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Programs and services across Ontario - Claiming your rights as a worker
Programs and services across Ontario - Claiming your rights as a worker
Ontario Ministry of Labour's - Employment Standards Information Centre
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The information centre is a telephone line that gives general information about the Employment Standard Act. They don’t give legal advice.
Workers' Action Centre
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The centre gives workers free information and advice. Call them to get:
- information about your rights at work
- help figuring out how to deal with an employment problem
The Human Rights Legal Support Centre (HRLSC)
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The centre gives free legal information and advice to people who have experienced discrimination. They can:
- help you fill out an application to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
- give legal advice about how to deal with discrimination
- provide legal representation at mediations and hearings, in some situations
They have an online tool that can help you figure out if your situation might be discrimination.
Law Society Referral Service
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The Law Society of Ontario has on online Law Society Referral Service that gives you the name of a lawyer or licensed paralegal who will give free legal advice for up to 30 minutes in any area of law.
If you can’t wait for a legal representative to call you back, or if you don’t have a call-back number, email lsrs@lso.ca. Or, if you’re in crisis or in custody, call 1-855-947-5255 or 416-947-5255, Monday to Friday, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Ontario Legal Information Centre
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The centre offers a free 30-minute meeting with a lawyer to anyone in Ontario by telephone or in person at their Ottawa office in any area of law in English or French. You may have to leave a message, and a lawyer will call you back.
Centre francophone de Toronto
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The Centre francophone de Toronto offers legal representation and advice in French to people living on a low income. They can help in the areas of:
- immigration and refugee law
- social assistance and disability benefits
- employment
- tenants’ rights
- human rights
- French language rights
They also have a legal advice line that gives legal information and advice in French over the telephone. You may have to leave a message, and someone will call you back.
They don’t help with family law or criminal law matters.