Legal Support Resources:
Ontario Human Rights Commission
Ontario Human Rights Commission
180 Dundas Street West, 9th Floor
Toronto, ON M7A 2G5
Tel: (416) 326-9511
Toll Free: 1-800-387-9080
TTY (Local): (416) 326-0603
TTY (Toll Free) 1-800-308-5561
This is a government agency formed as a supplement to the HRTO, to develop policy intended to address systems of discrimination, as well as to carry out public inquires, education and, at times, litigation. They don’t provide direct legal support to individuals, but their policy guides are useful in developing an understanding of human rights law in Ontario.
ARCH Disability Law
ARCH Disability Law Centre
55 University Avenue
15th Floor
Toronto, ON
M5J 2H7
Telephone: 416-482-8255
Tel. Toll-free: 1-866-482-2724
TTY: 416-482-1254
TTY Toll-free: 1-866-482-2728
Fax: 416-482-2981
Fax Toll-free: 1-866-881-2723
This is a legal clinic specializing in disability rights law and advocacy. They don’t take every individual case, as they focus on precedent setting cases, but they do provide good advice and referral services as well as public legal education.
Legal Aid Ontario
Tel.: 416-979-1446
Toll free: 1-800-668-8258
TTY : 416-598-8867
TTY Toll free: 1-866-641-8867
Fax: (416) 979-8669
E-mail: info@lao.on.ca
This organization provides legal assistance to low-income people in Ontario.
Western Law Community Legal Services
https://law.uwo.ca/legal_clinics/community_legal_services/
1151 Richmond Street
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7
Tel: 519-661-3346
(Main Office) – 519-661-3352
This law clinic provides free legal advice and representation from law students, under the supervision of experienced lawyers.
Neighbourhood Legal Services (London and Middlesex)
910 – 383 Richmond St. (Corner of Richmond and King) London, ON N6A 5R7
Phone: 519 438-2890
Fax: 519 438-3145
Email: info@nlslm.com
This Law clinic provides legal advice, referrals, and sometimes representation, as well as legal education and advocacy to low income residents of London and Middlesex County.
Human Rights Legal Support Centre
Human Rights Legal Support Centre
180 Dundas Street West, 8th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M7A 0A1
Tel: (416) 597-4900
Toll Free: 1-866-625-5179
TTY: (416) 597-4903
TTY Toll Free: 1-866 612-8627
Fax: 1-866-625-5180 or 416-597-4901
If you would like to ask for accommodation at the Centre in advance of your conversation with a member of the staff, please contact:
• Telephone at 416-597-4904 (toll free 1-866 625-5179)
• TTY 416-597-4903 (toll free 1-866-612-8627)
• Mail at 180 Dundas Street West, 8th Floor Toronto (Ontario) M7A 0A1 or
• Fax at 416-597-4901.
This government agency is available to assist people who have experienced discrimination with legal services when they are applying to the HRTO. They also provide guides for navigating the HRTO process.
HRTO, The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
655 Bay Street, 14th floor
Toronto, ON M7A 2A3
Tel: 416-326-1312
Toll-free: 1-866-598-0322
TTY: Call the Bell Relay Service at
1-800-855-0511
Fax: 416-326-2199
Fax Toll-free: 1-866-355-6099
Email: hrto.tdpo@ontario.ca
The HRTO is the tribunal which resolves claims of discrimination and harassment brought under the Ontario Human Rights Code. This is where you file a lawsuit if your human rights have been violated. There is the option to resolve the dispute through mediation before proceeding to a hearing.
CanLii, The Canadian Legal Information Institute
This is a database of publicly available legal decisions that anyone can use for legal research. It’s a useful tool to use prior to filing a case for looking into how similar cases have been decided in the past.
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