Legal Clinics List

Legal Aid Ontario funds 79 legal clinics that provide free services for people with low income. Clinics provide legal help for problems relating to basic needs: income, housing, and human rights. Services include representation in courts and tribunals, legal advice, law reform activities, and referrals to other sources of assistance in your community.

There are three types of clinics: community-based, Student Legal Services Organizations (SLSO), and specialty and ethnolinguistic.

Learn more about legal clinics

Greater Toronto Area:

Toronto

Kensington-Bellwoods Community Legal Services
489 College St., Suite 205, M6G 1A5
416-924-4244
www.kbcls.org

Neighbourhood Legal Services
163 Queen St. E., Suite 101, M5A 1S1
416-861-0677
www.nlstoronto.org

Don Valley Community Legal Services
1 Leaside Park Drive, Unit #1, M4H 1R1
416-441-1764
www.donvalleylegal.ca

Scarborough Community Legal Services
695 Markham Rd., Unit 9, M1H 2A5
416-438-7182
www.scarboroughcommunitylegal.ca

West Scarborough Community Legal Services
2425 Eglinton Ave. E., Suite 201, M1K 5G8
416-285-4460
www.westscarboroughlegal.ca

Downsview Community Legal Services
540 Finch Ave. W., M2R 1N7
416-635-8388
www.downsviewcommunitylegalservices.com

Jane Finch Community Legal Services
1315 Finch Ave. W., Suite 409, M3J 2G6
416-398-0677
www.janefinchcommunitylegalservices.ca

Satellite Office:
20 Falstaff Ave.
Call 416-398-0677 to inquire (Thursday; 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.)

Rexdale Community Legal Clinic
Rexdale Community Hub,
21 Panorama Court, Suite 24, M9V 4E3
416-741-5201
www.rexdalecommunitylegalclinic.ca

Willowdale Community Legal Services
245 Fairview Mall Dr., Suite 106, M2J 4T1
416-492-2437
www.willowdalelegal.com

Parkdale Community Legal Services
Mailing address:
c/o Parkdale Community Health Centre
1299 Queen St. W., M6K 1L2
416-531-2411
www.parkdalelegal.org

South Etobicoke Community Legal Services
5353 Dundas St. W., Suite 210, M9B 6H8
416-252-7218
www.southetobicokelegal.ca

Unison Health and Community Services
Keele-Rogers Site
1651 Keele St., M6M 3W2
416-653-5400 ext.1244
www.unisonhcs.org

West Toronto Community Legal Services
1032 Bloor St. W., M6H 1M2
416-531-7376
www.wtcls.org

Brampton:

North Peel & Dufferin Community Legal Services
24 Queen St. E., Suite 700, L6V 1A3
905-455-0160
Toll-free from Dufferin County: 1-866-455-0160
www.northpeeldufferinjustice.ca

Oakville:

Halton Community Legal Services
700-400 Dorval Dr. Oakville, ON L6K 3V3
905-875-2069
www.haltonlegal.ca

Oshawa:

Durham Community Legal Clinic
200 John St. W., Unit B1, L1J 2B4
905-728-7321
Toll-free: 1-888-297-2202
www.durhamcommunitylegalclinic.ca

Satellite Offices: Call 905-441-1752 or 1-888-297-2202
Ajax
Cannington
Uxbridge

York Region:

Community Legal Clinic of York Region
21 Dunlop St., Suite 200, Richmond Hill, L4C 2M6
905-508-5018
Toll-free: 1-888-365-5226
www.clcyr.on.ca

Central Ontario

Orillia:

Community Legal Clinic – Simcoe, Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes
71 Colborne St. E., Box 275, L3V 6J6
705-326-6444
Toll-free: 1-800-461-8953
www.communitylegalclinic.ca

Satellite Offices: Call 1-800-461-8953
Barrie
Christian Island
Collingwood
Haliburton
Lindsay
Midland
Minden

Eastern Ontario

Belleville:

