Media enquiries

LAO responds to questions about legal aid in northern Ontario
Response to questions received from CBC Points North on December 1st.
- Wednesday, December 7

Letter to the editor regarding 'Toronto lawyers less likely to take legal aid cases'
Letter to the editor in response to an November 22nd article in the Toronto Star
- Wednesday, November 23

Response to questions about legal aid accessibility
Legal Aid Ontario provided information to Radio Canada in response to an enquiry received regarding legal aid accessibility.
- Wednesday, November 16

Response to questions about immigration/refugee costs
Legal Aid Ontario provided information to the Toronto Sun in response to an enquiry received August 23,2011
- Friday, September 16

LAO speaks to the Ottawa Bar
In November 2010, President and CEO Bob Ward met with family lawyers in Ottawa to address some of the questions they had about practices and processes at Legal Aid Ontario(LAO).
- Thursday, April 21

Response to questions about LAO’s Complex Case Rate
LAO provided information to the Law Times in response to an enquiry received APril 6, 2011
- Friday, April 15

Big Cases: LAO responds to questions from the Globe and Mail
Legal Aid Ontario provided the following information in response to an enquiry received March 3, 2011
- Friday, April 14

Response to questions about certificates issued
LAO provided information to the Toronto Star in response to an enquiry received February 4, 2011
- Friday, February 4

Response to questions about LAO's block fees pilot
LAO provided information to the Law Times in response to an enquiry received January 17, 2011
- Tuesday, February 1

Legal Aid Ontario outlines planning for potential Tamil refugee claimants
LAO provided information to Lawyers Weekly in response to an enquiry received September 1, 2010
- Wednesday, September 8

LAO queries veracity of Toronto Sun article’s refugee cost claim
Letter to the Editor of the Toronto Sun re: "Welfare tab to grow for Tamil refugees!"
- Friday, August 20

Response to questions about Lawyer Services and Payments
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) provided information to the Toronto Star in response to questions about LAO’s Lawyer Services and Payments department.
- Tuesday, June 22

LAO's transformation in Brantford
Response to enquiries from the Brantford Expositor regarding LAO services in Brantford
- Thursday, June 3

LAO Letter to the Editor - Law Times
Re: Law Times commentary - "LAO introduces 'diabolically comprehensive' block fees: Conway"
- Wednesday, May 26

LAO Letter to the Editor - The Guelph Mercury
Re: Guelph Mercury article - "Closing carries a heavy price"
- Wednesday, May 26

LAO Letter to the Editor - Standard Freeholder
Re: Standard Freeholder article - "Legal Aid cutbacks will hurt most vulnerable"
- Wednesday, May 26

LAO's transformation in Guelph
Re: Guelph Mercury article – “Guelph legal aid office closing”
- Thursday, May 13

LAO's expanded phone and web services
Re: May 10 Law Times article – “LAO vows to fix 'unacceptable' hotline wait”
- Monday, May 10

Legal aid in Northeastern Ontario
Re: April 14^th North Bay Nugget article - "Dismantling legal aid"
- Wednesday, April 14

Civil coverage and clinic services
Re: April 10^th Toronto Star article - "Legal aid cuts funding for civil cases"
- Monday, April 12

LAO top billers
Re: Enquiry aout the top 10 lawyers in terms of billing LAO
- Wednesday, April 7

LAO courthouse location in North Bay
Re: April 7^th North Bay Nugget article - "Delay to open new legal aid office slows court process"
- Tuesday, April 6

Clinic Resource Office (CRO)
Re: April 12^th Law Times article - "Clinics sounding alarm on resource office cutbacks"
- Monday, April 5

North York Family Law Service Centre
Response to enquiries regarding the North York Family Law Service Centre
- Friday, March 5

Improvements to family law services
Response to questions from the Toronto Star about the North York Family Law Service Centre and similar facilities
- Monday, February 25

Lawyers billings daily and annual limits, LAO hardcap
Response to enquires detailing LAOs standards and practices
- Friday, February 19