Organizations that can help in Ontario

These community organizations may offer free help for appeals about Canada Pension Plan (CPP) including disability, Old Age Security (OAS) including Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) and Employment Insurance (EI).

Use “Filter by benefits” to find organizations that help with your type of appeal. Then, use “Filter items” to search by location, language, or any other keyword. The services these organizations offer may be subject to change. Please check with them directly.

Location served	Organization	Benefits	Details	Stream
Ajax	The Salvation Army Hope Community Church and Community Services opens a new window	Check with the organization	Check with the organization	CPP,EI,OAS
Amherstview	Community Advocacy & Legal Centre opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English and French Other languages may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Bancroft	Community Advocacy & Legal Centre opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English and French Other languages may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Belleville	Community Advocacy & Legal Centre opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English and French Other languages may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Bracebridge	Lake Country Community Legal Clinic opens a new window	Check with the organization	Check with the organization	CPP,EI,OAS
Brampton	North Peel & Dufferin Community Legal Services opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English and French Other languages may be available on request In-home services may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Burlington	Halton Community Legal Services opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English and French Other languages may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Chatham	Chatham-Kent Legal Clinic opens a new window	CPP and EI appeals	English Other languages may be available on request	CPP,EI
Cobourg	The Help and Legal Centre of Northumberland opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English and French Other languages may be available on request In-home services may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Cornwall	Roy McMurtry Legal Clinic opens a new window	Check with the organization	Check with the organization	CPP,EI,OAS
Elliot Lake	Elliot Lake and North Shore Community Legal Clinic opens a new window	CPP, OAS and GIS appeals	English and French	CPP,EI,OAS
Essex County	Windsor-Essex Bilingual Legal Clinic opens a new window	CPP appeals	English and French	CPP
Fort Frances	Northwest Community Legal Clinic opens a new window	CPP, OAS and GIS appeals	English Other languages may be available on request In-home services may be available on request	CPP,OAS
Goderich	Huron Perth Community Legal Clinic opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English Other languages may be available on request In-home services may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Haliburton	Community Legal Clinic opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English and French In-home services may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Halton Hills	Halton Community Legal Services opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English and French Other languages may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Hamilton	Hamilton Community Legal Clinic opens a new window	Check with the organization	Check with the organization	CPP,EI,OAS
Hamilton	The Salvation Army Hamilton Laotian Corps 905-389-6235	Check with the organization	Check with the organization	CPP,EI,OAS
Kapuskasing	Grand-Nord Legal Clinic opens a new window	Check with the organization	English and French	CPP,EI,OAS
Kawartha Lakes	Community Legal Clinic opens a new window	Check with the organization	Check with the organization	CPP,EI,OAS
Kingston	Kingston Community Legal Clinic opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English and French Other languages may be available on request In-home services may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Kitchener	Waterloo Region Community Legal Services opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English In-home services may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Little Current	Manitoulin Legal Clinic 705-368-3333	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English Other languages may be available on request In-home services may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
London	Pathways Employment Help Centre opens a new window	Check with the organization	Check with the organization	CPP,EI,OAS
London	Neighbourhood Legal Services opens a new window	Check with the organization	Check with the organization	CPP,EI,OAS
Madoc	Community Advocacy & Legal Centre opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English and French Other languages may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Marathon	Kinna-Aweya Legal Clinic - Marathon Branch Office opens a new window	Check with the organization	Check with the organization	CPP,EI,OAS
Marmora	Community Advocacy & Legal Centre opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English and French Other languages may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Milton	Halton Community Legal Services opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English and French Other languages may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Mississauga	Mississauga Community Legal Services opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English Other languages may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Napanee	Community Advocacy & Legal Centre opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English and French Other languages may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Niagara Falls	Niagara Community Legal Clinic opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English and French Other languages may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
North Bay	Nipissing Community Legal Clinic opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English and French Other languages may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
North York	Centre for Spanish Speaking People (CSSP) opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	Spanish	CPP,EI,OAS
