Resources: Ontario Family Law

Resources

Ontario Family Law Nussbaum Law believes the following websites may be of assistance: 1

Toronto Lawyers Association The Toronto Lawyers Association (TLA) provides important services for lawyers in the Toronto area.

Website: www.tlaonline.ca

Canadian Bar Association

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The CBA is a professional, voluntary organization representing lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers, and law students from across Canada.

Website: www.cba.org/CBA/

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Canadian Legal Information Institute The Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) is a not-for-profit organization initiated by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada.

CanLII’s goal is to make primary sources of Canadian law accessible for free on the Internet.

Website: www.canlii.org

Canadian Pardon Service Canadian Pardon Services specializes in obtaining a Canadian Pardon and U.S. Entry Waivers for people with Canadian criminal records.

Website: www.canadianpardons.ca

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Criminal Lawyers’ Association

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The Ontario Criminal Lawyers’ Association is one of the largest specialty legal organizations in Canada, comprising about 1,000 members, including associate members from across Canada.

Website: www.criminallawyers.ca

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Department of Justice Canada The Department of Justice strives to achieve its policy objectives through various means, including a number of ongoing and new program initiatives designed to provide a fair, effective, efficient and accessible justice system.

Website: canada.justice.gc.ca

Hamilton Law Association

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The Hamilton Law Association continues to strive to educate and support its membership in the practice of law as well as to advocate for their interests as lawyers.

Website: www.hamiltonlaw.on.ca

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Law Society of Upper Canada The Law Society of Upper Canada is the governing body for lawyers in Ontario. It governs the legal profession in the public interest for the purpose of advancing the cause of justice and the rule of law.

Website: www.lsuc.on.ca

Legal Aid Ontario Legal Aid is available to low income individuals and disadvantaged communities for a variety of legal problems, including criminal matters, family disputes, immigration and refugee hearings and poverty law issues such as landlord/tenant disputes, disability support and family benefits payments.

Website: www.cba.org/CBA/

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Ontario Bar Association The Ontario Bar Association is a branch of the Canadian Bar Association, an organization of lawyers formed to provide support by the profession to the profession so that it may render better service to its members and the public.

Website: www.oba.org

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Supreme Court of Canada The Supreme Court of Canada is Canada’s highest court. It is the final general court of appeal, the last judicial resort for all litigants, whether individuals or governments.

Website: www.scc-csc.gc.ca

American Bar Association

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The American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional association in the world. With more than 400,000 members, the ABA provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public.

Website: www.abanet.org

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