Reports

Annual reports

Legal Aid Ontario annual reports

• 2018‑19 Legal Aid Ontario annual report
• 2017‑18 Legal Aid Ontario annual report
• 2016‑17 Legal Aid Ontario annual report
• 2015‑16 Legal Aid Ontario annual report
• 2014‑15 Legal Aid Ontario annual report
• 2013‑14 Legal Aid Ontario annual report

Audited financial statements

• Audited financial statements: 2018‑2019

Ombudsman annual report

The Office of the Ombudsman investigates complaints about services provided by the Government of Ontario and its organizations.

• Office of the Ombudsman annual report 2018‑19

Refugee & immigration services annual report

• Refugee & Immigration Services: 2016‑17 annual report

Senior counsel program annual report

• LAO senior counsel program: 2017‑18 annual report

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Papers

Bail strategy

• A legal aid strategy for bail
  Nov. 2016

Domestic Violence Strategy (DVS)

• Legal Aid Ontario’s Domestic Violence Strategy
  Sept. 2017
• Domestic Violence Strategy for Legal Aid Ontario summary
  Sept. 2017 / 7.4 MB
• Development of a Domestic Violence Strategy
  July 2015 / 518 KB

Mental Health Strategy (MHS)

• The Mental Health Strategy for Legal Aid Ontario
  March 11, 2016 (4 MB)
• Mental Health Strategy consultation paper
  November 28, 2014 (490 kB)

Open Government

A discussion paper that outlines LAO’s existing open government commitments and introduces the potential for greater open government initiatives at LAO and in the justice system.

• Open Government at Legal Aid Ontario: promoting transparency and accountability in Ontario’s justice system
  April 2016

Racialized Communities Strategy (RCS)

• Legal Aid Ontario Racialized Communities Strategy
  Paper / March 2020
• Objectives of Legal Aid Ontario’s Racialized Communities Acton Plan
  Summary / March 2020
• Racialized Communities Strategy Consultation summary
  Summary paper / October 2018
• Development of a Racialized Communities Strategy
  Consultation paper / July 2017

Strategy for a Safer Ontario

• Submission to Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services–Strategy for a Safer Ontario
  Sept. 2016

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Plans

Business plan

• 2019/20–2021/22 business plan
  Submitted on December 31, 2018; Approved on December 17, 2019
• 2018/19–2020/21 business plan
  Submitted on December 31, 2017; approved on November 22, 2018

Strategic plan

• Legal Aid Ontario Strategic Plan: 2019‑2024
  Legal Aid Ontario’s new strategic plan serves as a roadmap for the next five years, guiding how we develop and deliver our programs and services.

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Quarterly reports

This report is issued on a quarterly basis and includes updates on the organization’s financial position, client services, legal aid certificates, and lawyer payments.

• LAO update: fall 2019 edition
• LAO update: summer 2019 edition
• LAO update: spring 2019 edition
• LAO update: winter 2019 edition

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Studies

Portrait of the Legal Needs of Francophone Women in Ontario

A study conducted for Action ontarienne contre la violence faite aux femmes on behalf of the Centre francophone de Toronto for Legal Aid Ontario

• Portrait of the Legal Needs of Francophone Women in Ontario

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Surveys

Lawyer satisfaction survey

• LAO lawyer satisfaction survey results for 2019
  February 2020
• LAO lawyer satisfaction survey results for 2018
  March 2019