Educational how-to
Clinic versus certificate services
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Community legal clinics often handle poverty-law problems
Housing, OW/ODSP and some employment or consumer files.
A certificate is a different funding tool
Often used in criminal or family matters that meet LAO rules.
Neither path is automatic
Financial and legal-merit screens apply.
Start with LAO or the local clinic list
This site does not assign counsel.
Official law on this site: legal-aid.
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