Rights When Dealing with Police
Includes information about police powers, stops and searches, questioning of suspects, and complaints against police.
Some indicators of legal issues
What the clients may say:
- "I was arrested and was not given an interpreter, so I didn't understand why I was being held"
Legal Services and Information
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Ontario Legal Information Centre | The Centre offers legal information and referral services on a confidential basis: offering legal information and referral services offering public legal education presentations to its… |
| University of Ottawa - Community Legal Clinic | Student Legal Aid Services Society clinic staffed by students and supervised by lawyers provides legal services to low-income members of the community conducts legal education… |
| Ticket Defence Program | Community organization that provides juristic information and basic legal services for street-involved or homeless people challenge the application of laws that are unjust to an… |
| ABLE2 - Reach Legal Services | COVID-19 (July 12, 2021): Reach's Legal Referral program is accepting calls from clients with disabilities in Ottawa and the Champlain region who require legal assistance.… |
| JusticeNet | Non-profit organization links individuals seeking legal advice that are unable to obtain legal advice due to high cost or due to their ineligibility to obtain… |
| Office of the Independent Police Review Director | Independent oversight agency receives, manages and oversees all public complaints about the conduct of a police officer or the policies and services of a police… |