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Workers Compensation

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

Ministry of Labour and Employment Standards Information Centre

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

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

Industrial Accident Victims Group of Ontario (IAVGO)

www.iavgo.org
IAVGO is a community legal clinic that serves the injured worker community in Ontario. They provide free services to injured workers, including legal advice, legal representation, and public legal education.
Call: 1-877-230-6311

Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT)

http://www.wsiat.on.ca/
The Tribunal hears final appeals in workplace safety and insurance claims.

http://www.communitylegalcentre.ca/legal_information/Workers_Rights.htm
This website contains a variety of Employment Law resources.

Office of the Worker Advisor

http://www.owa.gov.on.ca/en/Pages/default.aspx
Free services to non-unionised injured workers and their survivors, including summary advice, self-help materials, and representation on appeals. If you are a unionized injured worker, the OWA can advise you of any relevant time limits for action in your case, and refer you back to your union for assistance.
Call: 1-800-435-8980 (English) or 1-800-661-6365 (French)

www.workers-safety.ca
Free information, legal advice and representation to low-income workers who face health and safety problems at work, including employment standards and wrongful dismissal.
Call: (416) 971-8832

Injured Workers’ Community Legal Clinic

This is a province-wide specialty community legal clinic dealing with injured worker matters. The IWC provides free legal advice, legal representation and public legal education regarding employment law issues as they relate to a workplace injury.  IWC can also help with Canadian Pension Plan cases for injured workers.

Call: (416) 461-2411 or email info_iwc@lao.on.ca