Legal Aid Ontario client service line (apply for legal aid)
You likely qualify if: People in Ontario with a low income; A legal problem; Family income under their limits.
No deadline.
ApplySend to someone who needs thisChecked on October 4, 2026
Free legal help in Toronto and Ontario
For anyone with a legal problem who cannot pay a lawyer.
Free legal help and legal information, for tenants, workers, families and anyone who cannot pay a lawyer.
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Legal Aid Ontario - Community Legal Clinics
You likely qualify if: Low income; Live in Ontario.
Free. Never pay anyone to apply.
Call 416-979-1446Send to someone who needs thisChecked on September 30, 2026
Pro Bono Ontario Free Legal Advice Hotline
You likely qualify if: Ontarians who cannot afford a lawyer; A civil law problem in Ontario; Not family, immigration...
Ongoing; phone Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m.
Free. Never pay anyone to apply.
Open the official pageSend to someone who needs thisChecked on September 30, 2026
Family Law Information Centres (FLIC) at Toronto family courthouses
For: People in Toronto dealing with separation, divorce, child protection or another family law issue.
Open the official pageSend to someone who needs thisChecked on October 4, 2026
Human Rights Legal Support Centre (HRLSC)
You likely qualify if: People in Ontario; Faced discrimination or harassment; Covered by the Human Rights Code.
You can ask for help any time, but the deadline to file with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario is generally one year from the last discriminatory event.
Free. Never pay anyone to apply.
Call 1-866-625-5179Send to someone who needs thisChecked on October 4, 2026
Justice for Children and Youth (JFCY)
You likely qualify if: Young people in Ontario under 18; Or under 25 and homeless or unstably housed.
Call 416-920-1633Send to someone who needs thisChecked on October 4, 2026
Employment standards claim and Employment Standards Information Centre (Ontario Ministry of Labour)
You likely qualify if: Workers in Ontario; Employer broke the Employment Standards Act; Not unionized with a...
Generally you must file within two years of the problem (three and a half years for a claim under the Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act).
Free. Never pay anyone to apply.
ApplySend to someone who needs thisChecked on October 4, 2026
Workers' Action Centre (Workers' Rights Info Line)
You likely qualify if: Workers in Toronto and Ontario; A problem at work; Especially low-wage and unstable jobs.
Free. Never pay anyone to apply.
Call 416-531-0778Send to someone who needs thisChecked on October 4, 2026
Toronto Tenant Support Program (City-funded free legal help for renters)
You likely qualify if: Renters in private rental housing in Toronto; Tenant groups and tenant associations; N12 or...
Current City funding term runs April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2028.
Free. Never pay anyone to apply.
Call 416-944-0087Send to someone who needs thisChecked on October 6, 2026
Tenant Duty Counsel Program (ACTO, funded by Legal Aid Ontario)
You likely qualify if: Tenants anywhere in Ontario; A Notice of Hearing from the LTB; No lawyer or paralegal.
Sign up as soon as you get your Notice of Hearing, before the hearing date.
Free. Never pay anyone to apply.
ApplySend to someone who needs thisChecked on October 2, 2026
Landlord and Tenant Board (Tribunals Ontario)
Free. Never pay anyone to apply.
Call 416-645-8080Send to someone who needs thisChecked on September 30, 2026
Rental Housing Enforcement Unit (Ontario)
You likely qualify if: Tenants anywhere in Ontario; Landlord broke the Residential Tenancies Act; Landlords can use...
No deadline, but act quickly on a lockout.
Free. Never pay anyone to apply.
Call 416-585-7214Send to someone who needs thisChecked on October 4, 2026
RentSafeTO: Apartment Building Standards (City of Toronto)
You likely qualify if: Tenants in Toronto apartment buildings; 3+ storeys and 10+ units; Not condos, townhomes or...
Ongoing.
Free. Never pay anyone to apply.
Call 311Send to someone who needs thisChecked on October 4, 2026
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (report a scam or fraud)
For: Anyone in Canada who was targeted by a scam, fraud or cybercrime, or who saw one.
