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CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario / Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario)

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Record #: HAM0079 Last Modified: 09 May 2013 Last Full Update: 09 May 2013
Contact Information
Address & Map
119 Spadina Ave, Ste 600
Toronto, ON M5V 2L1
 
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Major IntersectionSpadina and Adelaide
Office Phone416-408-4420
Fax416-408-4424
E-Mailcleo@cleo.on.ca
Websitewww.cleo.on.ca
Primary ContactJulie Mathews, Executive Director
Service Details
Alternate Name (Internal use only)CLEO ; Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario
AccessibilityFully Accessible
Located In CommunityToronto
DescriptionCLEO works to help people with low incomes or face other barriers to participate in Ontario’s justice system by providing them with the information they need to understand and exercise their legal rights. 
 
Working with community partners, CLEO develops and delivers accessible, accurate, and practical legal rights education and information in a variety of languages and formats.
HoursMon-Fri 9 am-5 pm
DatesAll year
Areas ServedOntario
Eligibilitylow income and disadvantaged people
FeesNone
LanguagesEnglish ; French ; A toolkit is available of easy to understand legal information in online text and audio formats adapted into Chinese (Mandarin and simplified Chinese script), Tamil, Arabic, Urdu, Somali and Spanish, in addition to English and French.
Print MaterialWide variety of clear language material in areas of law relevant to low income and disadvantaged people. 
 
Established1974
Indexing
Service CategoriesInformation Clearinghouses ~ Legal Issues ; Legal Information Lines ; Legal Issues Education/Information ; Printed Materials ~ Legal Issues
SubjectsDisabilities ; Family law ; Health ; Human rights ; Immigration ; Information and referral ; Landlord and tenant rights ; Law ; Legal clinics ; Legal information ; Multiculturalism ; Refugees ; Social assistance ; Unemployment insurance ; Women ; Workers compensation