Resources

Client Checklists

Barrie – Legal Needs Checklist

Use this resource to walk through key questions with your clients to identify pressing issues or legal needs they may have.

Intended to be printed double-side, you can hand this to your client once complete and use the list on the back to refer them to appropriate services in your area.

Client Checklists

Belleville – Legal Needs Checklist

Use this resource to walk through key questions with your clients to identify pressing issues or legal needs they may have.

Intended to be printed double-side, you can hand this to your client once complete and use the list on the back to refer them to appropriate services in your area.

Client Checklists

Brampton-Peel-Dufferin – Legal Needs Checklist

Use this resource to walk through key questions with your clients to identify pressing issues or legal needs they may have.

Intended to be printed double-side, you can hand this to your client once complete and use the list on the back to refer them to appropriate services in your area.

Client Checklists

Cochrane – Legal Needs Checklist

Use this resource to walk through key questions with your clients to identify pressing issues or legal needs they may have.

Intended to be printed double-side, you can hand this to your client once complete and use the list on the back to refer them to appropriate services in your area.

Client Checklists

Durham Region – Legal Needs Checklist

Use this resource to walk through key questions with your clients to identify pressing issues or legal needs they may have.

Intended to be printed double-side, you can hand this to your client once complete and use the list on the back to refer them to appropriate services in your area.

Client Checklists

Grey Bruce County – Legal Needs Checklist

Use this resource to walk through key questions with your clients to identify pressing issues or legal needs they may have.

Intended to be printed double-side, you can hand this to your client once complete and use the list on the back to refer them to appropriate services in your area.

Client Checklists

Guelph – Legal Needs Checklist

Use this resource to walk through key questions with your clients to identify pressing issues or legal needs they may have.

Intended to be printed double-side, you can hand this to your client once complete and use the list on the back to refer them to appropriate services in your area.

Client Checklists

Haldimand Norfolk – Legal Needs Checklist

Use this resource to walk through key questions with your clients to identify pressing issues or legal needs they may have.

Intended to be printed double-side, you can hand this to your client once complete and use the list on the back to refer them to appropriate services in your area.

Client Checklists

Haliburton – Legal Needs Checklist

Use this resource to walk through key questions with your clients to identify pressing issues or legal needs they may have.

Intended to be printed double-side, you can hand this to your client once complete and use the list on the back to refer them to appropriate services in your area.

Client Checklists

Hamilton – Legal Needs Checklist

Use this resource to walk through key questions with your clients to identify pressing issues or legal needs they may have.

Intended to be printed double-side, you can hand this to your client once complete and use the list on the back to refer them to appropriate services in your area.

Client Checklists

Kitchener Waterloo – Legal Needs Checklist

Use this resource to walk through key questions with your clients to identify pressing issues or legal needs they may have.

Intended to be printed double-side, you can hand this to your client once complete and use the list on the back to refer them to appropriate services in your area.

Client Checklists

London Middlesex – Legal Needs Checklist

Use this resource to walk through key questions with your clients to identify pressing issues or legal needs they may have.

Intended to be printed double-side, you can hand this to your client once complete and use the list on the back to refer them to appropriate services in your area.

Client Checklists

Niagara – Legal Needs Checklist

Use this resource to walk through key questions with your clients to identify pressing issues or legal needs they may have.

Intended to be printed double-side, you can hand this to your client once complete and use the list on the back to refer them to appropriate services in your area.

Client Checklists

North York – Legal Needs Checklist

Use this resource to walk through key questions with your clients to identify pressing issues or legal needs they may have.

Intended to be printed double-side, you can hand this to your client once complete and use the list on the back to refer them to appropriate services in your area.

Client Checklists

Northumberland – Legal Needs Checklist

Use this resource to walk through key questions with your clients to identify pressing issues or legal needs they may have.

Intended to be printed double-side, you can hand this to your client once complete and use the list on the back to refer them to appropriate services in your area.

Client Checklists

Ottawa – Legal Needs Checklist

Use this resource to walk through key questions with your clients to identify pressing issues or legal needs they may have.

Intended to be printed double-side, you can hand this to your client once complete and use the list on the back to refer them to appropriate services in your area.

