1.1 Community Resources

• Access Pro Bono- free lawyer referral service and several pro bono programs serving the critical legal needs of people and non-profit organizations across BC.
  https://www.accessprobono.ca/
• Disability Law Clinic- provides free legal advice to people with disabilities about human rights and discrimination
  https://disabilityalliancebc.org/program/disability-law-clinic/
• BC Government Website’s Services for People with Disabilities
  https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/services-for-people-with-disabilities/supports-services
• Clicklaw- provides legal information, education and help for British Columbians.
  https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/
• LDABC- Advocacy list
  https://www.ldabc.ca/resources/
• PovNet- links to legal advocacy resources
  http://planc.povnet.org/find-an-advocate/bc/disability
• Justice Education Society- creates innovative programs and resources that improve legal capability and increase access to justice.
  https://www.justiceeducation.ca/content/about-us

2.1 Community Resources

• Pro Bono Law Alberta website, Legal Resources page- Pro Bono Clinics/Organizations, Legal Aid, Provincial and Federal Government Links, Lawyer Referral Service, Legal Resources, Law Related Organizations.
  https://pbla.ca/get-legal-help/legal-resources/
• Legal Aid Alberta- provide affordable legal services in family law, domestic violence, child welfare, immigration, and youth and adult criminal defense. Offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Siksika Nation, and Wetaskiwin.
  https://www.legalaid.ab.ca/
• Alberta government website, Legal Procedures and Assistance page- learn about court fees, how to resolve disputes through mediation, and lawyer fees.
  https://www.alberta.ca/legal-assistance-procedures.aspx
• Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre, Access to Justice and Persons with Disabilities- legal information relevant to Albertans and Canadians.
  http://www.aclrc.com/access-to-justice-persons-with-disabilities
• Government of Alberta, Resources for students with disabilities- refer to Rights and Responsibilities section.
  https://www.alberta.ca/resources-students-disabilities.aspx
• Alberta Human Rights Commission- the Commission protects the core principle of equal opportunity and promotes a vision of an inclusive society free from discrimination. Promoting human rights through research and policy development, fair and effective complaints process, representing the public interest to advance human rights for all Canadians, and auditing employers under federal jurisdiction for compliance with employment equity.
• FAQs: Education
  https://www.albertahumanrights.ab.ca/services/education/Pages/faqs.aspx
• Duty to accommodate students with disabilities in post-secondary educational institutions- contact information, responsibilities, legal principles
  https://www.albertahumanrights.ab.ca/publications/bulletins_sheets_booklets/bulletins/Pages/duty_to_accommodate_students.aspx
• Mental or Physical Disabilities and Discrimination Information Sheet
  https://www.albertahumanrights.ab.ca/Documents/MentalPhysicalDisab.pdf
• University of Calgary
• Student Legal Assistance (SLA):
  https://slacalgary.com/

3.1 Community Resources

• Legal Aid Saskatchewan-
  https://www.legalaid.sk.ca/index.php
• Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan (PBLS)- non-profit, non-government organization that provides free legal advice to low income clients in Saskatchewan.
  https://pblsask.ca/
• Children’s Advocate
  http://www.saskadvocate.ca/
• Community Legal Assistance Services for Saskatoon Inner City (CLASSIC)-
  http://www.classiclaw.ca/

CLASSIC runs two programs:

1. The Walk-In Advocacy Clinic provides clients with legal information and/or basic legal services. Clients are assisted by law student advocates, under the supervision of practicing lawyers.
2. A Legal Advice Clinic, that allows clients who have legal issues in the areas of criminal, family, civil, or employment law to speak to a practicing lawyer for a half-hour appointment. These appointments are to assist people who do not have legal counsel, and are self-represented.

• Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission
  https://saskatchewanhumanrights.ca/education-resources/information-sheets/accessibility-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/
• Saskatchewan School Board Guide for School Divisions and Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation Members, Duty to Accommodate- document outlining legal rights
  https://saskschoolboards.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Apr13_DutytoAccommodate_Guide_SSBA_STF.pdf

4.1 Community Resources

• Legal Aid Manitoba-
  https://www.legalaid.mb.ca/
• Public Interest Law Centre (PILC)- provides information and legal advocacy.
  https://www.legalaid.mb.ca/pilc/public-interest-law-centre/
• Law Phone-in and Lawyer Referral Service- provides general legal information and advice. May refer to law-related agencies, or lawyer on the Law Referral Panel. https://www.communitylegal.mb.ca/programs/law-phone-in-and-lawyer-referral-program/
• Legal Help Centre- provides referrals, legal help, education, and information to individuals whose household income is under $50,000.
  http://legalhelpcentre.ca/

Province of Manitoba Government Website:

• Information for Manitobans with Disabilities
  https://www.manitoba.ca/fs/imd/index.html
• Services and Programs for Adults
  https://www.manitoba.ca/fs/imd/service-adults.html
• The Manitoba Human Rights Commission- Resources include Guidelines, Fact Sheets, and Sample Policies
  http://manitobahumanrights.ca/v1/education-resources/resources/index.html

