Data set: Certificates issued annually
LAO staff working at courthouses or on the phone assess whether an individual qualifies for legal help from LAO, and what kind of legal help they qualify for. A formal application is then created, and, if approved, a certificate is issued. Certificates state the type of service and length of time, as LAO will pay for a lawyer to complete the service based on the typical amount of work required.
Data collected in the set is for the number of legal aid certificates issued on an annual basis. A year is tracked using LAO’s fiscal calendar which runs from April 1 to March 31.
Data set
| Description | File format | Data last refreshed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formatted | Machine-readable | ||
| Total criminal certificates issued | XLSX | CSV | June 2025 |
Data visualizations
None currently available.
Limitations
Note that data collected does not contain any information about client identities, their applications for legal aid or particulars for their case. This information is considered confidential as per the Legal Aid Services Act.
Questions
If you have any questions, or would like further information regarding the data collected, please contact us via fippa@lao.on.ca.