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

• legal services are provided to clients by students under the supervision of the Clinic's lawyers, as part of their legal education
• 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

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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

(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

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, 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

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

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

• 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:

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

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 (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

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

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

• 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 (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

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

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

Student-centered research and advocacy on technology-related policy and law reform

Upper year and graduate law students assist clinic lawyers in:

• researching issues and drafting reports and submissions to government
• commenting on proposed legislative reforms
• providing legal advice
• developing online resources for the public

Student Legal Aid Services Society clinic

• staffed by students and supervised by lawyers
• provides legal services to low-income members of the community
• conducts legal education presentations
• participates in a variety of outreach activities for students and many community organizations

Provides legal advice and representation on:

• family law
• tenant law
• criminal charges
• serious matters under the Highway Traffic Act and Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act

COVID-19: The centre is open for showers. Call to book a time.

This information is regularly updated on their website.

Drop-in counselling centre for any adult (alone or with children) who finds it difficult to access services elsewhere due to illness, disability or homelessness.

Practical assistance: shower and laundry facilities

• telephones
• small clothing items (underwear, socks, and seasonal accessories)
• hygiene items
• condoms
• needle exchange

Social Recreation Program: creative expressions program including literacy and writer's group, music appreciation, and visual arts

• board games
• card games
• bingo
• arts and crafts
• special events
• karaoke
• chaplaincy

Counselling: short-term supportive counselling

• advocacy
• crisis intervention
• housing
• employment support and resume writing
• addiction
• Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) / Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV) and Hepatitis A, B, C
• groups (addiction, life skills)

In-Reach visits by: Housing Help

• Royal Ottawa Hospital Outreach Teams (psychiatric and addiction)
• University of Ottawa Community Legal Clinic Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)

Application Support Program: Assists individuals with significant disabilities and barriers to navigate the complex application process

Legal services for low-income francophones living in Ottawa in different areas of law such as:

• Immigration
• Housing (problems between tenants and landlords only)
• Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
• Ontario Works Program (OW)
• Canada Pension Plan - Disability benefits
• Employment Insurance (EI)
• Employment standards
• Criminal injuries
• Human rights
• Family law
• Powers of attorney
• Legal name changes

Community legal clinic offering help in:

• real estate/tenants rights
• litigation and alternate conflict resolution
• wills, estates, POA
• employment law
• family law issues

Community legal clinic

• Provides legal advice Canada Pension Plan (CPP)
• Employment Law
• Human Rights Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
• Old Age Supplement
• Ontario Works (OW)
• Tenant Law
• Victims of Crime
• Workers' Compensation/Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)

Does not offer services in criminal or family law (divorce, separation, custody, support, etc.), provincial or criminal offenses

Does not advise landlords

Satellite offices are located in Alexandria and Williamsburg by appointment only

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