Amendments to Legal Aid Services Rules: minimum experience requirements closed

Overview

Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is proposing amendments to the minimum experience requirements in Schedule 3 of the Legal Aid Services Rules. LAO is proposing to:

• introduce minimum experience requirements for the Ontario Review Board roster
• remove unimplemented minimum experience requirements for youth criminal and criminal mental health matters

Consultation materials

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

• Consultation outline
• proposed rules to establish minimum experience requirements for Ontario Review Board roster members
• reference materials
• updated materials for review

Purpose of consultation

LAO is seeking public feedback on proposed amendments which would establish minimum experience requirements for the Ontario Review Board roster and remove unimplemented minimum experience requirements for youth criminal and criminal mental health matters. In line with our consultation policy, we are consulting to hear the perspective of service providers and members of the public.

How to participate in the consultations

If you are interested in participating in the consultation, you may provide a written submission to consultation@lao.on.ca.

When submitting your responses, please include the subject line: “Written submission – minimum experience requirements – ORB”

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.