Getting legal help
Get legal aid help in over 200 languages at 1-800-668-8258 toll-free (or 416-979-1446 in Toronto)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Best time to call: 9 to 10 a.m.
Current wait time:
If you are deaf, deafened or hard or hearing you can call us on Bell relay or TTY.
Learn more about:
Getting help from Legal Aid Ontario
Does your problem qualify for legal aid?
Does your income qualify for legal aid?
Types of help
- Toll-free telephone services
- A lawyer who can help you is just a phone call away
- Duty counsel services
- Criminal law services
- Family law services
- Mediation services
- Immigration/refugee law
- Community and specialty clinics
- Representation by a lawyer - the certificate program
Other types of help
LawFacts.ca
Legal Aid Ontario’s criminal and refugee law information website
Family Law Information Program (FLIP)
A free online resource for families, former spouses and partners about to enter the family justice system.
News
LAO releases racialized communities strategy paper ahead of consultations
Monday, July 17
Congratulations to Legal Aid Ontario staff appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice
Thursday, July 6
Legal Aid Ontario offers funding to Scarborough and Rexdale community organizations to support Black youth
Tuesday, June 27
Blog
Lawyers
LAO in brief: News for lawyers 
Hearing time billing reminder
Wednesday, June 14
Changes to the fee waiver regulation
Wednesday, June 7
Better Billing Bulletin (B3) volume 53 now available
Thursday, May 31
Legal Aid Online
Lawyers and legal office staff can submit accounts and view their status on the secure Legal Aid Online website.
LAO's strategic directions
Mental Health Justice Strategy
Racialized Communities Strategy
Clinic law services strategic direction
Legal aid clinics
Legal Aid Ontario funds 76 community legal clinics throughout the province. Thirteen of these clinics provide specialty legal services.
Learn more.