M, T, W, F 9 am to 5 pm; Thursdays 1 to 5 pm
wahlj [at] lao [dot] on [dot] ca
Free legal services for low income seniors in the Greater Toronto area. Scope of practice focused on legal issues particularly impacting on seniors including but not limited to health law, consent and advance care planning legal issues, legal issues in long term care, home care, legal issues in hospitals, consumer law, tenancy law, particularly retirement home tenancies, mental health and mental capacity law, elder abuse. Provides advice, brief service, and representation before courts and tribunals. Will accept telephone calls for summary advice from any place in Ontario. Also provides public legal education services and engage in law reform. Some eligibility requirements - must be 60 or older, and low income. Some exceptions made to eligibility on basis of access to justice.
