Our mandate
At CSC Vanier’s Clinique juridique francophone d’Ottawa, our mandate is to:
- Provide legal services in French
- Serve the residents of Ottawa
- Assist low-income individuals
*By appointment only
Events
Our Areas of Law
Our team can advise, represent, and/or guide you in several areas of law:
Housing Law
Advice and/or representation regarding:
- Tenants’ rights and responsibilities;
- Subsidized housing and rent-geared-to-income units;
- Maintenance and repairs;
Evictions.
While you wait for our call back, you can find more information here.
Prestations gouvernementales
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Advice and/or representation regarding:
- Rights and responsibilities related to Ontario Works, the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Employment Insurance, the Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security, or the Guaranteed Income Supplement;
- Benefit denials, reductions, and overpayments.
While you wait for our call back, you can find more information here.
Immigration Law
Advice and/or representation regarding:
- Permanent residency on humanitarian and compassionate grounds;
- Sponsorship of a family member on humanitarian and compassionate grounds;
- Issues related to immigration status (temporary or permanent);
- Immigration options.
Services not offered:
For representation in refugee claim, please contact Legal Aid Ontario at 1-822-668-8258 (toll-free).
While you wait for our call back, you can find more information here.
Elder Law
*Available only for Francophone seniors aged 60 and over.
Advice regarding:
- Consent to health care (capacity and decision-making);
- Hospital discharges;
Long-term care homes; - Rights and responsibilities related to the Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security, or the Guaranteed Income Supplement.
Services not offerts :
We do not provide advice on wills, powers of attorney, or estate administration.
While you wait for our call back, you can find more information here.
Notary Services:
Other Areas of Law
Legal advice and/or information provided by our partners in areas of law not practiced by la Clinique juridique francophone d’Ottawa.
To learn more, please explore the service request form.
Legal Information Workshops
Better to prevent than to cure!
La Clinique juridique francophone d’Ottawa offers free workshops in inform individuals about their rights and responsibilities, quip them to make informed decisions, and prevent certain legal issues.
Some examples of topics:
- Common legal problems experienced by tenants;
- Permanent residency, sponsorship on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, etc.;
- Powers of attorney, wills, capacity, decision-making on behalf of others, and long-term care homes;
- Prevention of sexual harassment at the workplace.
For the general public, please consult our events calendar.
Are you a community organization?
Contact us if you are interested in organizing a workshop for your clients.
Legal information helpline
Free and confidential legal advice by phone
Are you a French-speaking resident of Eastern Ontario? You can receive free and confidential legal advice by phone on a variety of topics, including:
- immigration;
- housing (tenants only);
- government benefits (Ontario Works, Ontario Disability Support Program, Employment Insurance, Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security, Guaranteed Income Supplement).
Legal Information
- Step-by-Step Justice - Can my landlord prevent me from having guests?
- Step-by-Step Justice - Can my landlord evict me to take my unit?
- Step-by-Step Justice - Can my new landlord raise my rent or force me to move?
- Step-by-Step Justice - What can my landlord do if I'm behind on rent payments?
- Step-by-Step Justice - How do I notify my landlord that I'm moving?
- Ontario Human Rights Commission - Human rights for tenants
- Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario - ACTO
- Step-by-Step Justice - Housing Law
- Step-by-Step Justice - Guided pathways in housing law
- Step-by-Step Justice - How to create a Tribunals Ontario Portal account
- Community Legal Education Ontario - Housing law resources
- Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario - For tenants
- Cliquezjustice.ca - Renting a home
- Ontario Human Rights Commission - Human rights for tenants
- Landlord and Tenant Board (Tribunals Ontario) - Forms, filing, and filing fees
- Landlord and Tenant Board (Tribunals Ontario) - Non-profit housing co-op evictions
- City of Ottawa - Subsidized housing
- The Registry - Subsidized housing in Ottawa
- City of Ottawa - Tenants: roles and responsibilities
- City of Ottawa - Rental housing management by-law (By-law No. 2020-255)
- City of Ottawa - Property maintenance standards (By-law No. 2013-416)
- City of Ottawa - Report a maintenance problem
- Social Benefits Tribunal (Tribunals Ontario) - Appeal and hearing procedure
- Community Legal Education Ontario - Social assistance resources
- Step-by-Step Justice - Social assistance
- CliquezJustice.ca - Getting social assistance
- Etablissement.org - Financial assistance
- Ontario.ca - Social assistance
- City of Ottawa - Ontario Works
- Ontario.ca - Ontario Disability Support Program income support eligibility
- Ontario.ca - Ontario Disability Support Program income support directives
- Ontario.ca - Ontario Disability Support Program income support directives
- Cliquezjustice.ca - Introduction to the stages of immigration to Canada
- Citizenship and Immigration Canada - Canada's immigration system: overview
- Citizenship and Immigration Canada - Chapter 1: Post-graduation work permits
- Citizenship and Immigration Canada - Chapter 2: Key factors for applying for permanent residence
- Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada - Chapitre 3 : Entrée Express
- Citizenship and Immigration Canada - Chapter 4: Other options for becoming a permanent resident
Gouvernement du Canada - Nouvel arrivant au Canada? Renseignez-vous sur les impôts - Etablissement.org - Immigration and citizenship
- Community Legal Education Ontario - Immigration law resources
- Step-by-Step Justice - Immigration law
- Cliquezjustice.ca - Immigration and citizenship
- Family violence experienced by a woman sponsored by a spouse or partner - CLEO
- AJEFO - Preventing elder abuse
- Government of Ontario - Powers of attorney: tips and considerations
- Government of Ontario - Powers of attorney: myths and realities
- Government of Ontario - What is a power of attorney?
- Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility - Supports for seniors
- Ontario.ca - Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee
- Ontario.ca - Power of attorney forms
- Ontario.ca - Power of attorney kit: questions and answers
- Ontario.ca - FApply for probate of an estate
- Ontario.ca - Long-term care in Ontario
- Ontario.ca - Identifying a scam or fraud
- Step-by-Step Justice - Elder abuse
- Step-by-Step Justice - Wills and powers of attorney
- Step-by-Step Justice - Wills and powers of attorney
- Step-by-Step Justice - Guided pathway for writing a will
- Community Legal Education Ontario - Wills and powers of attorney resources
- Community Legal Education Ontario - Elder abuse: the hidden crime
- Community Legal Education Ontario - Residents' Bill of Rights: your rights in a long-term care home
- Cliquezjustice.ca -
- Government of Canada - Medical assistance in dying
- Government of Canada - Medical assistance in dying: infographic
- Government of Canada - Seniors safety guide
- Government of Canada - Fraud and scams
- Ontario Human Rights Commission - Consent and capacity
- AJEFO - 7 videos to fight workplace sexual harassment
- Ontario Action Against Violence Against Women - My rights at work
- Ontario Action Against Violence Against Women - My responsibilities
- Human Rights Legal Support Centre - Can I file a human rights complaint for workplace sexual harassment?
- Human Rights Legal Support Centre - Practical guides
- Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario - Application and hearing procedure
- Canadian Human Rights Commission - Human rights
- Ontario.ca - Workplace violence and harassment prevention
- Ontario.ca - Comprendre la loi traitant de violence et de harcèlement au travail
- Step-by-Step Justice - What to do if I'm a victim of workplace sexual harassment?
- Victim Support Unit - Ottawa Police Service
- Fem'aide helpline
- Soutien aux victimes d'agression ou d’acte criminel - Connexion Ottawa
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