Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) has committed to developing a multi-year, multi-faceted, province-wide racialized
communities strategy that will build upon the services and supports that LAO already has in place.
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is offering a one-time grant of $200,000 for two organizations to provide services to Black students facing suspension or expulsion hearings.
In 2014, George “Knia” Singh was a law student who requested a ride-along with Toronto police. His request was denied because of information about him recorded by the police during numerous “street checks” starting when he was as young as 16. A “street check” is when police stop and question someone even if they are not […]
Wayne van der Meide, one of Legal Aid Ontario’s (LAO) co-leads for its Racialized Communities Strategy, experienced an “astonishing” moment when he was meeting with a settlement agency to talk about what LAO does.
In this first phase of the Racialized Communities Strategy, we are meeting with a wide array of stakeholders working in communities and/or the justice system.
During these meetings, we discuss and gather feedback on a number of issues.