Community Advocacy & Legal Centre
158 George St., Level 1, K8N 3H2
613-966-8686
Toll-free: 1-877-966-8686
TTY: 613-966-8714
Toll-free TTY: 1-877-966-8714
www.communitylegalcentre.ca

Satellite Offices: Call 613-966-8686 or 1-877-966-8686
Amherstview
Bancroft
Madoc
Marmora
Napanee
Picton
Trenton
Tweed

Cobourg:

Northumberland Community Legal Centre
1005 Elgin St. W., Suite 301, K9A 5J4
905-373-4464
Toll-free: 1-800-850-7882
www.thehelpandlegalcentre.ca

Satellite Offices: Call 1-800-850-7882
Bewdley
Brighton
Campbellford
Colborne
Hastings
Port Hope

Cornwall:

Roy McMurtry Legal Clinic / Clinique juridique Roy McMurtry
1 McConnell Ave., K6H 4K8
613-932-2703
Toll-free: 1-800-267-2434
www.sdglegal.com

Satellite Offices: Call 613-932-2703 (by appointment only)
Alexandria (Glengarry County)
Williamsburg (Dundas County)

Hawkesbury:

Clinique juridique populaire de prescott et Russell inc.
352 Main St. W., Suite 201, K6A 2H8
613-632-1136
Toll-free: 1-800-250-9220
www.cjppr.on.ca

Kingston:

Kingston Community Legal Clinic
345 Bagot St., K7K 6T8
613-541-0777
www.kclc.ca

Ottawa:

Clinique juridique francophone d’Ottawa
290 Dupuis St., K1L 1A2
613-744-2892, ext. 1111
www.cscvanier.com

Community Legal Services of Ottawa/Services juridiques communautaires d’Ottawa
www.clsottawa.ca

Downtown Office
1 Nicholas St., Suite 422, K1N 7B7
613-241-7008

South Office
1355 Bank St., Suite 406, K1H 8K7
613-733-0140

West Office
1301 Richmond Rd., K2B 7Y4
613-596-1641

Perth:

The Legal Clinic
10 Sunset Blvd., K7H 2Y2
613-264-8888
Toll-free in 613 area code: 1-888-777-8916
www.legalclinic.ca

Satellite Offices: Call 1-888-777-8916 (by appointment only)
Brockville
Sharbot Lake

Peterborough:

Peterborough Community Legal Centre
150 King St., 4th Floor, K9J 2R9
705-749-9355
www.ptbo-clc.org

Renfrew:

Renfrew County Legal Clinic
Unit 26, 1035 O’Brien Rd., Renfrew ON, K7V 0B3
613-432-8146
Toll-free: 1-800-267-5871
www.renfrewlegalclinic.org

Satellite Offices: Call 613-432-8146 or 1-800-267-5871 (by appointment only)
Arnprior
Barry’s Bay
Deep River
Pembroke

Northern Ontario

Atikokan: See Fort Frances and Kenora

Bracebridge:

Lake Country Community Legal Clinic
8–B Ontario St., P1L 2A7
705-645-6607
Toll-free: 1-800-263-4819
www.facebook.com/Lake-Country-Community-Legal-Clinic-168483406648230/

Satellite Offices: Call 705-645-6607 or 1-800-263-4819
(by appointment only)
Gravenhurst
Huntsville
Parry Sound
South River

Elliot Lake:

Elliot Lake & North Shore Community Legal Clinic
31 Nova Scotia Walk, Suite 300, P5A 1Y9
705-461-3935
Toll-free: 1-800-465-2479
www.northshorelegal.ca

Satellite Offices: Call 1-800-465-2479 (by appointment only)
Blind River
Cutler
Spanish

 

Fort Frances and Kenora:

Northwest Community Legal Clinic
www.northwestcommunitylegalclinic.ca

Fort Frances Office
206 Scott St., P9A 1G7
807-274-5327
Toll-free: 1-800-799-2485

Atikokan Office
305 Main St. W., P.O. Box 1676, P0T 1C0
807-597-2811

Kenora Office
308 Second St. S., Suite 6, P9N 1G4
807-468-8888
Toll-free: 1-800-403-4757

