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South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario
The South Asian community makes up a significant portion of Ontario’s diverse social and cultural fabric. According to the 2016 Census, South Asian was the single largest visible minority group, accounting for 29.6% of visible minorities and 8.7% of Ontario’s total population. At the same time, many South Asians, especially those who are newcomers in the province, continue to face numerous challenges as they navigate their day-to-day lives. Significantly, our communities face many barriers to accessing the legal system, including systemic discrimination, racism, language barriers, and poverty.
Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic
The Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic (CSALC) is a community based legal clinic funded by Legal Aid Ontario which provides free legal services to low income, non-English speaking clients from the Chinese, Vietnamese, Laotian and Cambodian We are non-profit and are independent from the government. Our Clinic is overseen by a volunteer community-based Board of Directors. In addition to providing direct legal services, we empower the communities we serve through public legal education. Over the years, many people have attended our education workshops and have received the multi-lingual brochures we produce on various areas of the law.