The services at the legal clinic are intended for Waterloo Region residents. Legal Aid Ontario establishes financial eligibility criteria based on income and assets, which we apply. If your financial position and the subject of your complaint meet the clinic's eligibility criteria, you qualify for our services.

Our services are free for those with little or no income and few resources. Wherever possible clients are asked to pay the cost of fees paid to others, for example, for medical reports. We cannot provide representation in all matters that fall within our mandate. We will look at the strength of a case and other avenues for resolution of a problem before undertaking to represent someone.

Obtaining Legal Assistance

Legal Aid Ontario

This clinic provides legal assistance to low-income individuals through two different components: the Clinic program and the Certificate program. These two programs provide legal services corresponding to different types of law. We fall under the Clinic program of Legal Aid and deal with the following types of legal problems:

• Landlord and Tenant - Residential Tenancies Act, Landlord and Tenant Board
• Social Assistance including Ontario Works and Ontario Disability
• Canada Pension
• Worker's Compensation
• Criminal Injuries Compensation
• Debtor-Creditor
• Employment Insurance
• Consumer law