Satellite Offices: Call 1-800-403-4757
Ear Falls
Red Lake

Kapuskasing:

Clinique juridique Grand-nord/Grand-nord Legal Clinic
2 Ash St., Suite 5, P5N 3H4
705-337-6200
Toll-free in 705 and 807 area codes: 1-800-461-9606
www.legalclinickap.ca

Satellite Offices: Call 1-800-461-9606 (by appointment only)
Cochrane
Constance
Lake Hearst

Kenora: See Fort Frances and Kenora

Little Current:

Manitoulin Legal Clinic
Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation,
12A Hillside Rd. (Hwy. 540)
R.R. #1, Comp. 30, P0P 1K0
705-368-3333

Moosonee:

Keewaytinok Native Legal Services
40 Revillon Rd., Box 218, P0L 1Y0
705-336-2981
Toll-free: 1-866-336-2981
www.facebook.com/Keewaytinok

Satellite Office: Call 705-658-4010
Moose Factory

North Bay:

Nipissing Community Legal Clinic
107 Shirreff Ave., Suite 214, P1B 7K8 (by appointment only)
705-476-6603
TTY: 705-476-5370
www.nipissingcommunitylegalclinic.ca

Satellite Offices: Call 705-476-6603 (First come, first served)
Mattawa
Sturgeon Falls

Sault Ste. Marie:

Algoma Community Legal Clinic
477 Queen St. E., Suite 301, P6A 1Z5
705-942-4900
Toll-free: 1-800-616-1109
www.algomalegalclinic.com

Sudbury:

Sudbury Community Legal Clinic Rainbow Centre,
40 Elm St., Unit 272, 2nd Floor, P3C 1S8
705-674-3200
Toll-free: 1-800-697-8719
www.sudburylegalclinic.com

Satellite Offices: Call 1-800-697-8719
Espanola
Sagamok Reserve
St. Charles/Noelville

Thunder Bay:

Kinna-aweya Legal Clinic
86 South Cumberland St., P7B 2V3
807-344-2478
Toll-free: 1-888-373-3309
www.kalc.ca

Satellite Offices: Call 807-854-1278 or 1-866-875-4952
Geraldton
Marathon

Timmins:

Timmins-Temiskaming Community Legal Clinic
3 Pine St. S., Suite 202, P4N 2J9
705-267-0300
Toll-free: 1-866-382-0300
www.timminslegalclinic.ca

Satellite Offices: Call 1-866-382-0300 (by appointment only)
Iroquois Falls
Kirkland Lake
Matheson
New Liskeard

Southwestern Ontario

Brantford:

Community Legal Clinic – Brant, Haldimand, Norfolk
1100 Clarence St. S., Suite 203, N3S 7N8
519-752-8669
Toll-free from 905 and 519 area codes: 1-888-341-5021
www.bhnlegalclinic.ca

Satellite Offices: Call 1-888-341-5021 (by appointment only)
Dunnville
Simcoe

Chatham:

Chatham-Kent Legal Clinic
6 Harvey St., N7M 1L6
519-351-6771
www.cklc.ca

Satellite Offices: Call 519-351-6771 (by appointment only)
Blenheim
Tilbury
Wallaceburg

Guelph:

Legal Clinic of Guelph and Wellington County
176 Wyndham St. N., P.O. Box 1683, N1H 6Z9
519-821-2100
Toll-free from Wellington County: 1-800-628-9205
www.gwlegalclinic.ca

Hamilton:

Hamilton Community Legal Clinic
Landmark Place,
100 Main St. E., Suite 203, L8N 3W4
905-527-4572
www.hamiltonjustice.ca

Satellite Office: Call 905-527-4572
Centre de santé communautaire Hamilton

Kitchener:

Waterloo Region Community Legal Services
450 Frederick St., Unit 101, N2H 2P5
519-743-0254
www.wrcls.ca

Satellite Office: Call 519-743-0254 (by appointment only)
Cambridge

London:

Neighbourhood Legal Services (London & Middlesex) Inc.
Unit 200-717 Richmond St. London, ON N6A 1S2
519-438-2890
www.nlslm.com

