Links of Public Interest
CLEO - Community Legal Education Ontario
CLEO's work focuses on providing information to people who face barriers to accessing the justice system, including income, disability, literacy, and language. As a community legal clinic and part of Ontario's legal aid system, CLEO works in partnership with other legal clinics and community organizations across the province.
Learn more>> https://www.cleo.on.ca/en
Find a Lawyer Referral Service
The Law Society Referral Service (LSRS), known for the past 40 years as the Lawyer Referral Service (LRS), has been filling an important community need by connecting lawyers and people looking for assistance with a legal matter.
Now, in response to growing public demand, the Law Society is expanding its referral service to include paralegals as well as lawyers.
When you call the LSRS, they will provide you with the name of a lawyer or licensed paralegal who will provide a free consultation of up to 30 minutes to help you determine your rights and options.
Visit
https://lso.ca/public-resources/finding-a-lawyer-or-paralegal/law-society-referral-service, or call:
Toll-free Crisis Line 1-855-947-5255
CLEO Your Legal Rights
Your Legal Rights is a collection of legal information resources produced by hundreds of organizations across Ontario. These include resources and webinars for community workers produced by CLEO and other organizations.
Learn more>> https://cleoconnect.ca/yourlegalrights/
CLEO Steps to Justice
Steps to Justice is a first-of-its-kind initiative that empowers people in Ontario to understand and take action to deal with their legal problems. It gives comprehensive online information on common legal problems that people experience in family, housing, employment and other areas of law. Steps to Justice:
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equips people to work through their legal problems through easy-to-understand steps
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includes practical tools, such as checklists, fillable forms, and self-help guides
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gives referral information for legal and social services across Ontario
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has live chat and email-based support for users with additional questions
Learn more>> https://stepstojustice.ca/
Legal Line
Legal Line has provided Canadians with free legal information and help since 1993.
Learn more>> https://www.legalline.ca/
CanLII
CanLII was founded and is paid for by the lawyers and notaries who are members of Canada’s provincial and territorial law societies, which comprise the Federation of Law Societies of Canada. The CanLII.org website provides access to court judgments from all Canadian courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada, federal courts, and the courts in all Canada’s provinces and territories. CanLII.org also contains decisions from many tribunals nationally. CanLII.org contains the consolidated statutes and regulations of every jurisdiction in Canada. In the last few years, CanLII have added annual statutes Federally and for the provinces of New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, and Quebec. Their companion website, CanLII Connects, hosts a database of case commentary and case summaries by the legal community. This commentary is linked to and from the caselaw on CanLII.org.
Learn more>> https://www.canlii.org/en/
The Law Society of Ontario
Created by an act of the Legislative Assembly in 1797, the Law Society of Ontario (formerly called the Law Society of Upper Canada) governs Ontario’s lawyers and paralegals in the public interest by ensuring that the people of Ontario are served by lawyers and paralegals who meet high standards of learning, competence and professional conduct.
The Law Society has a duty to protect the public interest, to maintain and advance the cause of justice and the rule of law, to facilitate access to justice for the people of Ontario, and to act in a timely, open and efficient manner.
The Law Society regulates, licenses and disciplines Ontario’s more than 57,000 lawyers and over 10,000 licensed paralegals pursuant to the Law Society Act and the Law Society's rules, regulations and guidelines.
Learn more>> https://www.lso.ca/home
Government of Ontario
Information about government services and programs all in one easy place
Information about arts & culture, business & economy, driving & roads, education & training, environment & energy, health & wellness, home & community, jobs & employment, law & safety, rural & north, taxes & benefits, travel & recreation, getting settled in Ontario, immigrating to Ontario and the government itself, is available through this resource. All through one easy website.
Learn more>> https://www.ontario.ca/page/government-ontario
Information for Self-Represented Accused Persons
with Criminal Cases in the Ontario Court of Justice
Published: August 19, 2020 ; Updated April 20, 2021
The Ontario Court of Justice (OCJ) has significantly revised its procedures and schedules in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Learn more>> https://www.ontariocourts.ca/ocj/covid-19/information-for-self-represented-accused-persons-with-criminal-cases/
National Self-Represented Litigants Project (NSRLP)
The National Self-Represented Litigants Project (NSRLP) is committed to advancing understanding of the challenges and hard choices facing the very large numbers of Canadians who now come to court without counsel. The NSRLP works to promote dialogue and collaboration among all those affected by the self-represented litigant phenomenon, both justice system professionals and litigants themselves. We regularly publish resources designed specifically for SRLs, as well as research reports that examine the implications for the justice system.
Learn more>> https://representingyourselfcanada.com/