Services by type - Legal Clinics - Specialty
Ontario's community legal clinics provide information, advice, and representation on various legal issues, including social assistance, housing, refugee and immigration law, employment law, human rights, workers' compensation, and the Canada Pension Plan. Some legal clinics do not handle all of these issues, but staff may be able to refer you to someone who can help. Community legal clinics are staffed by lawyers, community legal workers, and sometimes law students. All help is private and confidential and provided free of charge.
Ontario also has a number of specialty legal clinics. Specialty legal clinics serve a particular community or focus on a specific area of law. Most specialty legal clinics are not limited to serving a particular geographic area.
Specialty clinics:
- represent specific individuals (e.g., seniors, people living with HIV/AIDS)
- deal with specific area of law
- service clients throughout Ontario.
Some clinics also specialize in areas of law for low-income clients who are marginalized for other reasons. These clinics are resources for other clinics, private bar lawyers, MPPs, and community agencies.
To find out more about general service community legal clinics and student legal aid societies, see:
- Service by type - Legal Clinics - General Service
- Services by type - Student Legal Aid Services Society
Community legal clinics are funded by Legal Aid Ontario. To find out more about Legal Aid Ontario's other services see: Services by type - Legal Aid Ontario Services.
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Featured services for this type
HALCO - HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario
Provides free legal services to people living with HIV/AIDS in Ontario. Other services include public legal education activities across Ontario, law reform and community development activities....Regions served:
Serves all of Ontario, Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Greater Toronto Area, Northern Ontario, Southwestern Ontario
Service type:
Legal Clinics - Specialty
Phone:
416-340-7790
Website:
http://www.halco.org/
Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic (CSALC)
The Metro Toronto Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic (MTCSALC) has changed its name to the Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic (CSALC). Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic (...Regions served:
Greater Toronto Area
Service type:
Legal Clinics - Specialty
Phone:
416-971-9674 (walk-in 1 p.m. - 4 p. m. every Wednesday)
Website:
http://mtcsalc.org/
Landlord's Self-Help Centre
Landlord's Self-Help Centre (LSHC) provides information and summary advice to small-scale landlords in Ontario. LSHC also develops educational materials, engages in law reform and community...Regions served:
Serves all of Ontario, Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Greater Toronto Area, Northern Ontario, Southwestern Ontario
Service type:
Legal Clinics - Specialty
Phone:
416-504-5190
Website:
https://landlordselfhelp.com/
Community and specialty legal clinics
Funded by Legal Aid Ontario, community legal clinics provide free legal services to low income people in every community across Ontario. All help is free, private and confidential. Community...Regions served:
Serves all of Ontario, Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Greater Toronto Area, Northern Ontario, Southwestern Ontario
Service type:
Legal Aid Ontario Services, Legal Clinics - General Service, Legal Clinics - Specialty
Website:
http://legalaid.on.ca/en/getting/type_civil-clinics.asp
All services for this type
Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto (ALST)
Offers legal assistance to Aboriginal people living in Toronto. Youth, criminal, and family court workers also provide services. ALST operates an alternative justice program and prepares "Gladue"...Regions served:
Greater Toronto Area
Service type:
Legal Clinics - Specialty
Phone:
416-408-3967 or 416-408-4041 (accepts collect calls)
Website:
http://www.aboriginallegal.ca
Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO)
Works for the advancement of human rights and justice in housing for low-income Ontarians through legal advice and representation, law reform, community organizing, training, and...Regions served:
Serves all of Ontario, Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Greater Toronto Area, Northern Ontario, Southwestern Ontario
Service type:
Legal Clinics - Specialty
Phone:
416-597-5855
Website:
https://www.acto.ca/
Advocacy Centre for The Elderly (ACE)
Provides direct legal services to low income seniors, public legal education, and law reform. Services and activities are in relation to areas of law of special importance to the seniors’ population...Regions served:
Serves all of Ontario, Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Greater Toronto Area, Northern Ontario, Southwestern Ontario
Service type:
Legal Clinics - Specialty
Phone:
416-598-2656
Website:
http://www.acelaw.ca
African Canadian Legal Clinic
The African Canadian Legal Clinic uses test case litigation to address anti-Black racism and other forms of systemic and institutional discrimination. The ACLC also provides education about...Regions served:
Serves all of Ontario, Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Greater Toronto Area, Northern Ontario, Southwestern Ontario
Service type:
Legal Clinics - Specialty
Phone:
416-214-4747
Website:
http://www.aclc.net
ARCH Disability Law Centre
ARCH Disability Law Centre provides information, summary advice and referral service, brief services, and representation in certain cases for people with disabilities and for lawyers and other legal...Regions served:
Serves all of Ontario, Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Greater Toronto Area, Northern Ontario, Southwestern Ontario
Service type:
Legal Clinics - Specialty
Phone:
416-482-8255
Website:
http://www.archdisabilitylaw.ca
Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC)
The Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC) is a new not-for-profit corporation that was incorporated under the laws of Ontario in 2017. Scheduled to open in the Fall of 2018, BLAC will deliver legal aid...Regions served:
Greater Toronto Area
Service type:
Legal Clinics - Specialty
Website:
https://www.blacklegalactioncentre.ca/
Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA)
The Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) provides legal services to individuals and groups with environmental legal problems, and seeks to improve environmental protection through...Regions served:
Serves all of Ontario, Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Greater Toronto Area, Northern Ontario, Southwestern Ontario, Canada
Service type:
Legal Clinics - Specialty
