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Resources: Legal aid

Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) provides legal assistance for low-income people. Services include:

  • legal representation for eligible clients who appear in court without a lawyer
  • legal aid applications and information over the phone
  • legal resources and referrals to other social assistance agencies, and
  • a certificate program for complex and serious cases.

To get legal aid services, your legal issue must be one that LAO covers, and you must be financially eligible.

For more information, visit www.legalaid.on.ca or visit our Find Services section.

This fact sheet provides information on legal help for women who cannot afford a lawyer to assist them with a family law issue. It describes the services provided by Legal Aid Ontario and Duty Counsel lawyers.

Available in:
English
Produced In:
2012
Format:
Web

This booklet explains the legal services that Legal Aid Ontario provides to people with low incomes. It includes a directory of the community legal clinics and specialty legal clinics in Ontario.

Available in:
English, French (français)
Produced In:
2012
Format:
Booklet/PDF, Web

Legal Aid Ontario's brochure features simple link names to the areas of law it can assist with: Criminal, Duty Counsel, Eligibility, Family, Immigration, Legal Clinics, as well as Complaints and Contact Us. It also briefly describes its services in...

Available in:
English
Produced by:
Legal Aid Ontario
Produced In:
2012
Format:
Booklet/PDF

LawFacts.ca is a website designed by Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) to help people find information about criminal law processes. The site includes a glossary of terms, forms and checklists, and legal information in the following topic areas:

  • ...
Available in:
English, French (français)
Produced by:
Legal Aid Ontario
Produced In:
2011
Format:
Web

The Family Law Information Program (FLIP) is a resource designed for adults in Ontario whose relationship with their spouse or partner is breaking down. FLIP provides legal and practical information on topics such as child custody, support payments,...

Available in:
English, French (français)
Produced by:
Legal Aid Ontario
Produced In:
2011
Format:
Web

This section of the Ministry of the Attorney General web site aims to inform the Francophone population of its rights to French language services in Ontario's justice sector. It includes information about rights to French language services and how to...

Available in:
English, French (français)
Produced In:
2010
Format:
Web

The Getting Legal Help section of the Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) web site describes eligibility and the types of services LAO provides including information, referral, and advice through a toll-free telephone service and from LAO staff in courthouses,...

Available in:
English, French (français)
Produced by:
Legal Aid Ontario
Produced In:
2010
Format:
Web

This guide explains what a person can do if they are denied a legal aid certificate, including information on how to appeal the decision.

Available in:
English
Produced In:
2009
Format:
Web

This 29 minute webinar presented by Claudia Belda of Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corporation describes Legal Aid Ontario's services, what they cover, who is eligible, and how to apply.

Available in:
English
Produced In:
2009
Format:
Webinar

This booklet has information on finding help with the legal issues related to family breakdown. It has sections on how to find a family law lawyer, how to pay for a family law lawyer, and where to get legal information if you do not have a lawyer.The...

Available in:
English, French (français), Arabic (عربي ), Chinese (中文), Farsi/Persian (پارسی ), Korean (한국어/조선말), Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), Russian (русский ), Somali (Afsoomaali), Spanish (español), Tamil (தமிழ்), Urdu (اردو)
Produced In:
2008
Format:
Booklet/PDF