Provides legal information, help and referrals on housing, family, estates, employment, immigration and refugee, debt and consumer law issues. Also provides representation in some courts for people with criminal and youth matters.

If you have a legal problem and cannot afford a lawyer, you may qualify for free legal aid. You will have to meet both financial and legal criteria. You can apply online or by telephone. If you are a person with a disability, contact the Law Society of Ontario Referral Service for free help from a lawyer or paralegal.

The Legal Help Barrie community legal clinic was notified last week that it would lose funding, which could result in more cuts to services. “The concern is that it will force us to move to a call centre model, which can be difficult for our clients who have literacy problems or cognitive problems,” says Hefferon.

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Providing information, summary advice and referrals to low income and homeless persons with legal issues related to homelessness, tenancy, domestic violence, poverty law, human rights and income supports. Also conducts public legal education and test case litigation to improve the laws that affect these populations in Ontario.

Provides information and advice, advocacy and representation to low or no-income Black Ontarians. Also provides public legal education and engages in test case litigation and law reform to address individual and systemic anti-Black racism in the justice system.