Oakville	Halton Community Legal Services opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English and French Other languages may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Oshawa	Durham Community Legal Clinic opens a new window	CPP and EI appeals	English Other languages may be available on request	CPP,EI
Ottawa	Community Legal Services of Ottawa opens a new window	Check with the organization	Check with the organization	CPP,EI,OAS
Ottawa	La Clinique juridique francophone d’Ottawa opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	French	CPP,EI,OAS
Ottawa	University of Ottawa Community Legal Clinic opens a new window¹	Check with the organization	English and French	CPP,EI,OAS
Owen Sound	Grey-Bruce Community Legal Clinic opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English Other languages may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Perth	The Legal Clinic 613-264-8888	CPP, OAS and GIS appeals	English and French In-home services may be available on request	CPP,OAS
Picton	Community Advocacy & Legal Centre opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English and French Other languages may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Prescott-Russell	Clinique juridique de Prescott et Russell Inc. opens a new window	CPP and EI appeals	English and French Other languages may be available on request	CPP,EI
Province-wide	Province-wide Ontario Legal Information Centre opens a new window	Check with the organization	Check with the organization	CPP,EI,OAS
Province-wide	Black Legal Action Centre opens a new window	Check with the organization	English and French Other languages may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Province-wide	Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) – Steps to Justice opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English and French	CPP,EI,OAS
Sarnia	Community Legal Assistance Sarnia opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English Other languages may be available on request In-home services may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Sault Ste. Marie	Algoma Community Legal Clinic opens a new window	CPP, OAS and EI appeals	English and French	CPP,EI,OAS
Sault Ste. Marie	Elliot Lake and North Shore Community Legal Clinic opens a new window	CPP, OAS and GIS appeals	English and French	CPP,OAS
Simcoe	Community Legal Clinic opens a new window	Check with the organization	Check with the organization	CPP,EI,OAS
St. Catharines	Niagara Community Legal Clinic opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English and French Other languages may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
St. Thomas	Elgin-Oxford Legal Clinic opens a new window	CPP appeals	English In-home services may be available on request	CPP
Stratford	Huron Perth Community Legal Clinic opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English Other languages may be available on request In-home services may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Sudbury	Elliot Lake and North Shore Community Legal Clinic opens a new window	CPP, OAS and GIS appeals	English and French	CPP,OAS
Sudbury	Sudbury Community Legal Clinic opens a new window	Check with the organization	Check with the organization	CPP,EI,OAS
Thunder Bay	Kinna-Aweya Legal Clinic opens a new window	Check with the organization	Check with the organization	CPP,EI,OAS
Timmins	Timmins-Temiskaming Community Legal Clinic opens a new window	Check with the organization	Check with the organization	CPP,EI,OAS
Toronto	Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Khmer and Lao	CPP,EI,OAS
Toronto	Community & Legal Aid Services Program (CLASP) opens a new window (This service isn’t offered during the months of December, April and May)	CPP and EI appeals	English	CPP,EI
Toronto	Don Valley Community Legal Services opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English	CPP,EI,OAS
Toronto	Downsview Community Legal Services opens a new window	Check with the organization	Check with the organization	CPP,EI,OAS
Toronto	Downtown Legal Services opens a new window	EI appeals	English Other languages may be available on request In-home services may be available on request	EI
Toronto	Jane Finch Community Legal Services opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English and French Other languages may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Toronto	Parkdale Community Legal Services opens a new window	Check with the organization	English, Polish, Hungarian, Vietnamese and Tibetan	CPP,EI,OAS
Toronto	Rexdale Community Legal Clinic opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English	CPP,EI,OAS
Toronto	Scarborough Community Legal Services opens a new window	Check with the organization	Check with the organization	CPP,EI,OAS
Toronto	South Etobicoke Community Legal Services opens a new window	Check with the organization	English and French	CPP,EI,OAS
Toronto	West Scarborough Community Legal Services opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English, French, Bengali, Arabic, Tagalog, Farsi, Chinese, Urdu and Tamil In-home services may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Toronto	West Toronto Community Legal Services opens a new window	Check with the organization	English and French	CPP,EI,OAS
Toronto	Willowdale Community Legal Services opens a new window	Check with the organization	English, French, Farsi, Arabic and Chinese	CPP,EI,OAS
Toronto	Workers' Health and Safety Legal Clinic opens a new window	EI appeals	English and French Other languages may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Trenton	Community Advocacy & Legal Centre opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English and French Other languages may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Tweed	Community Advocacy & Legal Centre opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English and French Other languages may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Welland	Niagara Community Legal Clinic opens a new window	CPP, OAS, GIS and EI appeals	English and French Other languages may be available on request	CPP,EI,OAS
Windsor	Windsor-Essex Bilingual Legal Clinic opens a new window	CPP appeals	English and French	CPP

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Footnotes

Please note that law students at the University of Ottawa provide assistance in the fall and winter semesters only.