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Published March 14, 2025
This is a reminder that all Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) roster members admitted prior to January 1, 2024 must submit their annual self-report by March 31, 2025. You may find the self-report on Legal Aid Online in the Personal Information section. Roster lawyers who do not file their self-report by the deadline will be automatically…
Published March 6, 2025
Each year, Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) closes duty counsel purchase orders and creates new ones for the upcoming year. ‘Old’ purchase orders are closed on March 28, 2025 and new purchase orders will be created to be effective March 31, 2025. Please prepare for this change by reviewing what you need to do. Per Diem Duty Counsel,…
Published March 3, 2025
Effective today, March 3, LAO is raising the financial eligibility thresholds for family and criminal duty counsel services to help more low-income Ontarians get the legal help they need. LAO’s income threshold to qualify for family and criminal duty counsel services increases to $45,440 for families of up to four people. The income threshold for…
Published January 28, 2025
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is expanding its financial eligibility thresholds to help more low-income Ontarians access legal aid services and support the province’s goal to reduce the backlog in criminal courts. On March 3, 2025, LAO’s income threshold to qualify for family and criminal duty counsel services increases to $45,440 for families of up to…
Published January 24, 2025
Legal Aid Ontario is excited to announce our new Family Senior Counsel (FSC) program. This certificate-based service will help more of LAO’s most vulnerable clients receive legal representation. What is the FSC program? The FSC program will connect dedicated FSC lawyers with family law and child protection clients who may face unique challenges with receiving…
Published January 3, 2025
The annual self-report for 2024 opens on Jan. 3, 2025. The 2024 LAO Lawyer Self-Report is now available through Legal Aid Online. All roster members who have been a member of the Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) roster for the entirety of the 2024 calendar year are required to complete and submit an LAO Lawyer Self-Report. The…
Published December 11, 2024
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is proposing a three-year increase to its financial eligibility thresholds to allow more low-income Ontarians to access legal aid services and support the province’s goal to reduce the backlog in criminal courts. Under this proposal, LAO will raise its current financial eligibility thresholds for family and criminal duty counsel services and…
Published November 6, 2024
Starting Oct. 26, 2024, Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) has enhanced its “Find A Lawyer” tool and is creating two new referral lists that will identify criminal law roster members who have completed LAO’s optional training relating to either youth clients charged under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) and/or clients with mental health issues. If…
Published September 5, 2024
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) will be hiring two dedicated SCJ Bail Specialists to help clients not assisted by private counsel with issues requiring applications to the SCJ and other complex bail litigation. One will be situated in the East region and the other, in the Central-East. The Bail Specialists will assist with cases where: no…
Published July 29, 2024
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is continuing to raise the compensation available to roster members doing legal aid work. Today, LAO is implementing several new tariff items for criminal, family, child protection and civil matters. For criminal matters, LAO is implementing new hourly allotments and block fee rates for global resolutions, Impact of Race and Cultural…
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