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Published September 20, 2023
It’s time to send in your nominations for the Sidney B. Linden Access to Justice Award! The deadline for submission is 5:00 p.m. Friday, December 1, 2023. The award is named after Justice Sidney B. Linden, the first chair of Legal Aid Ontario (LAO), who has been involved with legal aid for over 38 years. LAO created the…
Published May 10, 2023
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is strengthening its services, programs and supports for Indigenous clients by bringing Indigenous client services together into one department: the Indigenous Services Department (ISD). The ISD will be led by an associate vice president of Indigenous Services. Reporting to the vice president of Strategy and Public Affairs, the associate vice president…
Published April 6, 2023
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is pleased to announce that Nancy Cooper is the 2022 recipient of the Sidney B. Linden Award, which is given each year to exceptional individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to access to justice for low-income Ontarians. Nancy was pleased when she first heard of her nomination but admitted she did…
Published March 31, 2023
Starting April 17, 2023, Legal Aid Ontario’s Provincial Office, Toronto Family Law Services Office, Criminal Senior Counsel Services Office, and Refugee Law Office will be located on the seventh floor of the Atrium on Bay. Legal Aid Ontario Atrium on Bay 20 Dundas St. West, Suite 730 Toronto, ON M5G 2H1 Legal Aid Ontario Provincial Office…
Published March 7, 2023
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is funding pre-sentencing reports, known as Impact of Race and Culture Assessments (IRCA), to help address systemic racism and discrimination faced by Black and other racialized people in the criminal justice system. The Government of Canada has recently announced that it is providing LAO with up to $1.4 million over five years…
Published January 19, 2023
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) has expanded its live chat feature to all client webpages, allowing website visitors to send general inquiries to a live agent from Monday to Friday between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. EST. The chat will be available in both English and French. Our live agents will direct users to resources that may help…
Published January 11, 2023
January 11, 2022 – Aboriginal Legal Services (ALS) and Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) are pleased to announce that they entered into a new service agreement, under the Legal Aid Services Act, 2020, on Dec. 8. The new service agreement renews LAO and ALS’ commitment to delivering legal aid services that are trauma-informed, culturally safe and culturally…
Published December 6, 2022
The new service agreement will improve Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services’ ability to provide access to legal aid services in a culturally appropriate way for members of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation communities
Published October 27, 2022
We are proud to take part, with all the provincial and territorial members of the Association of Legal Aid Plans of Canada (ALAP), in National Duty Counsel Day on October 27. This day, which ALAP established in 2021, enables us to raise awareness of the vital work duty counsel lawyers do for Canadians. In Ontario, duty…
Published October 25, 2022
By Maria McLoughlin We know that LAO cares about providing access to justice for low-income Ontarians, but one of the lesser-known ways that we provide that access is through embedded lawyer programs. Sound Times Support Services in the Moss Park area of Toronto has been in a medical-legal partnership with LAO since 2016, where it…
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