Legal Services

Justice for Children and Youth (JFCY) is a non-profit community legal clinic that provides legal representation to low-income children and youth in the Toronto area. It gives summary legal advice, information, and assistance to young people, parents (in education matters), professionals, and community groups across Ontario.

Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic offers legal services and representation, trauma-informed counselling and multilingual interpretation to diverse women and gender diverse people who have experienced violence.

Offers services to women & their children who are leaving abusive relationships. They offer group & family counselling, access to essential services, a safety plan, and legal services.

Elizabeth Fry Toronto offers women who are, have been or at risk of being in conflict with the law with individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, release planning, referrals, transitional housing, and community education.

OWJN tries to help survivors of violence and their supporters better understand legal rights in Ontario. The website offers accessible legal information in a way that reflects the diverse experiences and realities of women.

Access for Parents and Children in Ontario (APCO) supervises visits by non-custodial parents (or other relatives) and supervises drop-offs and pick-ups for caregivers and children.

The Law Society of Ontario offers free public resources for legal matters, such as finding a lawyer or paralegal, choosing the right legal professional, and more, as well as 30 minutes of free legal counsel over the phone.

PBLO promotes access to justice in Ontario by creating and facilitating opportunities for lawyers to provide free legal services to persons of limited means.

They offer legal services in the areas of employment rights, social assistance (OW & ODSP), immigration/refugee law, landlord/tenant, EI, CPP and human rights. Services are free to individuals who meet CSSP’s financial and case selection eligibility criteria, and any individuals receiving social assistance benefits are automatically eligible.

The Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC) is an independent not-for-profit community legal clinic that combats individual and systemic anti-Black racism by providing free legal services, conducting research, developing public legal education materials, and engaging in test case litigation and law reform.

SALCO’s aims to provide access to justice for low-income South Asians in Toronto and the GTA. They provide legal advice and services in various areas of poverty law, including: immigration, Human Rights, Ontario Works / Ontario Disability Support Program, Tenant’s rights, Criminal Injuries Compensation, Old Age Security and Canadian Pension Plans (CPP).

FCJ Refugee Centre serves refugees and others at risk due to their immigration status. They provide assistance with paperwork, translation and interpretation, accompaniment, referral to immigration lawyers, orientation to local social services, skills development, and counselling to support a healthy and positive start to life in Canada.