What's New with the PLE Program?

Workshops

We currently have the following workshops available for the NAN Communities and Schools:

• Bullying
• Child Custody, Access and Support
• Bail and Sureties
• Legal Aid Ontario and How to Access a Lawyer

We will be developing more workshop topics. Future topics include the Youth Criminal Justice Act, Pardons, Child Welfare, and Legal Rights & Responsibilities for underage children. Keep an eye out for new developments and please don't hesitate to call us and request our services.

Special Projects

Our Community Legal Workers have a new tool to help them provide you with better service.  Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services and ProBono Law Ontario have launched the "Ask a Lawyer" website. This site helps the CLWs write down any legal questions you have asked them and then have them forwarded to a panel of volunteer lawyers who specialize in certain legal fields. This will allow them to get answers to your questions faster than ever before! So if you have a question regarding Employment Law, Consumer Law, Landlord and Tenant Issues, Senior's Legal Issues or Will and Estates, please drop us a line or call us. We would love to include your questions in our new site.

And while so far, the Ask-a-Lawyer website can only be accessed by the CLWs, we hope that this website will be available to the public in the future.

PLE needs of your community, or you have questions on any of the services provided by the PLE program, you can e-mail them to the Legal Education and Communications Officer at nanlegal%23on%23ca|mjloon . Thank you for all your help and support.