Request Form

COVID-19 (July 27, 2021): We urge you not to visit Service Canada Centres unless absolutely necessary.

One-stop service delivery for a wide range of federal programs and services

• Internet access
• labour market information
• assistance locating and applying for Employment Insurance
• Social Insurance Numbers
• Canada Pension Plan
• Old Age Security
• Passports (see separate entries for program details)
• Apprenticeship Incentive Grant
• Canada Education Savings Grant

eServiceCanada Service Request Form

COVID-19 (July 27, 2021): We urge you not to visit Service Canada Centres unless absolutely necessary.

One-stop service delivery for a wide range of federal programs and services

• Employment Insurance (EI)
• Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) benefits
• Social Insurance Numbers (SIN)
• immediate request for a Passport Service
• Veterans Affairs Canada Services

eServiceCanada Service Request Form

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

COVID-19 (August 16, 2021): We urge you not to visit Service Canada Centres unless absolutely necessary.

One-stop service delivery for a wide range of federal programs and services

• Employment Insurance (EI)
• Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) benefits
• Social Insurance Numbers (SIN)
• immediate request for a Passport Service
• Veterans Affairs Canada Services

eServiceCanada Service Request Form

Legal clinic (Perth, Shabot Lake, Brockville)

Services

• employment and work
• housing law
• income assistance
• tribunals and courts
• health and disability
• immigration law
• refugee law

Legal information

• abuse and family violence
• debt and consumer rights
• French language rights
• human rights
• criminal law
• family law
• help with lawyers and paralegals
• wills and power of attorney

This clinic serves Lanark County, the United Counties of Leeds & Grenville, the Townships of North and Central Frontenac, and the Township of Addington Highlands.

COVID-19 (August 17, 2021): We urge you not to visit Service Canada Centres unless absolutely necessary.

One-stop service delivery for a wide range of federal programs and services

• Employment Insurance (EI)
• Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) benefits
• Social Insurance Numbers (SIN)
• immediate request for a Passport Service
• Veterans Affairs Canada Services

eServiceCanada Service Request Form

• 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

COVID-19 (August 17, 2021): We urge you not to visit Service Canada Centres unless absolutely necessary.

One-stop service delivery for a wide range of federal programs and services

• Employment Insurance (EI)
• Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) benefits
• Social Insurance Numbers (SIN)
• immediate request for a Passport Service
• Veterans Affairs Canada Services

eServiceCanada Service Request Form

• 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

One-stop service delivery for a wide range of federal programs and services

• internet access

Assistance locating and applying for government programs including

• Employment Insurance
• Social Insurance numbers
• Canada Pension Plan
• Old Age Security
• passports
• Apprenticeship Incentive Grant
• Canada Education Savings Grant
• others

Student/youth employment services available May-August through Service Canada Centres for Youth -- see separate entry

One-stop service delivery for a wide range of federal programs and services

• internet access
• labour market information

Assistance locating and applying for

• Employment Insurance
• Social Insurance Numbers
• Canada Pension Plan
• Old Age Security
• passports
• Apprenticeship Incentive Grant
• Canada Education Savings Grant
• Pleasure Craft Licences
• others

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

Unemployment benefits office and employment information
• forms Available: Social Insurance Number
• Birth Certificate (applications only)
• Marriage License
• Income Security Programs (applications CPP
• OAS and other relative to ISP Documents)

COVID-19 (August 17, 2021): We urge you not to visit Service Canada Centres unless absolutely necessary.

Services

• Employment Insurance (EI)
• Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) benefits
• Social Insurance Numbers (SIN)
• immediate request for a Passport Service
• Veterans Affairs Canada Services

eServiceCanada Service Request Form

COVID-19 (24 Oct 2022): Offices are currently closed and appointments are by phone. Some in-person appointments may be available going forward from November 2022. Call to confirm.

Free legal help to people of low income Specializes in problems involving:

• landlord and tenant law
• social assistance
• immigration
• employment insurance
• Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
• Canada Pension Plan (CPP)
• Also provides education on legal matters and is involved in various law reform issues

Legal clinic

COVID-19 (November 9, 2021): We are currently not meeting with people in-person. We are holding meetings by phone. Please call us and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

Services

• employment and work
• housing law
• income assistance
• tribunals and courts
• health and disability
• immigration law
• refugee law

Legal information

• abuse and family violence
• debt and consumer rights
• French language rights
• human rights
• criminal law
• family law
• help with lawyers and paralegals
• wills and power of attorney