Services in Ontario - Canada Pension Plan disability benefits (CPP)
Legal clinics
Website
legalaid.on.ca/services/legal-clinicsContact Information
Phone: 416-979-1446 Toll-free: 1-800-668-8258 TTY: 416-598-8867 Toll-free TTY: 1-866-641-8867Legal Aid Ontario funds legal clinics across Ontario. There are two types of legal clinics: community legal clinics and specialty legal clinics.
Community legal clinics provide free legal services to people with low incomes who live in their area. Search for the clinic in your area using your postal code. Most help with:
- income assistance
- tenant rights
- employment problems
Some clinics can help with immigration and refugee problems or debt and consumer problems.
Some specialty legal clinics provide free legal services to specific groups of people with low incomes:
- Advocacy Centre for the Elderly
- Aboriginal Legal Services
- ARCH Disability Law Centre
- Black Legal Action Centre
- Centre Francophone du Grand Toronto
- Chinese and South Asian Legal Clinic
- Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples
- HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario
- Justice for Children and Youth
- South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario
Some specialty legal clinics provide free legal services in only certain areas of law:
ARCH Disability Law Centre
Website
archdisabilitylaw.caContact Information
Phone: 416-482-8255 Toll-free: 1-866-482-2724 TTY: 416-482-1254 Toll-free TTY: 1-866-482-2728Legal Aid Ontario funds ARCH to offer legal services to people with disabilities who have a low income. They will also give some advice to anyone with a disability who contacts them. ARCH’s work focuses on the areas of abuse, accessibility laws, attendant services, legal capacity, discrimination, education, and employment.
Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC)
Website
incomesecurity.orgLegal Aid Ontario funds the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) to offer legal services to people who rely on income support, such as including social assistance, Employment Insurance benefits, Canada Pension Plan benefits, Old Age Security, Workers Compensation, and others.
Centre francophone de Toronto
Website
centrefranco.org/en/legal-aid/telephone-frenchContact Information
Toll-free: 1-877-966-7345The Centre francophone de Toronto has a legal advice line funded by LAO for people living in the Greater Toronto Area including Toronto, Halton, Durham, Peel, and York. It gives legal information and advice in French over the telephone in the areas of:
- immigration law
- housing law
- income assistance
- employment law
- consumer rights
- human rights
The advice line does not help with family law or criminal law matters.
Ontario Legal Information Centre
The Ontario Legal Information Centre offers a free 30-minute meeting with a lawyer to anyone in Ontario, online or by phone in English or French. They provide legal information on any legal topic, and referrals to services. Book a meeting online or call 1-844-343-7462 if you need help.
JusticeNet
Website
justicenet.caJusticeNet is a not-for-profit organization that can help people find legal services when their income is too high for legal aid and too low to afford legal fees. Their website has a list of lawyers, paralegals, and mediators who charge reduced fees based on your income and the size of your family. You must register and pay a small fee to use their services.
Social Security Tribunal of Canada
Website
www1.canada.ca/en/sstContact Information
Toll-free: 1-877-227-8577 Toll-free TTY: 1-866-873-8381The tribunal makes decisions on appeals about Employment Insurance, Canada Pension Plan, and Old Age Security. The tribunal has a general division, which is the first level of appeal, and an appeal division, which is the second level of appeal. Their website has information about the appeal process and to get the forms you need to make an appeal.