Legal Services
To learn more about your legal rights on various subjects visit the following website:
http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/
St. Stephen’s Community House
1415 Bathurst St,
Toronto, ON M5R 3H8
https://www.sschto.ca/
Offers legal services to Toronto’s vulnerable citizens including children, homeless people, isolated seniors, etc.
Contact Gavin Brissett at: 416-925-2103 ext.2252 or [email protected]
City of Toronto Social Services
For services offered by Toronto’s Social Service Division please visit:
http://www.toronto.ca/socialservices/
Justice for Children and Youth
415 Yonge St, Suite 1203
Toronto, ON M5B2E7
Tel: 416-920-1633
Yonge St & Gerrard St
http://www.jfcy.org/
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.
Barbara Schlifer Legal Clinic
489 College Street, Suite 503
Toronto ON, M6G 1A5
Tel: 416-323-9149
College St & Bathurst St
https://schliferclinic.com/how-we-can-help/legal-services/
Provides high quality and diverse legal programs and services to women who have experienced violence.
Open: Mon-Fri 9:00am-5:00pm
Abrigo Centre
900 Dufferin St
Toronto, ON M6H 4B1
Tel: 416-534-3434
Dufferin St & Bloor St W
http://www.abrigo.ca/
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.
Child Advocacy Project
Tel: Nicole Kellow, CAP Coordinator
Tel: 416-977-4448 ext 226
http://www.childadvocacy.ca/
CAP is made possible by volunteer lawyer who are dedicated to enhancing access to justice for children by providing free legal services to low income families who cannot afford a lawyer. Families must meet eligibility requirements (financial and merit).
Open: Mon – Fri 9:00am-5:00pm
Elizabeth Fry Toronto
215 Wellesley Street East,
Toronto, ON M4X 1G1
Tel: 416-924-3708
Wellesley St and Bloor St
http://www.efrytoronto.org
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.
Ontario Women’s Legal Justice Network
Tel: 416-392-3138
http://owjn.org/
Ontario Women’s Legal Justice Network is a resource for women experiencing violence that connects women to up-to-date and relevant legal information.
Access for Parents and Children
100 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite #504
North York, ON M2N 6N5
Tel: 416-304-1221
Sheppard Ave E & Kenneth Ave
http://www.accessforparentsandchildren.on.ca
A non-profit organization that provides supervised access to separated families. For Locations and hours of operations please visit:
http://www.accessforparentsandchildren.on.ca/address_and_phone.html
The Law Society of Upper Canada
Law Society Referral Service
Tel: 1-800-268-8326
TTY: 416-644-4886
http://www.lsuc.on.ca/
Offers 30 minutes of free legal council over the phone.
Pro Bono Law Ontario
Tel: 416-977-4448
http://www.pblo.org/
PBLO promotes access to justice in Ontario by creating and facilitating opportunities for lawyers to provide free legal services to persons of limited means. Individuals must meet eligibility requirements (financial and merit).
Law Help Ontario (LHO) – LHO assists citizens who have civil cases that cannot afford a lawyer in accessing justice. LHO cannot help you at the centre with: family law matters, criminal cases, human rights, landlord and tenant matters, etc. Individuals must meet financial eligibility requirements.
Connect Legal – Connect Legal fosters entrepreneurship in the immigrant community by providing legal educational services and free commercial legal assistance to low-resource immigrant entrepreneurs.
Open: Mon-Fri 9:00am-5:00pm
Child Advocacy Project
Tel: Nicole Kellow, CAP Coordinator
Tel:
416-977-4448 ext 226
http://www.childadvocacy.ca/
CAP is made possible by volunteer lawyer who are dedicated to enhancing access to justice for children by providing free legal services to low income families who cannot afford a lawyer. Families must meet eligibility requirements (financial and merit).
Open: Mon – Fri 9:00am-5:00pm
The Schlifer Clinic
489 College Street, Suite 503
Toronto, ON M6G 1A5
Tel: 416-323-9107
College St & Bathurst St
http://schliferclinic.com
This clinic offers legal help in family, immigration and criminal law and provides compassionate support from diverse, skilled counselors and translation in more then 90 languages.
Open: Monday to Friday 9:00 am – 5:00pm
Centre for Spanish Speaking People
2141 Jane Street, 2nd Floor
Toronto, ON M3M 1A2
Tel: 416-533-8545
Jane St & Wilson Ave
http://www.spanishservices.org/en/programs-and-services/legal-clinic/
Provides a legal clinic to low-income individuals in a variety of areas of law. 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 our financial and case selection eligibility criteria. Any individuals receiving social assistance benefits are automatically eligible.
Open: Mon-Wed, Fri 9:00am-5:00pm
Thurs 1:00pm-5:00pm
Satellite Location
40 Wellesley St. East, Suite 401
Toronto, ON M4Y 1G4
Tel: 416-925-2800
Black Legal Action Centre
Suite 221 – 720 Spadina Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2T9
[email protected]
Local Phone: 416-597-5831 Toll Free Phone: 1-877-736-9406
Fax: 416-925-3564
BLAC does not accept walk-in appointments. Please call to make an appointment.
The mission of the Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC) is to educate, advocate, and litigate to combat individual and systemic anti-Black racism in Ontario.
https://www.blacklegalactioncentre.ca/
Centre for Spanish Speaking People
2141 Jane Street, 2nd Floor
Toronto, ON M3M 1A2
Tel: 416-533-8545
Jane St & Wilson Ave
http://www.spanishservices.org/en/programs-and-services/legal-clinic/
Provides a legal clinic to low-income individuals in a variety of areas of law. 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 our financial and case selection eligibility criteria. Any individuals receiving social assistance benefits are automatically eligible.
Open: Mon-Wed, Fri 9:00am-5:00pm
Thurs 1:00pm-5:00pm
Satellite Location
40 Wellesley St. East, Suite 401
Toronto, Ontario M4Y 1G4
Tel: 416-925-2800
Wellesley St E & Church St
Pro Bono Ontario – Connect Legal: Advice for Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Tel: 416-964-3933
https://www.probonoontario.org/
Connect Legal fosters entrepreneurship in the immigrant community by providing legal educational services and free commercial legal assistance to low-resource immigrant entrepreneurs.
Open: Mon-Fri 9:00am-5:00pm
South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario
45 Sheppard Ave E
North York, ON M2N 5W9
Tel: 416-487-6371
Yonge St & Sheppard Ave E
http://www.salc.on.ca/
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). They also provide support for women who are being forced or have been forced into marriage.
OPEN: Mon-Tue, Thu-Fri 9:30 am-12:30 pm, 1 pm-5 pm
Wed 9:30 am-12:30 pm
Sun – Closed
FCJ Refugee Centre
208 Oakwood Ave
Toronto, ON M6E 2V3
Tel: 416 469-9754
Oakwood Ave & St. Clair Ave W
http://www.fcjrefugeecentre.org/
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 connected to our organization, orientation to local social services, skills development, and counselling to support a healthy and positive start to life in Canada.
Open: Mon-Fri 9:30am-5:00pm
English
French