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We’ve temporarily changed some of our services.

Legal Aid Ontario is moving!
Starting April 2023, Legal Aid Ontario’s Provincial Office, Toronto Family Law Services Office, Criminal Senior Counsel Services Office, and Refugee Law Office will be located on the seventh floor of the Atrium on Bay.

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  • Services
    • Temporary service changes due to COVID-19
    • COVID-19 and the courts: Answers to frequently asked questions
    • Our services
    • Criminal legal issues
    • Domestic Violence
    • Family legal issues
    • Mental health legal issues
    • Refugee and immigration legal issues
    • Legal clinics
    • How to apply
    • Find a lawyer
      • Finding the right legal aid lawyer
    • What do you think about our services?
  • For legal professionals
    • COVID-19: Ongoing list of supports for lawyers
    • LASA 2020 process updates for lawyers
    • Changes to policies and certificate coverage
    • Roster resources
      • Audit & Compliance
      • Billing
      • Case management
      • Forms library
      • Legal Aid Services Act, 2020 policies
      • Legal Aid Online
      • LAO LAW
      • Minimum experience requirements
      • More resources
    • Do legal aid work
    • Mentoring
    • Test case funding
    • News for lawyers
    • B3 Newsletters
    • Contacts for lawyers
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      • By-laws
      • Our clients
      • Board of Directors
      • Executive Team
      • Board Advisory Committees
      • Sidney B. Linden Award
      • French Language Services
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What is a consent and declaration form?

Consent and declaration forms are signed by you, the applicant, to create an agreement about how you will work with LAO.

For example, by signing the form, you are giving LAO permission to:

  • Look at your financial information to make sure you are eligible to receive our services
  • Get information about your legal proceedings
  • Share information with your lawyer

By signing the form, you are also showing that you understand:

  • You have certain responsibilities as a recipient of LAO’s services (such as providing the correct information and following LAO’s processes)
  • The cost of your court proceedings and the cost of your legal aid services will be handled in a specific way depending on your case
  • You cannot make electronic recordings of your interactions with LAO staff without permission

If your spouse or another person is going to provide information to LAO, they must also sign a consent and declaration form.

  • This form is feedback only.

Questions

Where do I send my documents to complete my legal aid application?

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