Legal Aid Ontario raising financial eligibility for duty counsel and criminal certificate services
Published January 28, 2025
This March, Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is expanding its financial eligibility thresholds to help more low-income Ontarians access legal aid services. 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 four people. The asset threshold for duty counsel services also…