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legal aid certificate

In Family Law, Health and Disability, Mental health, Immigration Law, Refugee Law

A legal aid certificate is a document that says Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) has agreed to pay for a certain number of hours of a lawyer’s time to work on certain legal issues. You must show that you have a low income and that your legal issue is one that LAO covers.

To apply for a legal aid certificate:

You have to find a lawyer who agrees to work for you and agrees to accept your certificate. You can search a list of lawyers who accept legal aid certificates on the LAO website.

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Tribunals Ontario
Ministry of the Attorney General
Ontario Justice Education Network - OJEN
Ontario Superior Court of Justice
The Action Group on Access to Justice
Legal Aid Ontario
Law Society of Ontario
Association of Community Legal Clinics of Ontario
Ontario Court of Justice
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