Help with Employment and Work Problems
Human Rights Legal Support Centre
http://www.hrlsc.on.ca/en/welcome
The Human Rights Legal Support Centre provides legal services to people who have experienced discrimination.
Call: 1-866-612-8627
Ministry of Labour
https://www.labour.gov.on.ca/
Advice about your pay, hours of work, overtime, vacation or holiday entitlements and termination or severance pay, if you are not represented by a union.
Call: 1-800-531-5551
Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act
https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-employment-standards-act-0
Information about your rights and obligations under the Employment Standards Act, including minimum wage, hours of work, termination of employment, public holidays, pregnancy and parental leave, and vacation pay.
Law Society Referral Service
https://lsrs.lso.ca/lsrs/welcome
This is an online service that gives you a free 30-minute consultation with a lawyer or paralegal. A crisis line is available Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm.
Toll-free crisis line: 1-855-947-5255
Pro Bono Ontario
https://www.probonoontario.org/
Pro Bono Ontario helps residents of Ontario who have essential legal needs but can’t afford a lawyer. If you can’t afford a lawyer, call their legal advice hotline for free legal advice and assistance.
Legal Advice Hotline: 1-855-255-7256