Clinic Committee of LAO Board upholds decision regarding African Canadian Legal Clinic
Published: October 19, 2017
As part of the dispute resolution process between the African Canadian Legal Clinic (ACLC) and Legal Aid Ontario (LAO), ACLC requested reconsideration of the August 16, 2017 decision made by the Clinic Committee of LAO’s Board of Directors to withdraw LAO’s funding of ACLC. The Clinic Committee heard arguments on this issue from ACLC and LAO staff on October 1, 2017.
The Clinic Committee released its final decision, which is to uphold its previous decision to withdraw funding.
Plan for continued services
- Legal aid services for members of the Black community
- Legal Aid Ontario advisory committee on legal services to the Black community