Find a lawyer referral service: The Law Society Referral Service (LRBS), known as the Lawyer Referral Service (LLS) for 40 years, responds to an important need in the community by bringing together lawyers and people seeking help in a legal matter. Low-income parties or social assistance recipients may be eligible for legal aid. Legal aid can help cover some or all of the parties` legal costs. Visit Legal Aid Ontario`s website for a list of addresses of legal aid offices and clinics across the province. Local legal aid office numbers can also be found on the white pages of telephone directories. LAO also funds 80 independent community legal clinics. These clinics provide legal help for poverty issues such as housing, social assistance, pensions, workers` compensation and employment insurance. For more information>> cleoconnect.ca/yourlegalrights/ the Peterborough Community Legal Centre provides free legal advice or representation to low-income residents of the City and County of Peterborough in the areas of Ontario Works and Welfare, Ontario Disability Program, CPP, Housing, Employment Insurance, Employment Standards (WSIB), Consumer Protection and Education Law. If we are unable to help you, we will try to refer you to someone who can. Legal Aid Ontario (LAO), an independent agency funded in large part by the Province of Ontario, is responsible for providing high-quality legal aid services to low-income people across Ontario.

LAO provides legal aid in a number of areas, including criminal and family matters, as well as immigration and refugee hearings. Legal aid certificates are issued to authorized persons, who can then appoint a private lawyer of their choice. Your Legal Rights is a collection of legal information resources created by hundreds of organizations across Ontario. This includes resources and webinars for community workers created by CLEO and other organizations. In response to growing public demand, the Law Society is now expanding its placement service to include both paralegals and lawyers. The Peterborough Community Legal Centre (PCLC) is a municipal legal clinic dedicated to providing free legal services to low-income residents of the City and County of Peterborough. Visit Legal Aid Ontario`s Community Legal Clinic through Postal Code Locator to find out if you are in an area we serve. In addition to representation and advice, we also have the task of supporting our clients and community partners in community development and public legal education.

We are proud to work with our many community partners on issues of poverty reduction and social justice. We provide community groups (free of charge) with speakers looking for information about our legal practice. Step-by-Step Justice is a unique initiative that allows the people of Ontario to understand their legal issues and take action. It provides comprehensive online information on common legal issues facing people in the areas of family, housing, employment and other areas of law. Steps to justice: Mandatory counselling services may also be available to people who do not use a lawyer in criminal, family or juvenile courts. When you call the SRLS, we will provide you with the name of a licensed lawyer or paralegal, who will provide you with a free consultation of up to 30 minutes to help you determine your rights and options. Our legal services are provided by intake agents, lawyers and students. Translation services are also available. The Peterborough Community Legal Centre (PCLC) is a not-for-profit community organization whose Board of Directors was elected at our AGM. The PCLC provides free and confidential legal services in various jurisdictions to low-income individuals in the City and County of Peterborough who have a particular type of legal problem.

For more information>> www.ptbo-clc.org/ CanLII was founded and is paid by lawyers and notaries who are members of the Canadian provincial and territorial law societies that make up the Federation of Law Societies of Canada. The website provides CanLII.org access to the judicial decisions of all Canadian courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada, federal courts and courts in all Canadian provinces and territories. CanLII.org also contains decisions of many courts at the national level. CanLII.org contains the consolidated regulations and regulations of each jurisdiction in Canada. In recent years, CanLII has added annual legislation at the federal level and for the provinces of New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and Quebec. Our related website, CanLII Connects, hosts a database of comments and case summaries from the legal community. This comment is related to the case law on CanLII.org. Click on the links above for help from Legal Aid Ontario. Legal Line has been providing Canadians with free legal information and assistance since 1993.

CLEO`s work aims to provide information to people who face barriers to accessing the justice system, including income, disability, literacy and language. As a community legal clinic and a member of Ontario`s legal aid system, CLEO collaborates with other legal clinics and community organizations in the province. The Peterborough Law Library is not open to the public. Below are resources to help the public. 150 King Street, 4th Floor, East Peterborough, K9J2R9 Toll-free crisis line 1-855-947-5255 Toronto Area Crisis Line 416-947-5255 Free legal advice for low-income residents of the City and County of Peterborough.