Mississauga:

Mississauga Community Legal Services
130 Dundas St. E., Suite 504, L5A 3V8
905-896-2050
TTY: can access from main line
www.mississaugalegalclinic.ca

Niagara:

Niagara Community Legal Clinic
www.niagaracommunitylegalclinic.com

St. Catharines Office
8 Church St., L2R 7A7
905-682-6635

Satellite Offices: Call 905-682-6635 (by appointment only)
Beamsville
Grimsby
Niagara Falls

Welland Office
15 Burgar St., Suite 100, L3B 2S6
905-682-6635
Toll-free: 1-877-801-5956

Satellite Offices: Call 905-682-6635 or 1-877-801-5956 (by appointment only)
Crystal Beach
Fort Erie
Port Colborne
Thorold

Owen Sound:

Grey-Bruce Community Legal Clinic
945 3rd Ave. E., Suite 2, N4K 2K8
519-370-2200
Toll-free from Grey and Bruce counties: 1-877-832-1435
www.gblegalclinic.com

Satellite Offices: Call 519-370-2200
Flesherton
Hanover
Kincardine
Neyaashiinigmiing
Port Elgin
Saugeen First Nation
Wiarton

St. Thomas:

Elgin-Oxford Legal Clinic
98 Centre St., N5R 2Z7
519-633-2638
Toll-free: 1-866-611-2311
www.eolc.ca

Satellite Offices: Call 1-866-611-2311
Aylmer
Ingersoll
Tillsonburg
West Lorne
Woodstock

Sarnia:

Community Legal Assistance Sarnia
201 Front St. N., Suite 407, N7T 7T9
519-332-8055
Toll-free: 1-888-916-2527
www.facebook/SarniaCLAS

Stratford:

Huron Perth Community Legal Clinic
305 Romeo St. S., N5A 4T8
519-271-4556
Toll-free: 1-866-867-1027
www.huronperthlegalclinic.ca

Satellite Offices: Call 1-866-867-1027 (by appointment only)
Clinton
Exeter
Goderich
Listowel
Wingham

Windsor:

Community Legal Aid
Services provided by law students supervised by lawyers.
University of Windsor, Faculty of Law,
443 Ouellette Ave., Suite 200, N9A 4J2
519-253-7150
www.communitylegalaidwindsor.com

Legal Assistance of Windsor
443 Ouellette Ave., Suite 200, N9A 4J2
519-256-7831
TTY: 519-256-5287
www.legalassistanceofwindsor.com

Windsor-essex Bilingual Legal Clinic/Clinique juridique bilingue Windsor-essex (Wine)
1770 Langlois Ave., N8X 4M5
519-253-3526

Satellite Office: Call 519-253-3526
Leamington

Student Legal Services Organizations (SLSO)

Toronto

Downtown Legal Service
University of Toronto, Faculty of Law,
655 Spadina Ave., M5S 2H9
416-978-6447
www.downtownlegalservices.ca

Community and Legal Aid Services Programme (CLASP)
York University, Osgoode Hall Law School,
4700 Keele St., M3J 1P3
416-736-5029
www.osgoode.yorku.ca/clasp

Eastern Ontario

Kingston:

Queen’s Legal Aid
Queen’s University, Faculty of Law,
303 Bagot St., Suite 500, K7K 5W7
613-533-2102
www.queenslawclinics.ca/queens-legal-aid

Satellite Offices: Call 613-533-2102
Kingston Community Health Centre: Wednesday; by appointment only
Napanee: Tuesday; by appointment only

Ottawa:

University of Ottawa Community Legal Clinic
538-540 King Edward Ave, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5
613-562-5600
TTY: available through main line upon request
https://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-law/common-law/community-legal-clinic

South Western Ontario

London:

Community Legal Services
University of Western Ontario,
Faculty of Law, LB 126,
1151 Richmond St., N6A 3K7
519-661-3352
www.law.uwo.ca/cls

Windsor:

