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Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic
Community legal clinic 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
Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC)
The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) was established as an arm’s length agency of government in 1961 to prevent discrimination and to promote and advance human rights in Ontario. The OHRC is one pillar of Ontario’s human rights system, alongside the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) and the Human Rights Legal Support Centre (HRLSC).
ALS - Court Workers
Aboriginal court workers explain legal rights and obligations to their clients. They assist in securing legal counsel, finding interpreters if they are needed, assist with pre-sentence reports, bail hearings, and referrals. Aboriginal Legal Services operates Aboriginal criminal, family and youth court worker programs in Toronto. Aboriginal criminal court workers attend all the Toronto area criminal courts. The family and youth court workers are located at family court at 311 Jarvis and also can go to other courts if necessary.
KBCLS - Advice and Representation
Free summary advice is provided on request in our areas of legal practice. Where the clinic has a conflict of interest, or potential conflict of interest, we may be required to refer you to other services available to you. Representation is free and available to clients who meet eligibility guidelines and whose legal problem falls within our areas of practice. If we are unable to provide representation, we will refer clients to the appropriate legal, community or government services.
WTCLS - Housing Law
We can help tenants with legal problems that affect their housing. These may include:Evictions from a rental unitRepairs and maintenance problemsHarassment and discriminationRent subsidy being cut off
West Scarborough Community Legal Services (WSCLS)
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic,our legal clinic staff are working remotely to provide client services. We are not meeting with clients in person. We ask that you do not visit the legal clinic. West Scarborough Community Legal Services is a legal aid clinic funded by Legal Aid Ontario since 1988 and is one of two legal aid clinics in Scarborough. We offer a variety of legal services to low-income residents who live in ‘west’ Scarborough and who qualify financially. The clinic is administered by a volunteer Board of Directors, who are elected from our membership. All services are free to those who qualify. Clients may be required to reimburse the clinic for expenses such as filing fees, medical reports and interpretation services, all of which will be discussed with the client when the retainer is signed.
BLAC (Black Legal Action Centre)
The Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC) is a new not-for-profit corporation that was incorporated under the laws of Ontario in 2017. BLAC will deliver legal aid services to Black Ontarians. Specifically, BLAC will work to combat individual and systemic anti-Black racism by providing legal representation; engaging in test case litigation, law reform, and community development; and delivering summary legal advice, brief services, and public legal education.The clinic's scope of operations and services will be developed through community consultations in early 2018.
Children's aid Society of Toronto - Scarborough Branch
Since 1875, the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto has been keeping children and youth safe, strengthening families and providing alternate care for children and youth who are unable to remain in their home. Working with diverse communities to support families during times of crisis, to ensure the safety of the child/youth. CAS is the largest board governed child welfare agency in North America. We are a not-for-profit agency funded by the province of Ontario, and one of the largest child welfare organizations in North America. Operating under section 72 of the Child and Family Services Act (CFSA). We have a legal mandate to keep children safe from abuse and neglect, ages 0 to 18. Families and children we work with come from a wide range of diverse backgrounds (racial, ethnic and cultural). It is our aim to provide service meeting the needs of these children and families.
Pro Bono Ontario
Free telephone hotline providing legal assistance to Ukrainians arriving in Canada affected by the war in Ukraine, with focus on immigration related issues, and also provides assistance and referrals for other legal issues related to resettlement, such as housing, employment assistance identifying nature of legal issue, advice and assistance on steps to take help drafting basic legal document for use in Canadian justice system where appropriate, referrals to pro bono and other lawyers for ongoing services referrals to support services
ALS - Legal Clinic
The Legal Clinic serves people in a variety of areas including: Housing, ODSP/OW, Indian Act Matters, Canada Pension, Disability, Police Complaints, Criminal Injuries Compensation, and Human Rights. Referrals to Lawyers on other matters including criminal and family law can be arranged. The Legal Clinic is a community legal aid clinic, funded by Legal Aid Ontario, which provides free legal assistance to low income original people living in the City of Toronto. The Clinic is involved in law reform, community organizing, public legal education, and test case litigation. Intake for the legal clinic takes place:10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Legal Aid Ontario
Legal Aid Certificate application -- for serious domestic violence, child protection or complex family law case Family Law Services information help with documents referral, advice and representation mediation and settlement conferences referral to social service agencies
Children's Resource & Consultation Centre of Ontario
Children's Resource and Consultation Centre of Ontario has been operating since its inception in 1980. The agency is licensed by the Ontario government (Ministry of Child and Family Services) to facilitate adoptions which are finalized in Ontario under the Child and Family Services Act. For the most part our involvement in Ontario adoptions has focused on children born in Ontario and placed in Ontario. From early on in our history we have worked with families bringing children into Ontario for the purpose of adoption, from other jurisdictions (provinces and countries) where the finalization of the adoption would occur in Ontario. These cases, some involving relatives and some not, were conducted under the Child and Family Services Act.