Client Checklists

Peterborough – Legal Needs Checklist

Use this resource to walk through key questions with your clients to identify pressing issues or legal needs they may have.

Intended to be printed double-side, you can hand this to your client once complete and use the list on the back to refer them to appropriate services in your area.

Client Checklists

Sarnia Lambton – Legal Needs Checklist

Use this resource to walk through key questions with your clients to identify pressing issues or legal needs they may have.

Intended to be printed double-side, you can hand this to your client once complete and use the list on the back to refer them to appropriate services in your area.

Client Checklists

Sault Ste Marie – Legal Needs Checklist

Use this resource to walk through key questions with your clients to identify pressing issues or legal needs they may have.

Intended to be printed double-side, you can hand this to your client once complete and use the list on the back to refer them to appropriate services in your area.

Client Checklists

Scarborough – Legal Needs Checklist

Use this resource to walk through key questions with your clients to identify pressing issues or legal needs they may have.

Intended to be printed double-side, you can hand this to your client once complete and use the list on the back to refer them to appropriate services in your area.

Client Checklists

Simcoe Muskoka – Legal Needs Checklist

Use this resource to walk through key questions with your clients to identify pressing issues or legal needs they may have.

Intended to be printed double-side, you can hand this to your client once complete and use the list on the back to refer them to appropriate services in your area.

Client Checklists

Thunder Bay – Legal Needs Checklist

Use this resource to walk through key questions with your clients to identify pressing issues or legal needs they may have.

Intended to be printed double-side, you can hand this to your client once complete and use the list on the back to refer them to appropriate services in your area.

Client Checklists

Toronto – Legal Needs Checklist

Use this resource to walk through key questions with your clients to identify pressing issues or legal needs they may have.

Intended to be printed double-side, you can hand this to your client once complete and use the list on the back to refer them to appropriate services in your area.

Client Checklists

Woodstock Oxford – Legal Needs Checklist

Use this resource to walk through key questions with your clients to identify pressing issues or legal needs they may have.

Intended to be printed double-side, you can hand this to your client once complete and use the list on the back to refer them to appropriate services in your area.

Introduction

Helping Clients with Civil Legal Issues

This resource summarizes what a trusted intermediary can do to help a client address their civil legal issues. It details how to spot a civil legal issue, how to provide legal information to clients and how to make a quality referral for legal advice or representation.

Employment

Criminal Record Disclosure E-Learning Course

This is an e-Learning course on telling a potential employer about your criminal record. By the end of it you will understand:

• The advantages and disadvantages of disclosing a criminal record
• Your legal rights regarding criminal background checks
• Tips and techniques on how to effectively disclose a criminal record

Employment

What Are Police Records?

This resources provides an overview of police records by outlining how police records are created, the different categories and types of police records that exist in Ontario.

Income Maintenance

COVID-19 Income Assistance Changes

This resource summarizes some important updates related to your client’s income assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic and how the Social Benefits Tribunal is operating at this time.

Income Maintenance

Income Assistance Flowchart

This resource is an easy to navigate flowchart to help you and your client figure out which of Ontario’s income assistance programs might be right for them.

Income Maintenance

Disputing Income Assistance Decisions

This resource details the steps you can take as a trusted intermediary if your client is experiencing issues with Ontario Works or ODSP and would like to formally dispute a decision made by either program.

Housing

The Legal Eviction Process

This resource summarizes the 5-step legal eviction process in Ontario, as outlined under the Residential Tenancies Act.

Housing

Eviction Quick Sheets

These quick sheets provide examples of common types of evictions your clients might experience, including for non-payment of rent, illegal acts on the property, or for causing damage. The sheets also provide step-by-step information on how you can best assist a client going through these types of evictions.

Introduction

The Bail Process

This handout summarizes how the bail process works, including what a bail hearing is, what grounds are used to deny bail, and the types of bail that can be granted.

Housing

COVID-19 Housing Updates

This resource summarizes some important updates related to your client’s housing during the COVID-19 pandemic and how the Landlord & Tenant Board is operating at this time.

Introduction

Legal Aid Ontario Services

This handout summarizes the four key services offered by Legal Aid Ontario. It can be used to help figure out where you should refer a client for help.