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DUE TO OUR LIMITED CAPACITY THERE CAN BE NO EXCEPTIONS.
WE ARE UNABLE TO CONTACT YOU IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE OUR CATCHMENT AREA. CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LEGAL CLINIC FOR ASSISTANCE.
DUE TO OUR LIMITED CAPACITY THERE CAN BE NO EXCEPTIONS.
- If you are not completing an intake and have a general inquiry please call the main line at 416-861-0677 and leave a message. We will not be responding to general inquiries submitted here.
- If you are a caseworker helping a client, fill out the intake form with the client's information. We will not be calling/emailing you to complete a client intake.
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Housing
(Eviction notices and orders, illegal lock-outs, loss of RGI rent subsidy, emergencies that make the rental unit uninhabitable)
Our clinic focuses on eviction prevention and housing stabilization. For other housing law issues including maintenance and harassment issues, we may only be able to provide legal information or referrals to other legal resources in the community. Other resources available include the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario’s website at https://www.acto.ca/for-tenants/, the Federation of Metro Tenants’ Associations tenant hotline at 416-921-9494, the Canadian Centre for Housing Rights at https://housingrightscanada.com/our-work/our-tenant-services/, and Steps to Justice at https://stepstojustice.ca/legal-topic/housing-law/.
Social Assistance
(Ontario Works (OW), Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Employment Insurance (EI))
Immigration
(Sponsorship issues, PR applications, Citizenship applications)
Other
Housing
(Eviction notices and orders, illegal lock-outs, loss of RGI rent subsidy, emergencies that make the rental unit uninhabitable)
Our clinic focuses on eviction prevention and housing stabilization. For other housing law issues including maintenance and harassment issues, we may only be able to provide legal information or referrals to other legal resources in the community. Other resources available include the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario’s website at https://www.acto.ca/for-tenants/, the Federation of Metro Tenants’ Associations tenant hotline at 416-921-9494, the Canadian Centre for Housing Rights at https://housingrightscanada.com/our-work/our-tenant-services/, and Steps to Justice at https://stepstojustice.ca/legal-topic/housing-law/.
Social Assistance
(Ontario Works (OW), Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Employment Insurance (EI))
Immigration
(Sponsorship issues, PR applications, Citizenship applications)
Other
We provide free legal services and assistance to low income individuals who live within our catchment area and qualify for our services. If you live outside our catchment area, you can find your local clinic by searching here.
Disclaimer:
Web or email transmissions to Neighbourhood Legal Services, or to any member of our clinic, do not create a solicitor-client relationship. No professional relationship is created by viewing this website or sending an email or web inquiry. Persons do not become clients unless and until NLS agrees to act for them and that agreement is confirmed in a retainer agreement or retainer letter in accordance with our usual policies.
Transmissions Are Not Confidential:
Neighbourhood Legal Services does not guarantee the confidentiality of the content of any email transmission facilitated by this website. If you wish to provide confidential information to us, visit us during our drop-in hours.
Web or email transmissions to Neighbourhood Legal Services, or to any member of our clinic, do not create a solicitor-client relationship. No professional relationship is created by viewing this website or sending an email or web inquiry. Persons do not become clients unless and until NLS agrees to act for them and that agreement is confirmed in a retainer agreement or retainer letter in accordance with our usual policies.
Transmissions Are Not Confidential:
Neighbourhood Legal Services does not guarantee the confidentiality of the content of any email transmission facilitated by this website. If you wish to provide confidential information to us, visit us during our drop-in hours.
