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105 University Avenue East, Unit 2
Waterloo, Ontario N2J 2W1
Phone:   (519) 885-6640
Fax:       (519) 885-4526
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LEGAL INFORMATION

  • Law Society of Upper Canada
    • general legal information
    • information on how to get legal help
    • general legal information
    • information on how to get legal help
    • Lawyer Referral
    • best place to start if you have any sort of legal problem and aren't sure what to do about it
    • provides a referral to a lawyer in your area who will give you half an hour of free legal advice
    • call 1-800-268-8326

  • Waterloo Region Community Legal Services
    • for low income people
    • deals with disputes involving landlord-tenant problems, Workers Compensation, Canada Pension Plan, social assistance
    • call 743-0254

  • Legal Aid (linked to the Waterloo Region Community Legal Services website)
    • the place to call if you need a lawyer and can't afford to pay
    • call 743-4306

  • Community Justice Initiatives
    • victim-offender reconciliation
    • community mediation service
    • sexual abuse treatment program—help for both victims and offenders
SPECIAL SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
  • Advocacy Resource Centre for the Handicapped
    • concerned particularly with defending the rights of people with disabilities
    • represents clients in precedent-setting cases
    • some costs covered, maybe all depending on client's financial situation
    • call (416) 482-8255
  • Barrier Free Recorded Information Line
    • call 1-800-387-4456
    • recorded messages telling if local court buildings are barrier free or not
    • covers all of Ontario
    • touch tone phone required to use it
LANDLORD-TENANT MATTERS