{"id":1236,"date":"2023-01-27T00:29:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T00:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prisonbeat.com\/?p=1236"},"modified":"2023-01-27T00:29:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T00:29:33","slug":"how-does-legal-aid-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/uncategorized\/how-does-legal-aid-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How does Legal Aid Work??"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>How Legal Aid Works in Ontario and Other Provinces<\/strong><br \/>\nNOTE:  This is a personal blog, any views or opinions represented in this blog belong solely to the CIFF Consulting.  WE ARE NOT Psychologists or Therapy Professionals, all data and information on these blogs is for informational purposes ONLY. In the comments section we are hoping that people can outline their experiences and foster communication that will assist others going through similar events.<\/p>\n<p>Legal Aid Ontario is a publicly funded government program that helps people with a low income or those who cannot afford the cost the costs for legal representation and advice. Legal Aid is most often available for serious criminal matters where there is a strong likelihood of someone going to jail.  However, Legal Aid may also cover other areas of the law such as:<\/p>\n<p>Criminal law<br \/>\nFamily law<br \/>\nRefugee and immigration law<br \/>\nMental health law<br \/>\nClinic law (sometimes referred to as poverty law)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Am I eligible to receive Legal Aid?<\/strong><br \/>\nRequirements may vary by province. To qualify for Legal Aid in Ontario you basically must make enough money to pay for basic necessities of like: food, housing and basic necessities without having any money left over.<\/p>\n<p>Source: https:\/\/www.legalaid.on.ca\/will-legal-aid-pay-for-my-lawyer\/<\/p>\n<p>Each Province will have different financial guidelines when considering providing Legal Aid.  Also, Legal Aid may pay all legal costs for your case or, depending on your finances, you may have to pay a part of your legal fees while Legal Aid will cover the rest (this is called \u2018Partial Contribution\u2019).<\/p>\n<p><strong>How Do I Apply for Legal Aid?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Applying for Legal Aid differs in each province.  To apply for Legal Aid in Ontario:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Apply online:  Currently only available for people who do not own any property and either:<br \/>\nReceive Ontario Works or Ontario Disability Support Program payments<br \/>\nHave no income.<br \/>\nAre new to Canada.<br \/>\nAre living in a shelter.<br \/>\nAre incarcerated.<\/p>\n<p>Call 416\u2011979\u20111446 or toll free at 1\u2011800\u2011668\u20118258 or through Bell Relay service at 1\u2011800\u2011855\u20110511 from Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (EST).<br \/>\nIf you are already in jail or are seeking services such as summary legal advice, please call from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Ask a legal aid worker, if you are in jail or a detention center.<br \/>\nAsk a rights\u2019 advisor or patient advocate, if you are in a hospital.<br \/>\nAsk your lawyer, if you are out of custody and applying for legal aid in a criminal matter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do I need before I apply?<\/strong><br \/>\nAny documents about your legal case<br \/>\nProof of your income if you have any. For example, recent pay stubs, social assistance cheque stubs, or employment insurance statements<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with Legal Aid is difficult and if the individual is already incarcerated, it can be almost impossible.  We would recommend getting a FedPhoneLine Collect Calling package for the incarcerated individual to make contacting Legal Aid easier.  See our Pricing Packages here:  https:\/\/fedphoneline.com\/en\/packages-and-pricing<\/p>\n<p>For more detailed information on the mandate and activities of the Legal Aid Program, please click here: https:\/\/www.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/fund-fina\/gov-gouv\/aid-aide.html<\/p>\n<p>Or contact:<br \/>\nPrograms Branch<br \/>\nDepartment of Justice Canada<br \/>\n284 Wellington Street<br \/>\nOttawa, Ontario, K1A 0H8 Canada<br \/>\nTelephone: (613) 941-4193<br \/>\nFax: (613) 954-4893<br \/>\nE-mail: pb-dgp@justice.gc.ca<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legal Aid is a publicly funded government program in Canada that helps with and provide financial helps for legal representation and advice for matter before the courts..  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1236\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prisonpulse.ca\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}