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Ontario|Legal AidLegal Aid 849 What if you do not qualify for Legal Aid? If you do not qualify for Legal Aid, a Community Legal Clinic may be able to help you. Community clinics have lawyers and trained legal workers to give you advice and to represent you.
Clinics deal with housing, social assistance, pension, workers' compensation, employment insurance, employment rights, and landlord and tenant issues. You will have to complete a financial test to make sure you qualify for their service. Check the Legal Line Guide or Website, or the Yellow pages of your telephone book for a listing of Community Legal Clinics.
For more information on Community Legal Clinics, refer to the Legal Aid section of Legal Line .
- Duty counsel
If you are going to court a criminal and do not have a lawyer, lawyers at the courthouse called Duty Counsel may be able to help you. In some cases, you may have to qualify financially before getting help. Duty Counsel provide information and advice. If you are interested in getting help from Duty Counsel, you should check with the courthouse first to see if there is a Duty Counsel available to help you.
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