Minimum experience standards for roster members closed

This consultation has closed. For the results of this consultation, visit: Outcome of consultation: LASA 2020 rules – Legal Aid Ontario 

Overview

Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is consulting about the proposed minimum experience standards that prospective roster (formerly panel) members must meet to join our roster and be eligible to provide legal aid certificate services and duty counsel services in specific areas of law.

Consultation materials

We encourage you to review the consultation materials prior to attending a Zoom session or providing a written submission. Materials include:

• Consultation outline
  Overview of our proposed minimum experience standards for roster members.
• Draft minimum experience standards
  Outline of our minimum experience standards for roster members.
• Reading lists

Purpose of consultation

We are looking for feedback from our justice partners to help us establish minimum experience standards under the Legal Aid Services Act, 2020. While the consultations are focused on minimum experience standards, we will continue to ensure that our clients receive high-quality legal representation that reflects the unique qualities of each area of law.

It is important that our work is informed by meaningful consultation and dialogue. We hope to consult with as many people as possible and gain the benefit of a broad range of perspectives.

Consultation dates

Start: Dec. 13, 2021

End: Jan. 24, 2022

How to participate in the consultations

If you are interested in participating in the consultation, you may provide a written submission, and/or register to attend a virtual Zoom consultation session. LAO will also consult with stakeholders that have expressed an interest in participating.

Zoom sessions

We will be hosting virtual consultation sessions on Zoom, offered in both English and French, from Jan. 10 to Jan. 21, 2022. To participate, you must register for a session listed below.

English:

• Jan. 12, 2022 at 10 a.m. : General focus
• Jan. 13, 2022 at 10 a.m. : Indigenous focus

French:

• Jan. 14, 2022 at 10 a.m.

Written submissions

You can review the consultation materials and submit your written responses to consultation@lao.on.ca. When submitting your responses, please include the subject line: “Written submission – minimum experience standards.”

Join our consultation registry

We are committed to engaging in public consultations to better understand the needs of our clients and enhance service delivery.  We value inclusiveness and encourage anyone interested in providing feedback to join our consultation registry to be notified about upcoming consultations. To learn more, visit our website.