Community Legal Clinic - Brant, Haldimand, Norfolk

About Community Legal Clinic - Brant, Haldimand, Norfolk

Community Legal Clinic - Brant, Haldimand, Norfolk is a non-profit legal clinic funded by Legal Aid Ontario and based in Brantford, Ontario. It's staffed by five lawyers, a staff paralegal, a community developer, and support staff, and it provides free legal advice and representation to residents of Brant, Haldimand, and Norfolk counties, as well as Six Nations of the Grand River and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations, who meet its financial eligibility guidelines.

Its casework centers on housing and residential tenancies, income and disability programs including Ontario Works, ODSP, and CPP-D, employment issues such as workplace sexual harassment, human rights complaints, and consumer protection, along with affidavit and notary services. The clinic represents clients before the Landlord and Tenant Board, the Social Benefits Tribunal, and the Social Security Tribunal, and it appears in provincial and federal appeal courts on these matters. It doesn't take on criminal, family, or immigration cases, referring those instead to Legal Aid Ontario, the Law Society Referral Service, or Pro Bono Ontario.