Free. Never pay anyone to apply.
Call 1-888-495-8501Send to someone who needs thisChecked on October 3, 2026
Canadian Centre for Housing Rights (CCHR, formerly CERA)
You likely qualify if: A renter in Ontario with a housing problem; For a lawyer, rent in Toronto or York Region; For...
Free. Never pay anyone to apply.
Call 416-944-0087Send to someone who needs thisChecked on September 30, 2026
Federation of Metro Tenants' Associations (FMTA) - Tenant Hotline
Free. Never pay anyone to apply.
Call 416-921-9494Send to someone who needs thisChecked on October 8, 2026
Canadian Benefit for Parents of Young Victims of Crime
Up to $500 a week
You likely qualify if: Child was under 25 when it happened; Child died or is missing over a week; Earned at least...
Free. Never pay anyone to apply.
ApplySend to someone who needs thisChecked on October 6, 2026
FCJ Refugee Centre
You likely qualify if: Refugees and migrants needing support; All services are free of charge.
Call 416-469-9754Send to someone who needs thisChecked on October 5, 2026
Housing Help Centres (find yours on the City of Toronto Housing Help map)
For: Toronto renters and people looking for a place to rent who need help finding housing or are at risk of losing...
Free. Never pay anyone to apply.
Call 311Send to someone who needs thisChecked on October 2, 2026
Ontario Land Tribunal low-income fee waiver
You likely qualify if: An individual, not a business; On Ontario Works, ODSP, OAS with GIS, or CPP; Or monthly...
Free. Never pay anyone to apply.
Call 416-212-6349Send to someone who needs thisChecked on October 9, 2026
Victim Quick Response Program+ (VQRP+)
You likely qualify if: Victim, family member or witness of violent crime; No other money or insurance to pay the...
Free. Never pay anyone to apply.
Call 1-888-579-2888Send to someone who needs thisChecked on October 5, 2026
Victim Support Line
You likely qualify if: Victim of crime in Ontario, or their family.
Free. Never pay anyone to apply.
Call 1-888-579-2888Send to someone who needs thisChecked on October 5, 2026
Downtown Legal Services (University of Toronto law students' free legal clinic)
You likely qualify if: Live in the City of Toronto; Low income, or a U of T full-time student.
Free. Never pay anyone to apply.
Call 416-978-6447Send to someone who needs thisChecked on October 9, 2026
Family Court Support Worker Program
You likely qualify if: Victim of domestic violence; In, or may be in, a family court case.
Free. Never pay anyone to apply.
Call 1-888-579-2888Send to someone who needs thisChecked on October 5, 2026
Court fee waiver (family, civil and small claims court, Ontario)
You likely qualify if: In a family, civil or small claims case; Not acting for a business; Low household income or...
Free. Never pay anyone to apply.
Open the official pageSend to someone who needs thisChecked on October 9, 2026
Independent Legal Assistance Program (sexual misconduct in DND or the Canadian Armed Forces)
You likely qualify if: Sexual misconduct in a DND or CAF setting; No need to report or join an investigation.
Free. Never pay anyone to apply.
Call 1-844-750-1648Send to someone who needs thisChecked on October 6, 2026
Licensed Insolvency Trustees (consumer proposals and bankruptcy)
You likely qualify if: Anyone in Canada with serious debt problems; A consumer proposal: debts up to $250,000.
Free. Never pay anyone to apply.
Open the official pageSend to someone who needs thisChecked on October 6, 2026
Not on this list? Call 2-1-1 or text 2-1-1, any time, in more than 150 languages. It is free, and real people answer. 211ontario.ca
Guides and tools for this
These do not give the help themselves. They help you find it or understand it. All guides and tools
- Consumer proposals explained (Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy)The Government of Canada's plain explanation of a consumer proposal: an offer to pay creditors part of what you owe, or over more time, for up to five years, arranged by a Licensed
- Steps to Justice (CLEO)CLEO's free step-by-step legal information site for Ontario (17+ topics, guided pathways) with a live-chat help option; not legal advice.
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