Legal Aid Ontario has made plans to reduce the amount of money it spends on refugee and immigration certificates by $1 million this fall in a bid to tackle its deficit. Starting Sept. 6, LAO lawyers ...

In order to deal with a $26 million deficit, Legal Aid Ontario will no longer be providing certificates, which cover the cost of a private lawyer, to thousands of impoverished people facing ...

The extension means legal aid certificates will continue to be issued. The justice system will also continue to operate while negotiations continue, the release said. With files from Kylee Pedersen ...

Under the free legal aid scheme, a solicitor granted a legal aid certificate is entitled to payment of €201.50 for a first appearance in cases before the District Court with a payment of €120. ...