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"Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice."
    - Nelson Mandela

Welcome!

Neighbourhood Legal Services (NLS) is located at 333 Queen Street East just west of Parliament street on the south side of Queen Street East. 

NLS is a non-profit and independent community legal clinic that has been serving the community since 1973.  We provide FREE legal services and assistance to low income individuals who live within our catchment area and qualify for our services.  

We are funded by Legal Aid Ontario 

We are part of the Association of Community Legal Clinics of Ontario

Recent Blogs

Addressing trauma is part of recovery

New Co-op Housing Laws: Less than meets the eye

Immigration Law Update: Proposed Changes to the Definition of "Dependent Children"

NLS: Past and Future

Important Changes to Social Assistance (OW and ODSP)

Landmark 'Right to Housing' Case dismissed by Superior Court

Access to Justice in Canada is "abysmal"

Key Issues in ODSP Reform

200 Wellesley Street Fire - Class Action Law Suit Settled 

Ontario tenants hammered with double-digit rent hikes

Legal Advocates Call for Action by TCHC, City of Toronto, the Province: Ombudsman Finds Seniors in Community Housing Unfairly Evicted

Co-operative Housing, Eviction and Rent-Geared-to-Income (RGI) Subsidies

Apply for Citizenship Now to Protect your Status!

Toronto’s Housing Stabilization Fund Replaces Community Start up & Maintenance Benefit

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