Legal clinics

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There are 59 general legal clinics and seven student legal aid services societies across Ontario. See a complete list of legal clinics here.

These clinics mainly focus on:

Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program
disputes between tenants and landlords
social housing matters
Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security, Guaranteed Income Supplement
wrongful dismissal and other employment issues

There are also 13 clinics that specialize in other areas of law. These specialty clinics:

represent specific individuals (e.g., seniors, people living with HIV/AIDS)
deal with specific area of law
service clients throughout Ontario

Community legal clinics are funded by LAO and operate independently. As a result, they have different financial eligibility tests. Please note that clinics are only available to assist those who meet certain financial eligibility criteria. To learn more about financial eligibility for clinics, please see the LASA 2020 policy regarding financial eligibility testing for community legal clinics and student legal services organizations.

Legal clinics usually do not charge, but they may ask you to pay court filing or medical record fees.

Legal clinics

Related Pages

Temporary service changes due to COVID-19

Learn more about common legal problems

Tenant legal issues

Ontario Disability Support Program / Ontario Works