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About CLEO
CLEO is a
community legal clinic, founded in 1974, that specializes in public
legal education.
CLEO is administered by a volunteer
board of directors, and funded by Legal Aid Ontario and the Department
of Justice Canada. Staff include lawyers, editors and support
staff.
Who we serve...
Most of our publications are written
for people with low incomes, and other disadvantaged groups, including
immigrants and refugees, seniors, women and injured workers. Community
legal clinics, agencies and organizations also use our publications
to help clients with legal problems. By describing the law as
simply and clearly as possible, our materials help people understand
and exercise their legal rights.
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About our
materials...
Most of our materials are in the form
of booklets, pamphlets, fact sheets and manuals. About a million
copies of CLEO materials are distributed each year.
Topics include social assistance,
landlord and tenant law, refugee and immigration law, workers' rights,
family law, elder abuse, consumer rights, women's issues and laws affecting
young people. Most publications are available in French, and some
are available in other languages.
Most of our publications are
free, and there is no charge for delivery. You can order publications
directly from this website by going to our home page and clicking on
"Publications" and then "Order form," or you can call 416-408-4420 and
ask us to mail you an order form.
Many of our publications are
also posted and you can view and print them from this site. From
the home page, go to "Publications" and then "Publications Online" to
see what's available. (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view or
print publications.)
About legal
content...
Materials are regularly updated to reflect
changes in the law. New publications are developed in response to community
needs. CLEO develops and revises materials in collaboration with
other community legal clinics, community organizations, and lawyers
in private practice. Community groups help CLEO identify and address
the issues facing their clients.
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