WELCOME TO THE WEBSITE OF WEST SCARBOROUGH COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES

West Scarborough Community Legal Services is a legal aid clinic funded by Legal Aid Ontario (www.legalaid.on.ca) since 1988 and is one of 2 legal aid clinics in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada (now part of the City of Toronto). We offer a variety of legal services to low income residents who live in 'west' Scarborough and who qualify financially. The clinic is administered by a volunteer Board of Directors, who are elected from our membership.

West Scarborough Community Legal Services exists to provide lower-income persons access to the legal system and to promote social justice through legal education, advice, representation, advocacy and community partnerships.

Legal Aid Ontario Vision:

• To promote access to justice throughout Ontario for low-income individuals by providing high quality legal aid services.
  
  
• To encourage and facilitate flexibility and innovation in the provision of legal aid services.
  
  
• To recognize the diverse legal needs of low-income individuals and disadvantaged communities.
  
  
• To operate within a framework of accountability for the expenditure of public funds.
  
  
  Legal Aid Ontario receives financial support from the Government of Ontario