Where can I get free legal advice with regard to filing a lawsuit against the Children's Aid Society, Ontario

What class action is active in the York Region, Ontario, vs. the Children's Aid SocietyWhere can I get free legal advice with regard to filing a lawsuit against the Children's Aid Society, Ontario
First: as your proposed legal action involves children, it is very important that you consult a lawyer. As you might expect, free legal advice is worth what you pay for it.





However, there is a wealth of free legal information available to you through various advocacy and community groups. One such is the Access to Justice Network. Also recommended is the Bora Laskin Law Library's web resources; the librarians there get a lot of questions from people wanting free legal help, and while they can't provide that, they created this resource to help people find their own answers. They also link to several resources that can help you find a lawyer - including the Law Society and Legal Aid Ontario.





As the CAS has been involved in many court actions, it will be difficult to identify the case you mention. A family law layer might know of it by reputation, as would community activists or journalists involved in children's aid issues. But you would need to provide more details of the case.





Another option is to contact the Canadian Bar Association. They have set up a pilot project in Toronto that lists class action cases. While this is so new that they might not have the information you need yet, it can't hurt to get in touch with them at:





National Class Action Database, Canadian Bar Association


E-mail: classaction@cba.org (Attention: Kerri Froc)