About the Queen’s Legal Aid Clinic (PDF - 50 kb)
Know Your Rights
Websites that may be of interest
While you are waiting for an interview, or in case Queen's Legal Aid cannot provide assistance, you may want to check out these websites:
Local Agencies:
Home Base Non-Profit Housing (Kingston) - supportive housing and housing-related services
Resolve Counselling Centres (formerly K3C) - credit counselling and personal counselling
Street Health – Kingston's harm reduction health centre
Addiction and Mental Health services – Wellness, accepting and belonging
Independent Living Centre, Kingston – an organization that helps people with disabilities
Kingston Interval House – emergency shelter for women and children in crisis
John Howard Society - a wide range of community-based services that address crime and its causes
Elizabeth Fry Society – services for women who are, have been, or are at risk of being in conflict with the law
Immigrant Services: support for immigrants to Kingston
Kingston Community Legal Clinic - our sister clinic; handles evictions and education matters
Community Advocacy and Legal Centre (Belleville, Ontario) - information about housing, income maintenance, criminal injuries compensation, and consumer issues from the clinic in Belleville
Kingston Property Standards Office - this office can help if your rental property is poorly maintained
Kingston Police Department – to report a crime, or obtain a criminal record check
Government Agencies:
Legal Aid Ontario - find out about financial qualifications and applying for a Certificate if we can't help
Human Rights Legal Support Centre - information about stopping discrimination and protecting human rights in Ontario
Social Benefits Tribunal – find out about the hearing process for an appeal about disability benefits
Landlord and Tenant Board – find out about the hearing process for a complaint about your landlord
Criminal Injuries Compensation Board – find out about getting compensation if you were the victim of a violent criminal act in Ontario
Social Securities Tribunal – find out about appealing a CPP or EI decision you disagree with
Provincial Offences – information about attending Provincial Offences Court
Ministry of Labour (Ontario) - find out about employment standards and how to complain about your boss
Rental Housing Enforcement Unit – to complain to the government about your landlord's actions
Ontario Consumer Protection – find out how the government protects your rights as a consumer
Ontario Ombudsman - to make a complaint about government services
Steps to Justice: