Fresh Start Housing

40 Baker St.

Every Wednesday evening from 6:00 until 9:00 pm.

• Walk in and speak with a lawyer privately for 15 minutes.
• You must be in receipt of OW, ODSP or have limited income to qualify for this service.  It is suggested that you take some proof of your income with you.

Family Law Information Clinic (FLIC)

Family Courthouse
74 Woolwich Street
Guelph Ontario

Every Friday 9:00 am to 12:00 noon.

• Walk in and speak to a lawyer on separation, divorce, child support, access.
• You must be in receipt of OW, ODSP or have limited income to qualify for this service. It is suggested that you take some proof of your income with you.

Legal Aid

*Access to Legal Aid in Guelph has changed as of May, 2010
Legal Aid is available by calling 1-800-668-8258
Available from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday – Friday
(collect calls are accepted)

LAO courthouse staff services are also now available at the Guelph courthouse at 36
Wyndham Street on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. On Thursdays,
LAO staff will be available in the courthouse at 74 Woolwich Street.

• If you need a private lawyer but cannot afford to pay for one, Legal Aid may be able to help by granting a Legal Aid Certificate to cover all or part of your legal costs. To qualify, you must be on Ontario Works (OW) or Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) or have low income. If your legal case is the kind that fits with Legal Aid and your income and assets are below a certain level, Legal Aid will give you a certificate to pay for a lawyer. Legal Aid will provide you with a list of lawyers who may accept the certificate.
• If you are denied a Legal Aid certificate, contact the Legal Clinic for further advice. You may appeal to the Area Committee and to the Appeals Department of the Provincial Office.

• County of Wellington Housing
• Ontario Works
• City of Guelph
• Women in Crisis
• Family and Children Services of Guelph
• Distress Centre Wellington/Dufferin
• Center Wellington Resource Centre
• Community Links
• Guelph Wellington Seniors Association
• Action Read Community Literacy Centre
• U of G Neighbourhood Relations

Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)

• www.cleo.on.ca

CLEO Online Publications:

• www.cleo.on.ca/english/pub/onpub/online.htm (English)
• www.cleo.on.ca/francais/pubf/newf.htm (French)

 Industrial Accident Victims Group of Ontario

1-877-230-6311

• Help for low-income people in Ontario who have problems with worker’s compensation at all levels of appeal.

Advocacy Centre for the Elderly

1-416-598-2656

• Help for low-income senior citizens with legal issues.

Lawyer Referral Service

1-800-268-8326 or 416-947-3330 (GTA Area)

• Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm.
• The Lawyer referal service will provide the name of a private bar lawyer in your area who will provide you with a free 30 minute consultation.

Ontario Ministry of Labour

1-800-265-2468

Kitchener Regional Office,
155 Frobisher Drive, Unit G 213, Waterloo.

Office of the Worker’s Advisor

1-800-265-2466

Kitchener Regional office,
155 Frobisher Drive, Unit G 213, Waterloo.

Ontario Women's Justice Network

ARCH Disability Law Centre

ARCH has put out two fact sheets for those who use or have used mental health services and supports.

One offers information about human rights and the right to be free from discrimination. It also discusses what you can do if you feel you have been discriminated against. It can be found here.

The second fact sheet explains your right to interpretation services at Consent and Capacity Board hearings, Ontario Review Board hearings, Mental Health court and in other situations. It can be found here.

These documents are available in eight different languages. For more information please go here.

Federation of Metro Tenants’ Associations

The Tenant Survival Manual is designed to give tenants a better understanding of the Residential Tenancies Act and to help answer questions that you may have about your rights and responsibilities.

This manual is available in 14 different languages. Please click here for more information.