Phone:
416-960-2284
Website:
http://www.cela.ca
Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples (CSSP)
Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples (CSSP) provides summary advice and assistance, with particular emphasis on immigration matters and workers' rights, to the Spanish-speaking community of...Regions served:
Greater Toronto Area
Service type:
Legal Clinics - Specialty
Phone:
416-533-8545; 416-533-0680 Legal Intake Line
Website:
http://www.spanishservices.org/
Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic (CSALC)
The Metro Toronto Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic (MTCSALC) has changed its name to the Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic (CSALC). Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic (...Regions served:
Greater Toronto Area
Service type:
Legal Clinics - Specialty
Phone:
416-971-9674 (walk-in 1 p.m. - 4 p. m. every Wednesday)
Website:
http://mtcsalc.org/
CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario/Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario)
Since 1974, CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario / Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario) has developed clear, accurate, and practical legal rights education and information to help people...Regions served:
Serves all of Ontario, Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Greater Toronto Area, Northern Ontario, Southwestern Ontario
Service type:
Legal Clinics - Specialty
Phone:
416-408-4420
Website:
https://www.cleo.on.ca
Community and specialty legal clinics
Funded by Legal Aid Ontario, community legal clinics provide free legal services to low income people in every community across Ontario. All help is free, private and confidential. Community...Regions served:
Serves all of Ontario, Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Greater Toronto Area, Northern Ontario, Southwestern Ontario
Service type:
Legal Aid Ontario Services, Legal Clinics - General Service, Legal Clinics - Specialty
Website:
http://legalaid.on.ca/en/getting/type_civil-clinics.asp
HALCO - HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario
Provides free legal services to people living with HIV/AIDS in Ontario. Other services include public legal education activities across Ontario, law reform and community development activities....Regions served:
Serves all of Ontario, Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Greater Toronto Area, Northern Ontario, Southwestern Ontario
Service type:
Legal Clinics - Specialty
Phone:
416-340-7790
Website:
http://www.halco.org/
Human Rights Legal Support Centre (HRLSC)
The Human Rights Legal Support Centre offers human rights legal services to individuals throughout Ontario who have experienced discrimination. The Centre's services range from legal assistance...Regions served:
Serves all of Ontario, Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Greater Toronto Area, Northern Ontario, Southwestern Ontario
Service type:
Court and Tribunal Related Services, Legal Clinics - Specialty, Other Law-related Services
Phone:
416-597-4900
Website:
http://www.hrlsc.on.ca/
Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC)
The Income Security Advocacy Centre works with clinics and anti-poverty groups using litigation, policy development, advocacy, and organizing to address income security programs and root causes of...Regions served:
Serves all of Ontario, Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Greater Toronto Area, Northern Ontario, Southwestern Ontario
Service type:
Legal Clinics - Specialty
Phone:
416-597-5820
Website:
http://incomesecurity.org/
Industrial Accident Victims' Group of Ontario (IAVGO)
Industrial Accident Victims' Group of Ontario (IAVGO) provides information, advice, and representation to injured workers in Ontario, provides training and public legal education to advocates,...Regions served:
Serves all of Ontario, Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Greater Toronto Area, Northern Ontario, Southwestern Ontario
Service type:
Legal Clinics - Specialty
Phone:
416-924-6477
Website:
http://iavgo.org/
Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic
The Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic, formerly named Injured Workers' Consultants (IWC) provides information, advice, and representation to injured workers. Works with injured worker and...Regions served:
Serves all of Ontario, Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Greater Toronto Area, Northern Ontario, Southwestern Ontario
Service type:
Legal Clinics - Specialty
Phone:
416-461-2411 (call your local clinic first)
Website:
http://injuredworkersonline.org/
Justice for Children and Youth
Justice for Children and Youth (JFCY) provides summary advice, referrals, and legal education. Offers case service and test case litigation for children and young people under 18 years of age.Regions served:
Serves all of Ontario, Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Greater Toronto Area, Northern Ontario, Southwestern Ontario
Service type:
Legal Clinics - Specialty
Phone:
416-920-1633
Website:
http://jfcy.org/en/
Landlord's Self-Help Centre
Landlord's Self-Help Centre (LSHC) provides information and summary advice to small-scale landlords in Ontario. LSHC also develops educational materials, engages in law reform and community...Regions served:
Serves all of Ontario, Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Greater Toronto Area, Northern Ontario, Southwestern Ontario
Service type:
Legal Clinics - Specialty
Phone:
416-504-5190
Website:
https://landlordselfhelp.com/
Metro Toronto Family Law Services
Legal Aid Ontario provides family law services to financially eligible low-income clients at community legal clinics other locations in Toronto. Interpretation service is available. To book an...Regions served:
Greater Toronto Area
Service type:
Legal Clinics - Specialty
Phone:
416-696-2992
South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario
The South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario (SALCO) provides advice and representation to low‑income South Asians in Ontario. Also conducts public legal education, law reform, and community development...Regions served:
Serves all of Ontario, Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Greater Toronto Area, Northern Ontario, Southwestern Ontario
Service type:
Legal Clinics - Specialty
Phone:
416-487-6371
Website:
http://salc.on.ca/
Workers' Health and Safety Legal Clinic
The Workers' Health and Safety Legal Clinic takes on health and safety cases and workers' compensation cases for workers who do not have union representation. It also provides education on safety...Regions served:
Greater Toronto Area
Service type:
Legal Clinics - Specialty
Phone:
416-971-8832
Website:
http://workers-safety.ca/
