The Northwest Community Legal Clinic provides free legal advice to low-income residents of the Kenora and Rainy River districts. Please read the financial eligibility to see if you are eligible for our services. NALSC Legal Aid assists low-income individuals with certain legal matters. NCLSA Legal Aid is authorized to issue legal aid certificates to eligible community members of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) First Nations communities in Northern Ontario. NALSC Legal Aid cannot assist with legal matters related to civil law, labour law, human rights, housing or welfare. You can contact a Community Legal Worker (CLW) for a referral. Duty counsel also supports community members by providing summary legal advice on various legal issues. NALSC Legal Aid assists in legal matters relating to criminal law (if custody is likely), family law, child protection and certain administrative matters. Senior Counsel provides brief service or summary legal advice to qualified First Nations members on NAS territory and in their communities. This legal service applies only to matters relating to eligible legal matters. Visit our office at 1805 Arthur Street East, Unit 100 Call (807) 622-1413 or toll free 1-800-465-5581 Email: legalaid@nanlegal.on.ca The Legal Aid Division of NALSC maintains a group of lawyers who participate in the Legal Aid Certificate Program and accept legal aid certificates. 479 Government Dryden Street, P8N3B3 Instructions NCLSC Legal Aid employs a Manager of Legal Services, a Manager of Legal Aid, a Coordinator, a Senior Assessment Officer, two Assessment Officers and an Assistant to the Legal Aid Office for NNA members.
Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corporations (NALSC) is Legal Aid Ontario`s (LAO) Regional Office #48. LEGAL AID ONTARIO/AIDE JURIDIQUE ONTARIO – SIOUX LOOKOUT, Ian Ritchie, Andreas Asmus, Paul Melvin (CLW) 47A Front Street P.O. Box 187 Sioux Lookout, Ontario P8T 1A3 NALSC Legal Aid also employs community legal workers and provides you with counsel and duty counsel. Legal Aid at Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services provides a public advocate the day before court day (day of advance) and court day to assist persons who appear in court without a lawyer. When applying for accommodation for people with disabilities, please provide the following information: French language services are available at this location by phone and at the counter. If you are a member of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation community residing on or off reserve, you can apply for a legal aid certificate by contacting our Community Legal Workers (CLWs) who serve your community: Community Legal Worker Contact Information 2022 Or call the Thunder Bay office at (807) 622-1413 or toll free at 1-800-465-5581.
