Legal Resources for Ontario Care Workers

Legal Services

If you need legal advice or to talk to a lawyer:

Work and Employment – Pro Bono Ontario

Free Legal Advice Hotline – Pro Bono Ontario

Workers’ Health and Safety Legal Clinic

Workers Action Centre

Employment Law – Downtown Legal Services (Toronto)

For legal help with a discrimination claim:

Human Rights Legal Support Centre (HRLSC)

For legal help with workplace sexual harassment:

Workplace Sexual Harassment Hotline – Pro Bono Ontario

Newcomer Legal Services Clinic (Northwestern Ontario)

Shape – Sexual Harassment | Advice | Prevention | Education

If you want more legal information:

Employment and Work – Community Legal Education Ontario

Human Rights – Community Legal Education Ontario

Care Workers – Migrant Workers Alliance for Change

Guide to Asserting Your Rights under the Human Rights Code – Human Rights Legal Support Centre

Steps to Justice – Community Legal Education Ontario

Other support resources:

If you are a migrant care worker:

Care Workers – Migrant Workers Alliance for Change

**This toolkit is meant for people working in the care economy, or for community organizations who provide services to care workers. It is legal information, and is not intended to replace legal advice.**

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