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Province set to announce financial eligibility threshold increase to Legal Aid Ontario

Now families of up to four individuals with an income of $45,440 or less would qualify for duty counsel and criminal certificate services. This represents a significant expansion from the past threshold of $19,000.

Published Dec 10, 2024 at 8:09pm

Barbara Patrocinio
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Barbara Patrocinio
Province set to announce financial eligibility threshold increase to Legal Aid Ontario

Ontario's Attorney General Doug Downey attends Question Period at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

The Ontario government will soon announce plans to more than double the income eligibility thresholds for legal aid services, which the province's attorney general says should help ease court backlogs.

The move, which will posted as regulatory measure tomorrow, is expected to allow an estimated 180,000 additional low-income Ontarians to access legal aid and will be made through changes to the regulations for Legal Aid Ontario.

Currently, people must make $19,000 or less to receive representation from a legal aid lawyer.

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