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Aboriginal Legal Services (ALS)<\/strong>
\nOffers legal help, law reform, legal education and advocacy to Status, Non-Status, Inuit, M\u00e9tis, and self-identified Indigenous people living in Toronto. Legal areas include housing, income assistance, victim rights, human rights, criminal, and child protection. 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.
\n211 Yonge Street, Suite 500, Toronto, M5B 1M4
\n416-408-3967<\/strong>
\nToll-free: 1-844-633-2886
\naboriginallegal.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE)<\/strong>
\nProvides 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\u2019 population of Ontario.
\n55 University Avenue, Suite 1500, Toronto, M5J 2H7
\nToll-free: 1-855-598-2656<\/strong>
\nacelaw.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

Advocacy Centre for Tenants \u2013 Ontario (ACTO)<\/strong>
\nWorks to advance and protect the interests of tenants living with lower incomes. ACTO also provides legal information and assistance to self-represented tenants appearing at the Landlord and Tenant Board through the Tenant Duty Counsel Program (tdc.acto.ca<\/a>).
\n55 University Avenue, Suite 1500, Toronto, M5J 2H7
\nToll-free: 1-866-245-4182<\/strong>
\nacto.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

ARCH Disability Law Centre<\/strong>
\nOffers information, summary advice and referrals, and legal representation in systemic cases to low or no income people with disabilities across Ontario. Legal areas include accessibility laws, attendant\/PSW services, discrimination and human rights, education, and decision-making. 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.
\n55 University Avenue, Suite 1500, Toronto, M5J 2H7
\nToll-free: 1-866-482-2724<\/strong>
\nTTY: 416-482-1254
\nToll-free TTY: 1-866-482-2728
\narchdisabilitylaw.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC)<\/strong>
\nProvides services to low or no income Black Ontarians and works to combat individual and systemic anti-Black racism. Legal areas include education, employment, housing, human rights, income assistance, and police complaints.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.
\n180 Dundas Street West, Suite 1509, Toronto, M5G 1Z8
\n416-597-5831 <\/strong>
\nToll-free: 1-877-736-9406
\nCorrectional Facilities Toll-free: 1-877-279-0680 or 1-844-302-2694
\nblacklegalactioncentre.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA)<\/strong>
\nProvides legal services to individuals and groups with environmental legal problems. And seeks to improve environmental protection through legislation.
\n55 University Avenue, Suite 1500, Toronto, M5J 2H7
\nToll-free: 1-844-755-1420<\/strong>
\ncela.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

Centre for Spanish-Speaking Peoples (CSSP)<\/strong>
\nProvides legal information, advice and representation to low\u2011income, Spanish-speaking people in the Greater Toronto area. Legal areas include immigration and employment. Also engages in outreach, legal education, and law reform activities on issues affecting the Spanish-speaking community across Ontario.
\n2141 Jane Street, Suite 200, Toronto, M3M 1A2
\n416-533-8545<\/strong>
\nspanishservices.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic (CSALC)<\/strong>
\nOffers legal advice and representation to qualifying low\u2011income, non-English speaking members of the Chinese, Vietnamese, Laotian, and Cambodian communities throughout Ontario. Legal areas include immigration, housing, employment, human rights, employment insurance, Canada Pension Plan, old age security, and income assistance. Also provides public legal education and advocates on issues affecting these communities.
\n123 Edward Street, Suite 505, Toronto, M5G 1E2
\nToll-free: 1-844-971-9674<\/strong>
\ncsalc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

CLEO (Community Legal education Ontario\/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)<\/strong>
\nProduces free legal information in many formats and languages that help low-income and disadvantaged communities understand their legal rights. CLEO\u2019s website, Steps to Justice<\/strong>, gives step-by-step information about common legal problems. Steps to Justice has practical tools like forms and checklists, and referral information for legal and social services. Guided Pathways<\/strong> are free online interviews that can help fill out legal forms, draft letters, and identify next steps.
\n180 Dundas Street West, Suite 506, Toronto, M5G 1Z8
\n416-408-4420<\/strong>
\ncleo.on.ca<\/a>
\nstepstojustice.ca<\/a>
\njusticepasapas.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

HALCO \u2013 HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic (Ontario)<\/strong>
\nProvides free legal services to people living with HIV\/AIDS in Ontario. Legal areas include health, income assistance, housing, human rights, immigration and refugee, employment, criminal, consumer, and tax law. Other services include public legal education activities across Ontario, law reform and community development activities.
\n55 University Avenue, Suite 1400, Toronto, M5J 2H7
\nToll-free: 1-888-705-8889<\/strong>
\nhalco.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC)<\/strong>
\nWorks to improve income security programs and workers\u2019 rights in Ontario using litigation, policy development, advocacy, and community organizing. The clinic does not give individual service.
\n55 University Avenue, Suite 1500, Toronto, M5J 2H7
\nToll-free: 1-866-245-4072<\/strong>
\nincomesecurity.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Industrial Accident Victims\u2019 Group of Ontario (IAVGO)<\/strong>
\nProvides legal advice and representation to injured workers, including migrant workers, in Ontario with their workers’ compensation cases. 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 called Advocates for Injured Workers.
\n55 University Avenue, Suite 1500, Toronto, M5J 2H7
\nToll-free in Ontario: 1-877-230-6311<\/strong>
\niavgo.ca <\/a><\/p>\n

Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic (IWC)<\/strong>
\nProvides information and advice, and represents injured workers with their workers\u2019 compensation cases. Provides public legal education and works with injured worker and community organizations trying to improve the workers’ compensation system.
\n815 Danforth Avenue, Suite 411, Toronto, M4J 1L2
\nToll-free: 1-833-461-2411<\/strong> (call your local clinic first)
\niwclc.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Justice for Children and Youth (JFCY)<\/strong>
\nOffers 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.
\n55 University Avenue, Suite 1500, Toronto, M5J 2H7
\nToll-free: 1-866-999-5329<\/strong>
\njfcy.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Landlord\u2019s Self-Help Centre (LSHC) <\/strong>
\nProvides information and summary advice to small-scale landlords in Ontario. Also develops educational materials and engages in law reform and community development activities.
\n55 University Avenue, Suite 1500, Toronto, M5J 2H7
\nToll-free: 1-800-730-3218<\/strong>
\nlandlordselfhelp.com<\/a><\/p>\n

South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario (SALCO)<\/strong>
\nProvides advice and representation to qualifying low-income South Asians in the Greater Toronto Area. Legal areas include immigration, family, housing, employment, income assistance, consumer debts, and human rights. Also conducts public legal education, law reform, and community development activities in the South Asian communities throughout Ontario.
\n45 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 106A, Toronto, M2N 5W9
\n416-487-6371 <\/strong>
\nsalc.on.ca <\/a><\/p>\n

Workers’ Health & Safety Legal Clinic<\/strong>
\nProvides legal services to low-income non-unionized workers who need help with employment rights or health and safety rights at work. Also provides education on safety legislation and workplace hazards as well as public legal education to interested groups on health and safety law.
\n180 Dundas Street West, Suite 2000, Toronto, M5G 1Z8
\n416-971-8832 <\/strong>
\nToll-free: 1-877-832-6090
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