Community Legal Aid
University of Windsor, Faculty of Law
443 Ouellette Ave., Suite 200, N9A 4J2
519-253-7150
www.communitylegalaidwindsor.com

Northern Ontario

Thunder Bay

Lakehead University Community Legal Services
Faculty of Law, PACI building (side entrance)
401 Red River Rd. , Suite PA 1001, P7B 1B4
807-346-7815
Toll-free: 1-833-503-7815
www.lakeheadlegal.ca

Specialty and Ethnolinguistic Clinics

 

Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE)
Provides direct legal services to low-income seniors, public legal education, and law reform. Services and activities are in relation to areas of law of special importance to the seniors’ population of Ontario.

55 University Ave., Suite 1500, Toronto, M5J 2H7
416-598-2656 (please call your local clinic first)
Toll-free: 1-855-598-2656
acelaw.ca

Advocacy Centre for Tenants – Ontario (ACTO)
Works to improve human rights and justice in housing for low-income Ontarians through legal advice and representation, law reform, community organizing, training, and education. Does not give direct service in individual tenant cases. Delivers tenant duty counsel services at the Landlord and Tenant Board locations in Toronto and Mississauga, and offers these services through community legal clinics elsewhere.

55 University Ave., Suite 1500, Toronto, M5J 2H7
416-597-5855
Toll-free: 1-866-245-4182
www.acto.ca

ARCH Disability Law Centre
Offers information, summary advice and referrals, and representation in systemic cases for people with disabilities across Ontario in ARCH’s areas of practice. Provides public legal education and continuing legal education, undertakes law reform, and conducts test case litigation. Also helps lawyers and other legal professionals representing clients with disabilities.

55 University Ave., Suite 1500, Toronto, M5J 2H7
416-482-8255
Toll-free: 1-866-482-2724
TTY: 416-482-1254
Toll-free TTY: 1-866-482-2728
www.archdisabilitylaw.ca

Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC)
Delivers legal aid to low or no income Black Ontarians. Works to combat individual and systemic anti-Black racism. Also conducts public legal education, engages in test case litigation, law reform, and community development to improve the laws that affect Black communities throughout Ontario.

180 Dundas Street West – Suite 1509, Toronto, M5G 1Z8
416-597-5831
Toll-free: 1-877-736-9406
www.blacklegalactioncentre.ca

Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA)
Provides legal services to individuals and groups with environmental legal problems, and seeks to improve environmental protection through legislation.

55 University Ave., Suite 1500, Toronto, M5J 2H7
416-960-2284
Toll-free: 1-844-755-1420
www.cela.ca

CLEO (Community Legal education Ontario/ Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario)
Produces free legal information in many formats and languages that help low-income and disadvantaged communities understand their legal rights. CLEO’s website, Steps to Justice, gives stepby-step information about common legal problems. Steps to Justice has practical tools like forms and checklists, and referral information for legal and social services.

180 Dundas St. W., Suite 506, Toronto, M5G 1Z8
416-408-4420
www.cleo.on.ca
www.stepstojustice.ca

HALCO – HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic (Ontario)
Provides free legal services to people living with HIV/AIDS in Ontario. Other services include public legal education activities across Ontario, law reform and community development activities. Produces a variety of publications and resources including pamphlets, newsletters, information sheets, and website.

55 University Ave., Suite 1400, Toronto, M5J 2H7
416-340-7790
Toll-free: 1-888-705-8889
www.halco.org

Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC)
Works with low-income people, legal clinics, and anti-poverty groups to improve income security programs and workers’ rights in Ontario using litigation, policy development, advocacy, and community organizing (does not give individual service).

55 University Ave., Suite 1500, Toronto, M5J 2H7
416-597-5820
Toll-free: 1-866-245-4072
www.incomesecurity.org

Industrial Accident Victims’ Group of Ontario (IAVGO)
Provides legal advice and representation to injured workers in Ontario. Provides training and public legal education to advocates, workers and community groups, and produces publications for workers and advocates. Operates a satellite student legal clinic with University of Toronto law students. Advocates for injured workers.