5.1 Community Resources

• ARCH Disability Law Centre- a specialty legal clinic that practices exclusively in disability rights law.
  https://archdisabilitylaw.ca/
• Pro Bono Law Ontario-
  https://www.probonoontario.org/hotline/
• Legal Aid Ontario-
  https://www.legalaid.on.ca/
• Law Society Referral Service- for lawyers or paralegals.
  https://lso.ca/public-resources/finding-a-lawyer-or-paralegal/law-society-referral-service?lang=en-ca
• Human Rights Legal Support Centre (HRLSC)- an independent agency, funded by the Government of Ontario, to provide legal services to individuals who have experienced discrimination. The HRLSC provides legal assistance to individuals when they take an application to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario to resolve a human rights dispute.
  https://www.hrlsc.on.ca/en/home
• Education Law Project- Ontario’s free legal service for low and moderate-income families whose children face challenges to their rights at school. Through this program, volunteer lawyers help eligible students and their parents understand their legal rights and negotiate solutions when they feel unable to resolve conflicts with school administrators and officials.
  https://www.probonoontario.org/education/
• Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)- a non-profit organization funded by Legal Aid Ontario, the Department of Justice, and the Law Foundation of Ontario that develops and distributes legal information. CLEO provides resources and publications on a wide range of topics, many of which are available in other languages.
  https://www.cleo.on.ca/en
• Your Legal Rights- a collection of legal information resources produced by hundreds of organizations across Ontario. These include resources and webinars for community workers produced by CLEO and other organizations.
  https://cleoconnect.ca/yourlegalrights/
• Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO)- resolves claims of discrimination and harassment brought under the Human Rights Code in a fair, just and timely way. The HRTO first offers parties the opportunity to settle the dispute through mediation. If the parties do not agree to mediation, or mediation does not resolve the application, the HRTO holds a hearing.
  https://tribunalsontario.ca/en/
• Child Disability Benefit (CDB)-
  https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/child-family-benefits/child-disability-benefit.html

6.1 School Program

McGill

• Legal Information Clinic at McGill—
  https://licm.ca/legal-information/

A non profit student run free legal information service. Mandate is to provide legal information, referral and document certification services to the McGill and Montreal communities, with a continuing commitment to meeting the needs of marginalized groups.

6.2 Community Resources

• Do I qualify for legal aid?
  https://educaloi.qc.ca/en/capsules/legal-aid-do-i-qualify/
  https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/csj-sjc/jsp-sjp/rr03_la5-rr03_aj5/p08.html
• Justice Pro Bono-
  https://justiceprobono.ca/
• Centres de Justice de Proximite- free legal information, support and referral services.
  https://www.justicedeproximite.qc.ca/#
• Éducaloi- to inform the public about the law, its rights and responsibilities. Provides legal information, legal education and the development of expertise in clear communication of the law.
  https://educaloi.qc.ca/
• Jeune barreau du Montréal/Young Bar of Montréal :
  https://ajbm.qc.ca/
• Boussole Juridique :
  https://boussolejuridique.ca/en/

7.1 Community Resources

• UNB pro bono- pro bono work done by UNB law students
  https://unbprobono.ca/
• Duty to Accommodate- webpage and articles discussing ld employment, workplace, education practices as it relates to the law
  https://www.ldanb-taanb.ca/duty-to-accommodate-2/
• NB Human Rights Commission:
  https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/nbhrc/human-rights-act/act-explained.html
• UdeMoncton :
  https://pbscmoncton.wixsite.com/probono
• PLEIS-NB:
  http://www.legal-info-legale.nb.ca/en/index.php?page=accommodating_students_with_a_disability

8.1 Community Resources

• Public Legal Information- can help with labour and employment issues, referral services, legal information for the public
  https://publiclegalinfo.com/legal-aid/
• Law Society- lawyer directory
  https://lsnl.memberpro.net/main/body.cfm
• Court’s registry- answers procedural questions
  https://court.nl.ca/supreme/contact.html
  https://court.nl.ca/supreme/general/litigants.html
• Human Rights Commission :
  https://thinkhumanrights.ca/

9.1 Community Resources

• Community Legal Information Association of PEI- lawyer referral service
  https://legalinfopei.ca/
• PEI Human Rights Commission:
  https://www.peihumanrights.ca/home
• Know Your Rights:
  https://www.peihumanrights.ca/about-your-rights
• Duty to Accommodate:
  https://www.peihumanrights.ca/education-and-resources/duty-to-accommodate

10.1 Community Resources

• Neighbourhood Law Centre- provides legal aid
  https://legalaid.yk.ca/resources/neighbourhood-law-centre/
• Lawyer Referral Service-
  https://lawsocietyyukon.com/lawyer-referral-service/
• Human Rights Commission :
  https://yukonhumanrights.ca/
• Yukon Legal Services Society:
  https://www.canadianlawlist.com/listingdetail/company/yukon-legal-services-society-713564/
• Public Law Library:
  https://yukon.ca/en/public-law-library