The hotline can give you 30 minutes of free legal help and advice over the telephone on civil law matters, which include:

• employment
• housing
• consumer issues
• Powers of Attorney
• corporate law for charities, non-profits, and small businesses

It doesn’t help with family law or criminal law problems.

The hotline generally accepts calls Monday to Friday between 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Legal Aid Ontario funds this legal clinic to offer free legal advice and represent workers who have problems related to health and safety and other employment rights’ issues. They help workers who have a low income and are not part of a union.

Legal Aid Ontario funds this legal clinic to offer free legal information and advice, and represent injured workers who have a low income.

Legal Aid Ontario funds this legal clinic to offer free legal advice by telephone or in person to injured workers and their families. They also represent injured workers who have a low income and qualify financially for their services.

They help with workers’ compensation claims, including representing injured workers at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal.

They also help migrant workers dealing with workplace accidents and injuries.

The Office of the Worker Advisor is an agency that gives free legal advice and representation to workers:

• who are not unionized
• have been injured at work
• are threatened or punished for following health and safety laws

If you live in the Ottawa or Champlain region and have a disability, ABLE2’s Reach Legal Referral Services may be able to help. They can refer you to a lawyer or paralegal for up to 3 hours of free legal advice in any area of law. But they cannot help with urgent legal issues.

If ABLE2 cannot help, they may refer you to community resources.

Book a meeting online, or call 613-761-9522 extension 452 or 453. You can also email reachlegalreferral@able2.org.