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Published April 8, 2021
In July 2020, the legislature passed the Legal Aid Services Act, (2020), which will govern legal aid in Ontario. Before the new law comes into effect, we must create rules to guide and support its implementation. These rules will help us create a modern approach to serving our…
Published March 4, 2021
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is pleased to welcome four additional directors to its board. These new board members bring considerable experience in a wide range of legal practices. The new directors include: Bryn Gray, a partner at McCarthy Tétrault, who specializes in…
Published January 28, 2021
LAO congratulates the Vanier Community Service Centre (CSC) for achieving full four-year accreditation through the Canadian Centre for Accreditation (CCA). The community legal clinic has worked diligently since 1980 to improve the quality of life for citizens of…
Published September 15, 2020
It’s time to send in your nominations for the Sidney B. Linden Award! The deadline for submission is Friday, October 30, 2020, at 5 p.m. The award is named after Justice Sidney B. Linden, the first chair of Legal Aid Ontario (LAO), who has been involved with legal aid…
Published July 16, 2020
The new Legal Aid Services Act, 2020, part of Bill 161, the Smarter and Stronger Justice Act, 2020, has been passed by the Ontario legislature. The new act establishes a new framework for Legal Aid Ontario to provide legal aid services to low‑income Ontarians. At the…
Published March 8, 2021
The Sidney B. Linden Award for 2020 is awarded to Danny Morton, a lawyer with the Indigenous Justice Division of the Ministry of the Attorney General (MAG). The Sidney B. Linden Award is given by Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) to exceptional individuals who help low‑income…
Published February 3, 2021
Please send all information—such as requests for appeal, details to complete a legal aid application, or information for a contribution agreement—to Legal Aid Ontario’s provincial office. All legal aid staff offices are currently closed due to COVID‑19, and…
Published December 17, 2020
On behalf of Legal Aid Ontario, I’m pleased to welcome Jennifer Gold to the Board of LAO. Jennifer brings a wealth of experience, particularly in her practice of Family Law and Mediation with Wood Gold LLP, and as President of the Women’s Law Association of Ontario. We…
Published August 17, 2020
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is beginning a consultation process that will see a new structure for oversight between LAO and community legal clinics across Ontario. This new framework will replace the previous memoranda of understanding and funding agreements between LAO and the…
Published July 10, 2020
As part of its commitment to better serve its clients, Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) began in 2018 to ask its clients to voluntarily indicate if they self-identified as part of a racialized group and, if so, how they identified themselves. Over the past two years, 85 per cent of…
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