Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto

211 Yonge Street, Suite 500, Toronto ON M5B 1M4

416-408-3967 / 1-844-633-2886

Services in housing and tenant rights, Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program, Indian Act Matters, Canada Pension, Disability Application, Police Complaints, Criminal Injuries Compensation, Human Rights, Referral to lawyers on other matters.

Programs include:

• Aboriginal Court Worker - Explains legal rights to clients and will help them obtain council.

• Community Council Program - Criminal division of the program that takes the Aboriginal offender out of the criminal justice system and and brings them to face council members of the aboriginal community. The council will then reach a consensus on an alternative form of justice for the accused.

• Gladue Court - The court hears cases from adult aboriginal people going through the court system. There are currently three Gladue courts in Toronto

Indigenous-Specific: Yes