Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO)
Toronto (province-wide) · Provincial · 416-597-5858
Provincial tenant specialty clinic. Tenant Duty Counsel at the LTB: tdc.acto.ca
Legal Aid Ontario
Community legal clinics
Clinics help low-income people with housing, income, and often human rights. Call Legal Aid Ontario at 1-800-668-8258 (Toronto 416-979-1446) to be routed. Phone numbers below are public listings and can change — call before you travel.
Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation (CERA)
Toronto (province-wide) · Provincial · 1-800-263-1139
Housing discrimination, duty to accommodate, Code complaints.
Human Rights Legal Support Centre
Ontario-wide · Provincial · 1-866-625-5179
Help applying to the HRTO. Housing is a core area.
Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC)
Toronto (province-wide) · Provincial · 416-597-5820
OW, ODSP, and income-security test cases.
ARCH Disability Law Centre
Toronto (province-wide) · Provincial · 1-866-482-2724
Disability rights, including housing and AODA.
Aboriginal Legal Services
Toronto · Toronto · 416-408-3967
Indigenous clients; housing and income issues among others.
Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC)
Ontario-wide · Provincial · 1-877-736-7561
Anti-Black racism, including in housing.
Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
Toronto · Toronto · 416-323-9149
Gender-based violence; housing and family law wrap-around.
Justice for Children and Youth
Toronto (province-wide intake) · Provincial · 1-866-999-5329
Rights of children and youth, including 16/17 housing.
HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO)
Ontario-wide · Provincial · 1-888-705-8889
HIV-related discrimination and income/housing.
CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario)
Ontario-wide · Provincial
Steps to Justice and Guided Pathways — public legal education, not representation.
Legal Aid Ontario
Ontario-wide · Provincial · 1-800-668-8258
Clinic finder and certificates. Toronto: 416-979-1446.
Parkdale Community Legal Services
Toronto — Parkdale · Toronto · 416-531-2411
Housing rights, social assistance, violence and health.
Neighbourhood Legal Services
Toronto — downtown east · Toronto · 416-861-0674
Tenant work and income security.
Kensington-Bellwoods Community Legal Services
Toronto — west downtown · Toronto · 416-924-4244
Jane Finch Community Legal Services
Toronto — North York west · Toronto · 416-398-0588
Rexdale Community Legal Clinic
Toronto — Etobicoke north · Toronto · 416-741-5201
South Etobicoke Community Legal Services
Toronto — Etobicoke south · Toronto · 416-252-7218
West Toronto Community Legal Services
Toronto — west · Toronto · 416-531-7376
West Scarborough Community Legal Services
Toronto — Scarborough west · Toronto · 416-285-0810
Scarborough Community Legal Services
Toronto — Scarborough · Toronto · 416-438-7182
Flemingdon Community Legal Services
Toronto — Flemingdon / Don Mills · Toronto · 416-441-1764
Willowdale Community Legal Services
Toronto — North York · Toronto · 416-492-2437
Private and public housing tenants.
Downtown Legal Services (U of T)
Toronto — downtown · Toronto · 416-978-6447
Student legal clinic; housing among other areas.
Community Legal Aid Services Programme (CLASP — York)
Toronto — North York · Toronto · 416-736-5029
Community Legal Clinic of York Region
Richmond Hill / York Region · GTA · 1-888-250-7306
Durham Community Legal Clinic
Oshawa / Durham · GTA · 905-728-7321
Mississauga Community Legal Services
Mississauga · GTA · 905-896-2050
Brampton/Caledon Community Legal Services
Brampton / Caledon · GTA · 905-455-0160
Halton Community Legal Services
Halton · GTA · 905-842-1303
Community Legal Services of Ottawa
Ottawa · East · 613-241-7008
Clinique juridique francophone de l’Est d’Ottawa
Ottawa (French) · East · 613-744-2892
Services en français.
Kingston Community Legal Clinic
Kingston · East · 613-547-8852
Community Advocacy & Legal Centre (Belleville / Quinte)
Belleville / Quinte · East · 1-877-966-8686
Peterborough Community Legal Centre
Peterborough · East · 705-749-9355
Kawartha Community Legal Clinic
Lindsay / City of Kawartha Lakes · East · 1-800-461-8953
1-800-461-8953 ext. 0
Renfrew, Lanark, Leeds & Grenville clinic (Legal Aid catchment)
Eastern Ontario towns · East · 1-800-668-8258
Ask LAO for the clinic that covers your county.
Hamilton Community Legal Clinic
Hamilton · Southwest · 905-527-4572
Niagara Community Legal Clinic
St. Catharines / Niagara · Southwest · 905-682-6635
Neighbourhood Legal Services London & Middlesex
London · Southwest · 519-438-2890
Legal Assistance of Windsor
Windsor · Southwest · 519-256-7831
Chatham-Kent Legal Clinic
Chatham · Southwest · 519-351-6771
Sarnia Legal Clinic (Community Legal Assistance Sarnia)
Sarnia · Southwest · 519-332-8055
Confirm current intake with LAO.
Waterloo Region Community Legal Services
Kitchener / Waterloo / Cambridge · Southwest · 519-743-0254
Guelph Community Legal Clinic
Guelph · Southwest · 519-824-4140
Brant Community Legal Clinic
Brantford · Southwest · 519-752-5824
Sudbury Community Legal Clinic
Sudbury · North · 705-674-3200
Kinna-aweya Legal Clinic
Thunder Bay · North · 807-622-1413
Keewaytinok Native Legal Services
Moosonee / Nishnawbe Aski area · North · 705-336-2995
Northumberland Community Legal Centre
Cobourg / Northumberland · East · 905-373-4464
Algoma Community Legal Clinic
Sault Ste. Marie · North · 705-253-0040
Manitoulin Legal Clinic
Manitoulin / Espanola area · North · 1-800-668-8258
Ask LAO for current intake.
Timmins / Cochrane District clinic (LAO catchment)
Timmins · North · 1-800-668-8258
Call LAO to be routed.
Kenora / Rainy River clinic catchment
Kenora · North · 1-800-668-8258
Call LAO to be routed.
Federation of Metro Tenants’ Associations
Toronto · Toronto · 416-921-9494
Tenant Hotline: information, not a legal clinic.
Community Legal Clinic — Simcoe, Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes area
Barrie / Simcoe · Central · 1-800-668-8258
Confirm the clinic that covers Barrie, Orillia, and Midland with LAO.
Specialty clinics (ACTO, CERA, HRLSC, ISAC, ARCH, BLAC, ALS, Schlifer, JFCY, HALCO) serve beyond neighbourhood catchments. Ask.