Specialty community legal clinics
Aboriginal Legal Services (ALS)
Offers legal help, law reform, legal education and advocacy to Indigenous people living in Toronto in areas such as landlord and tenant, social assistance, victim rights, criminal and child protection representation. Provides legal representation in Inquests in Ontario. Youth, criminal, and family court workers also offer services in Toronto courthouses. Operates an alternative justice program and prepares “Gladue” reports throughout the province.
211 Yonge St., Suite 500, Toronto, M5B 1M4
416-408-3967
Toll-free: 1-844-633-2886
aboriginallegal.ca
Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE)
Provides direct legal services to low-income seniors, public legal education, and law reform. Services and activities are in relation to areas of law of special importance to the seniors’ population of Ontario.
55 University Ave., Suite 1500, Toronto, M5J 2H7
416-598-2656
Toll-free: 1-855-598-2656
acelaw.ca
Advocacy Centre for Tenants – Ontario (ACTO)
Works to advance and protect the interests of tenants living with lower incomes. ACTO specializes in housing issues related to tenants. ACTO also provides legal information and assistance to self-represented tenants appearing at the Landlord and Tenant Board through the Tenant Duty Counsel Program.
55 University Ave., Suite 1500, Toronto, M5J 2H7
416-597-5855
Toll-free: 1-866-245-4182
acto.ca
ARCH Disability Law Centre
Offers information, summary advice and referrals, and legal representation in systemic cases to low or no income people with disabilities across Ontario within ARCH’s areas of practice. Provides public legal education and continuing legal education, undertakes law reform and community development, and conducts test case litigation that advances inclusion for people with disabilities.
55 University Ave., Suite 1500, Toronto, M5J 2H7
416-482-8255
Toll-free: 1-866-482-2724
TTY: 416-482-1254
Toll-free TTY: 1-866-482-2728
archdisabilitylaw.ca
Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC)
Delivers legal aid to low or no income Black Ontarians. Works to combat individual and systemic anti-Black racism. Also conducts public legal education, engages in test case litigation, law reform, and community development to improve the laws that affect Black communities throughout Ontario.
180 Dundas St. W., Suite 1509, Toronto, M5G 1Z8
416-597-5831
Toll-free: 1-877-736-9406
TTY: 1-800-855-0511
Correctional Facilities Toll-free: 1-877-279-0680 or 1-844-302-2694
blacklegalactioncentre.ca
Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA)
Provides legal services to individuals and groups with environmental legal problems, and seeks to improve environmental protection through legislation.
55 University Ave., Suite 1500, Toronto, M5J 2H7
416-960-2284
Toll-free: 1-844-755-1420
cela.ca
Centre for Spanish-Speaking Peoples (CSSP)
Provides legal information, advice and representation to low-income, Spanish-speaking people in the Greater Toronto area, particularly in the areas of immigration and employment. Engages in outreach, legal education, and law reform activities on issues affecting the Spanish-speaking community across Ontario.
2141 Jane St., 2nd Floor, Toronto, M3M 1A2
416-533-8545
spanishservices.org
Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic (CSALC)
Offers legal advice and representation to qualifying low-income, non-English speaking members of the Chinese, Vietnamese, Laotian, and Cambodian communities throughout Ontario. Provides public legal education and advocates on issues affecting these communities.
123 Edward Street, Suite 505, Toronto, M5G 1E2
Toll-free: 1-844-971-9674
csalc.ca
CLEO (Community Legal education Ontario/ Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario)
Produces free legal information in many formats and languages that help low-income and disadvantaged communities understand their legal rights. CLEO’s website, Steps to Justice, gives stepby-step information about common legal problems. Steps to Justice has practical tools like forms and checklists, and referral information for legal and social services.
180 Dundas St. W., Suite 506, Toronto, M5G 1Z8
416-408-4420
cleo.on.ca
stepstojustice.ca
justicepasapas.ca
HALCO – HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic (Ontario)
Provides free legal services to people living with HIV/AIDS in Ontario. Other services include public legal education activities across Ontario, law reform and community development activities. Produces a variety of publications and resources including pamphlets, newsletters, information sheets, and website.
55 University Ave., Suite 1400, Toronto, M5J 2H7
416-340-7790
Toll-free: 1-888-705-8889
halco.org
Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC)
Works with low-income people, legal clinics, and anti-poverty groups to improve income security programs and workers’ rights in Ontario using litigation, policy development, advocacy, and community organizing (does not give individual service).
55 University Ave., Suite 1500, Toronto, M5J 2H7
416-597-5820
Toll-free: 1-866-245-4072
incomesecurity.org
Industrial Accident Victims’ Group of Ontario (IAVGO)
Provides legal advice and representation to injured workers in Ontario. Provides training and public legal education to advocates, workers and community groups, and produces publications for workers and advocates. Operates a satellite student legal clinic with University of Toronto law students. Advocates for injured workers.
55 University Ave., Suite 1500, Toronto, M5J 2H7
416-924-6477
Toll-free in Ontario: 1-877-230-6311
Toll-free in Canada for Migrant Workers: 1-866-521-8535
iavgo.org
Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic (IWC)
Provides information and advice, and represents injured workers. Provides public legal education and works with injured worker and community organizations trying to improve the workers’ compensation system.
815 Danforth Ave., Suite 411, Toronto, M4J 1L2
416-461-2411 (call your local clinic first)
Toll-free: 1-833-461-2411
iwclc.org
Justice for Children and Youth (JFCY)
Is a child rights organization that offers information, summary advice, referrals, and representation to children and young people under 18 years of age, and to homeless and unstably housed young people under 25. Provides professional development and public legal education, and undertakes test case litigation and law reform on child and youth rights issues.
55 University Ave., Suite 1500, Toronto, M5J 2H7
416-920-1633
Toll-free: 1-866-999-5329
jfcy.org
Landlord’s Self-Help Centre (LSHC)
Provides information and summary advice to small-scale landlords in Ontario. Also develops educational materials and engages in law reform and community development activities.
55 University Ave., Suite 1500, Toronto, M5J 2H7
416-504-5190
Toll-free: 1-800-730-3218
landlordselfhelp.com
South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario (SALCO)
Provides advice and representation to low-income South Asians in the Greater Toronto Area. Also conducts public legal education, law reform, and community development activities in the South Asian communities throughout Ontario.
45 Sheppard Ave. E., Suite 106A, Toronto, M2N 5W9
416-487-6371
salc.on.ca
Workers’ Health & Safety Legal Clinic
Takes on health and safety cases, workers’ compensation cases, human rights cases, and employment standards reprisal cases, if they relate to our core mandate, for workers who do not have union representation. Also provides education on safety legislation and workplace hazards as well as public legal education to interested groups on health and safety law.
180 Dundas St. W., Suite 2000, Toronto, M5G 1Z8
416-971-8832
Toll-free: 1-877-832-6090
workers-safety.ca