Details on Legal Aid Ontario’s financial eligibility increase for 2020
Published: March 27, 2020
On April 1, 2020, Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is raising the eligibility
threshold by six per cent for its certificate program and for clinic law
services.
LAO implemented the first of multiple six per cent increases on Nov. 1,
2014.
Certificate program
The certificate program provides eligible Ontarians with publicly funded
legal representation. A certificate guarantees that a lawyer will be
paid for representing a legal aid client for a certain number of hours.
The financial threshold for a single applicant without dependents is
increasing from the current $17,731 in gross annual income to $18,795 in
gross annual income.
| Number of family members | The amount of money your family earns in a year | For domestic abuse cases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $18,795 | $22,720 |
| 2 | $18,795 | $22,720 |
| 3 | $18,795 | $22,720 |
| 4 | $18,795 | $22,720 |
| 5+ | $18,795 | $22,720 |
| Single border | $18,795 | $22,720 |