55 University Ave., Suite 1500, Toronto, M5J 2H7
416-924-6477
Toll-free: 1-877-230-6311
www.iavgo.org

Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic (IWC)
Provides information and advice, and represents injured workers. Provides public legal education and works with injured worker and community organizations trying to improve the workers’ compensation system.

815 Danforth Ave., Suite 411, Toronto, M4J 1L2
416-461-2411 (call your local clinic first)
iwclc.org/

Justice for Children and Youth (JFCY)
Is a child rights organization that offers information, summary advice, referrals, and representation to children and young people under 18 years of age, and to homeless and unstably housed young people under 25. Provides professional development and public legal education, and undertakes test case litigation and law reform on child and youth rights issues.

55 University Ave., Suite 1500, Toronto, M5J 2H7
416-920-1633
Toll-free: 1-866-999-5329
www.jfcy.org

Landlord’s Self-Help Centre (LSHC)
Provides information and summary advice to small-scale landlords in Ontario. Also develops educational materials and engages in law reform and community development activities.

55 University Ave., Suite 1500, Toronto, M5J 2H7
416-504-5190
Toll-free: 1-800-730-3218
www.landlordselfhelp.com

Workers’ Health & Safety Legal Clinic
Takes on health and safety cases, workers’ compensation cases, human rights cases, and employment standards reprisal cases, if they relate to our core mandate, for workers who do not have union representation. Also provides education on safety legislation and workplace hazards as well as public legal education to interested groups on health and safety law.

180 Dundas St. W., Suite 2000, Toronto, M5G 1Z8
416-971-8832
Toll-free: 1-877-832-6090
www.workers-safety.ca

Queen’s Prison Law
The Queen’s Prison Law Clinic (QPLC) provides legal services to clients in Kingston-area prisons, including Warkworth Institution.

303 Bagot Street, Suite 500, Kingston ON K7K 5W7
613-533-2102
www.queenslawclinics.ca/prison-law

Aboriginal Legal Services
Offers legal help, legal education, and community development to Aboriginal people living in Toronto in areas such as landlord and tenant, social assistance, victim rights and inquests. Youth, criminal, and family court workers also offer services in Toronto courthouses. Operates an alternative justice program and prepares “Gladue” reports throughout the province.

211 Yonge St., Suite 500, Toronto, M5B 1M4
416-408-3967 or 416-408-4041
Toll-free: 1-844-633-2886
www.aboriginallegal.ca

Centre Francophone du Grand Toronto
555 Richmond St. W., Suite 303, M5V 3B1
416-922-2672, ext. 300
Toll-free: 1-877-966-7345
Summary legal advice in French (toll-free): 1-877-966-7345
www.centrefranco.org/aide-juridique

Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic (CSALC)
Offers legal advice and representation to low-income, non-English speaking members of the Chinese, Vietnamese, Laotian, and Cambodian communities throughout Ontario. Provides public legal education and advocates on issues affecting these communities.

123 Edward Street, Suite 505, Toronto, M5G 1E2
416-971-9674 (walk-in 1pm–4pm every Wednesday)
Toll-free: 1-844-971-9674
www.csalc.ca

Centre for Spanish-Speaking Peoples (CSSP)
Provides summary advice and assistance, with particular emphasis on immigration matters, tenants’ and workers’ rights, to the Spanish-speaking community of Toronto.

2141 Jane St., 2nd Floor, Toronto, M3M 1A2
416-533-8545
416-533-0680 Legal Intake Line
www.spanishservices.org

South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario (SALCO)
Provides advice and representation to low-income South Asians in the Greater Toronto Area. Also conducts public legal education, law reform, and community development activities in the South Asian communities throughout Ontario.

45 Sheppard Ave. E., Suite 106A, Toronto, M2N 5W9
416-487-6371
www.salc.on.ca

Centre des services communautaires de Vanier
290 Dupuis St, Vanier, ON K1L 1A2
613-744-2892
www.cscvanier.com

 

If you have difficulties in finding a legal clinic using this directory, please contact the Client Service Centre at 416-979-1446 or toll-free 1-800-668-8258.