Ontario, Canada Advice
The Law Society of Upper Canada can help you find a lawyer. Call 1-800-668-7380 or (416) 947-3300 or visit http://www.lsuc.on.ca/find-a-lawyer-or-paralegal.
You can also use the Law Society Referral Service, which gives you the name of a lawyer or paralegal in or near your community who can help you understand your rights and options. You can get up to 30 minutes of free advice from this lawyer. This is an online service and you can access it 24 hours a day. Please visit: http://www.lsuc.on.ca/lsrs and mention that you are looking for information about a child protection case.
You may also qualify for Legal Aid, which helps people with low incomes who need legal representation. Learn more by calling: 1-800-668-8258 or (416) 979-1446 or visiting: http://www.legalaid.on.ca/en.
If you are under the age of 18, or are homeless and under the age of 25, and in need of a lawyer or have questions about your legal rights, you may wish to call Justice for Children and Youth at 1-866-999-5329 or 416-920-1633, or visit their website at: http://jfcy.org/en.
