Ontario Legal Aid Cuts

• Ontario government cancels future legal aid funding cuts, but 2019 reductions remain

  The Progressive Conservative government's spring budget had planned successive budget cuts for legal aid, with the funding set to be reduced by $164 million in 2021-22.

  Politics

  Dec 9, 2019
  
• Ontario’s top judges criticize Ford government cuts to legal aid

  The judges say the funding cuts will impact access to justice for many Ontarians.

  Politics

  Sep 11, 2019
  
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• Parkdale law office forced to relocate due to cuts to Ontario legal aid funding

  A successful Toronto Parkdale law office has been forced to move to a church basement because of provincial legal aid funding being slashed. 

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2019
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• Legal aid cuts prompt Ontario-wide day of action

  More than 40 events took place on Tuesday.

  Canada

  Jul 30, 2019
• Cuts to Legal Aid Ontario mean asylum seekers are on their own, refugee lawyer says

  “I think it’s devastating because when people come to Canada they enter the system. They need representation. It’s almost impossible for people to understand how to prepare and how to represent themselves."

  Politics

  Jun 4, 2019