{"id":497,"date":"2022-06-28T18:33:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T18:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/canada\/?page_id=497"},"modified":"2023-07-19T20:24:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T20:24:29","slug":"ontario","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/canada\/resources-for-asylum-seekers\/ontario\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#0072bc\">Legal Aid Ontario<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Legal Aid Ontario pays lawyers to represent you at your asylum claim hearing by giving lawyers certificates, which are like vouchers for legal services, if you cannot afford a lawyer in Ontario. You can take a legal aid certificate to a lawyer and use it to \u201cpay\u201d for that lawyer\u2019s services for a certain number of hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Telephone:&nbsp;<\/strong>+1-800-668-8258<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Email:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:info@lao.on.ca\">info@lao.on.ca<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.legalaid.on.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit their website<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Address:<\/strong>&nbsp;Atrium on Bay, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/40+Dundas+St+W+%23200,+Toronto,+ON+M7A+2C7\/@43.6561951,-79.3851441,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x882b34cb1d13f8bb:0x1957a7cddab2fd45!8m2!3d43.6561951!4d-79.3825638?entry=ttu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">40 Dundas Street West, Suite 200 Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2H1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Opening hours:&nbsp;<\/strong>Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#0072bc\">Canadian Red Cross&nbsp;First Contact Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Canadian Red Cross&nbsp;First Contact Program provides accurate information about emergency shelter, social services, legal and health services, walk through orientation and general information that includes a high-level review of the refugee determination process, Interim Federal Health, legal aid, the shelter system, social services, English classes, work permits and more, and provides 24\/7 telephone information and referral services, focused primarily on after-office-hours referrals for newly arriving refugee claimants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Telephone: <\/strong>416-480-2500 options 1 &amp;&nbsp;1<br>Toll-Free: 1-866-902-4993<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Email<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:firstcontactontario@redcross.ca\">firstcontactontario@redcross.ca<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redcross.ca\/how-we-help\/migrant-and-refugee-services\/first-contact\/first-contact-ontario\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit their website<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Address&nbsp;: <\/strong>Etobicoke Satellite Branch, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.ca\/maps\/place\/557+Dixon+Rd,+Etobicoke,+ON+M9W+1A8\/@43.6900939,-79.5738587,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x882b39f0a9c8f6c1:0x201dbc92de4ee3e2!8m2!3d43.6900939!4d-79.57167\">557 Dixon Road, Unit 122, <\/a>Etobicoke, ON (Dixon Road and Martin Grove Road)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Opening hours:<\/strong>&nbsp;Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm (except on public holidays)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#0072bc\">YMCA\/YWCA Newcomer Information Centre (NIC) in Ottawa<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Staff at the NIC will explain the important steps and help you decide on your priorities. They will also connect you to legal advice and settlement services, and help you find shelter or register for financial help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Telephone:&nbsp;<\/strong>+1-613-788-5001<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Email: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:nic@ymcaywca.ca\">nic@ymcaywca.ca<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ymcaywca.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit their website<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Address:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/180+Argyle+Ave+4th+floor,+Ottawa,+ON+K2P+1B7\/@45.41122,-75.6919103,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x4cce054ddb8a983d:0xf77d6fa47690f4c!8m2!3d45.41122!4d-75.68933?entry=ttu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">180 Argyle Avenue, 4th floor, Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 0N2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Opening hours:&nbsp;<\/strong>Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#0072bc\">Ontario Coalition of Service&nbsp;Providers for Refugee Claimants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;Ontario Coalition of Service&nbsp;Providers for Refugee Claimants&nbsp;includes refugee houses and agencies who work with vulnerable populations across Southern Ontario and two in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/refugeehouses.ca\/members-and-houses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit their website<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legal Aid Ontario Legal Aid Ontario pays lawyers to represent you at your asylum claim hearing by giving lawyers certificates, which are like vouchers for legal services, if you cannot afford a lawyer in Ontario. 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