Legal & Victim Services
Victim Services of Peel
Peel Region
Free, trauma-informed support for people affected by crime or sudden tragedy, including crisis response, referrals, transitional housing support, information about bail proceedings and access to the Victim Quick Response Program+. Their crisis line operates 24/7.
Crisis Line: 905-568-1068
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Luke’s Place
Ontario-wide
Specialized family-law support for women who have experienced intimate partner violence. Its Ontario-wide Legal Clinic provides free summary legal advice from family-law lawyers, along with legal information and assistance navigating family court.
Toll-Free: 1-866-516-3116 ext. 235
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Family Law Information Centre — Brampton Courthouse
Peel Region
Provides information about family-court processes and available legal and community resources. Family duty counsel may also be available at the courthouse for people who qualify for assistance.
Location: 7755 Hurontario Street, Brampton
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Legal Aid Ontario
Ontario-wide
Provides legal assistance to financially eligible people in areas including family law, domestic violence, criminal law, immigration and refugee matters. For someone experiencing IPV, this is an important pathway when they need actual legal representation rather than general legal information.
Steps to Justice
Ontario-wide
Plain-language legal information explaining rights and options across issues such as family violence, separation, parenting arrangements, housing, immigration, criminal law and other common legal problems. The Mississauga Community Legal Services clinic specifically directs people seeking family-law information to this resource.
STEPS TO JUSTICE
Victim support, legal information and assistance navigating the justice and family-court systems.