P.O.I.N.T. Inc. (People and Organizations in North Toronto)

Office phone: 416-487-6371
Fax: 416-487-6456
Web site: www.salc.net
Address: 1992 Yonge St, Ste 205, Toronto, ON, M4S 1Z7
Location: (Intersection) Toronto North (Yonge St-Millwood Rd)
Ward: St Paul's (Ward 22)
Officers:
Shalini Konanur, Executive Director
Contacts: Deepa Mattoo, Project Coordinator
Anita Balakrishna, Staff Lawyer
Hours: Mon-Fri 9-5
Area served: Greater Toronto Area
Languages of service: English, Hindi, Kashmiri, Punjabi, Tamil, Urdu, interpreters available in other South Asian languages
Eligibility: Low income South Asians including refugee claimants
How to apply: Call for appointment
Fees: None
Physical access: Wheelchair accessible -- call for details - washrooms not accessible
Service description: Advice and representation in areas of welfare, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), sponsorships, refugee claims and appeals, and immigration law

• legal information and education
• referral of legal cases
• advocacy
• seminars, workshops
• funded by Legal Aid Ontario

Organization type: Non Profit Subjects Disabilities; Legal services; Refugees; South Asian community Record ID MET6008 Last complete update 2007-10-29 Last modification date 2008-04-15

Office phone: 416-973-9348
Fax: 416-973-6818
Web site: www.vac-acc.gc.ca
Address: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Ave, Kilgour Wing, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5
Location: (Intersection) North York Central (Bayview Ave-Lawrence Ave E)
Ward: Don Valley West (Ward 25)
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Languages of service: English, French
Eligibility: Veterans and dependents

• Regular Force service personnel
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Physical access: Wheelchair accessible building including main entrance and barrier free washrooms - designated parking
Service description: Free legal assistance in the form of counselling, case preparation and representation for appeals respecting pensions for death and disability from military service
Organization type: Federal Government
Subjects: Appeals; Disability benefits; Legal information; Survivors benefits; Veterans programs Other Services See List
Record ID: MET3147
Last complete update: 2007-11-27
Last modification date: 2008-03-31

Office phone: 416-652-0334
Fax: 416-652-3138
E-mail:
Web site: www.nameres.org
Address: 14 Vaughan Rd, Toronto, ON, M6G 2N1
Location: (Intersection) Toronto North (Bathurst St-Vaughan Rd)
Ward: St Paul's (Ward 21)

POINT in partnership with West Toronto Community Legal Services is offering legal services in the following areas of law:

• Housing and Tenant/Landlord
• Homeless Prevention
• Immigration
• Employment Insurance and Standards
• Ontario Works
• Ontario Disability Support Program
• Canada Pension Plan
• Assistance with government form-filling
• Statutory Declarations

When: Every second Friday: July 4 + 18,
August 1, 15 + 29 and September 12 + 26, 2008
Time: 9:30 am to 12 noon
Where: POINT (People and Organizations in North Toronto)
200 Eglinton Ave. West, 1st Floor (Map)

Clients must meet Legal Aid Ontario financial eligibility criteria.
No legal aid certificate is necessary.

Clients must make an appointment - Call POINT at 416-487-2390