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Published July 17, 2017
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) will be holding a series of in-person and online sessions this fall to meet with clients, lawyers, community legal clinics and other community agencies to talk about some of the issues faced by racialized communities when it comes to getting the legal services they need. Ahead of those meetings, LAO is…
Published July 6, 2017
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is extremely proud of the four staff lawyers appointed as justices of the peace, and the work they have done within this organization. “On behalf of LAO, I extend my warmest congratulations to Mark, Tove, André and Natalia on their appointments.” David Field, LAO president and CEO “On behalf of LAO,…
Published June 27, 2017
The Community Legal Clinic of York Region (CLCYR) and the Vaughan Community Health Centre (VCHC) have opened a new office to provide legal aid services to low-income Ontarians in the Vaughan area. This new satellite office, co-located with the Vaughan Community Health Centre, offers legal consultation to visitors and patients of the VCHC every Friday…
Published June 27, 2017
TORONTO, Ont (June 27, 2017) Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is providing $100,000 of funding to a project headed by two GTA-based organizations to provide services to Black students facing suspension or expulsion hearings. A one-time grant worth $100,000 has been given to a joint project with the TAIBU Community Health Centre in Scarborough and the…
Published June 26, 2017
As a result of intensive stakeholder consultations in May and June, and ongoing discussions with government, LAO has decided to continue immigration and refugee services at the current level at this time. More time is needed to complete talks with the federal government about securing a funding solution for immigration and refugee services so that…
Published June 22, 2017
TORONTO, Ont. (June 22, 2017) Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is providing $100,000 of funding to a project headed by an Ottawa-based organization to provide services to Black students facing suspension or expulsion hearings. The Somali Centre for Family Services of Ottawa has been given a one-time grant worth $100,000 to provide legal representation, advocacy or…
Published May 19, 2017
Between May 23 and June 16, 2017, Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) will be holding a series of in-person and online consultations sessions to address the need to temporarily suspend some refugee services. Without additional funding to meet the increased demand for refugee and immigration legal aid services, LAO must take immediate steps to ensure it…
Published May 9, 2017
On behalf of Legal Aid Ontario, I have received the independent review performed by Deloitte for the Ministry of the Attorney General. Over the past four months Deloitte thoroughly examined LAO’s work and interviewed staff and stakeholders. Their review of our work affirmed the feasibility of LAO’s balanced budget plan while offering recommendations for LAO…
Published April 18, 2017
After listening to feedback from community agencies that serve racialized communities, Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) has translated its most requested brochures and fact sheets into the ten most requested languages. “When we started looking at developing a strategy to address the needs of racialized groups, we saw an opportunity to give people a better understanding…
Published March 31, 2017
On April 1, 2017, Legal Aid Ontario is raising the eligibility threshold for all legal aid services another six per cent. LAO implemented the first of multiple six per cent increases on Nov. 1, 2014. Certificate program The certificate program provides eligible, low income Ontarians publicly funded legal representation. A certificate is a voucher guaranteeing that…
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