Legal Aid Ontario 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 Our services include: a toll‑free 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 representation by a private lawyer through our certificate program web‑based information and referrals support for 72 independent legal clinics and seven student legal aid services societies throughout the province