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Legal Clinic at Carleton<\/strong><\/p>\n

Legal advice is available to Carleton students through the Satellite Clinic<\/a> on Carleton’s campus. The office is located at the CUSA Office. The Satellite Clinic is operated by the uOttawa Community Legal Clinic. Please call the clinic at 613-562-5600<\/a> for operating hours on Carleton’s campus.<\/p>\n

University of Ottawa law students, supervised by lawyers, may help with various areas of law<\/a>. For example: drug offences, theft, evictions, and family situations.<\/p>\n

The Clinic provides notary services<\/a> to students of Carleton University. Contact the Clinic for notary hours at 613-562-5600.<\/p>\n

Community Legal Services of Ottawa<\/strong><\/p>\n

Community Legal Services of Ottawa is a non-profit community legal clinic funded by Legal Aid Ontario. There are\u00a0three locations<\/a>. Free legal services are available for help with issues involving housing law, immigration law, employment law, and more.<\/p>\n

Consumer Protection Ontario<\/strong><\/p>\n

An Ontario\u2019s Ministry of Government and Consumer Services program – Consumer Protection Ontario<\/a>\u00a0– provides awareness and promotes consumer rights. This site includes information on the Consumer Protection Act<\/a> which regulates common marketplace consumer transactions<\/p>\n

Family Law Portal<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Family Law Portal<\/a>\u00a0is a free online information resource for help through separation or divorce. The online resource helps you understand your rights, responsibilities, the decisions you need to make, and the documents you will need.<\/p>\n

Legal Aid Ontario<\/strong><\/p>\n

Legal Aid Ontario<\/a> provides legal help in English and French for financially eligible low-income Ontarians in: family law, refugee and immigration law, criminal law, mental health law, clinic law. Services include: a toll\u2011free telephone line that includes 20 minutes of free legal advice for family law matters, same day courthouse services including duty counsel, paralegals and court workers, staff lawyers who represent clients, web\u2011based information and referrals, and support for 72 independent legal clinics and seven student legal aid services societies throughout the province.<\/p>\n

Call 1-800-668-8258<\/a> M-F from 8am to 5pm (EST) for help in over 300 languages.<\/p>\n

Clinique juridique francophone de l\u2019Est d\u2019Ottawa Centre des services communautaires Vanier <\/strong><\/p>\n

Known as Ottawa’s Francophone Legal Clinic,\u00a0CSC Vanier<\/a>\u00a0provides legal representation and advice in areas like immigration law, housing law, and family law. This French only legal service can be reached by calling 613-744-2892<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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While Ombuds Services acknowledges these as potentially helpful resources for the community, it does not endorse any content, contributors, or license interpretations from these websites. Any links to these resources across\u00a0<\/span><\/em>carleton.ca\/<\/span><\/em>ombuds<\/span><\/em><\/strong>\/<\/span><\/em><\/a>\u00a0are solely for navigational purposes. The Ombudsperson does not provide medical or legal advice.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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