Parkdale Community Legal Services (PCLS) is part of the community legal clinic system throughout Ontario that is funded by Legal Aid Ontario. Our role as a community legal clinic is…
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Information on Goverment Cuts to Legal Aid Ontario
Dear Community members, Re. Provincial Funding Cuts to Legal Aid Alongside the onslaught of budget cuts that affect all Ontarians, the provincial government announced on April 11th a 30% reduction…
Continue ReadingUpdate on Parkdale Community Legal Services Clinic Space
Dear Community Members and Friends of the Clinic, Thank you for attending our meeting in December and sharing your concerns, input and support to Parkdale Community Legal Services (PCLS). Thank…
Continue ReadingVideo: Staff and alumni reflect on PCLS
Parkdale Community Legal Services holds a special place in the hearts of so many. We wanted to give staff and former students at PCLS the opportunity to reflect on the…
Continue ReadingEvent: Support Parkdale Legal
PCLS is under threat of eviction by our long-term landlord at 1266 Queen Street West. Meanwhile, we have not been able to confirm with our funder that we will have…
Continue ReadingProfile: Phil McInnis
This year we were very pleased to present The Dorothy Leatch Community award to Phil McInnis! Phil MacInnis is a Parkdale organizer and resident of more than twenty years. Since…
Continue ReadingPCLS Board of Directors letter to Minister of Health and Long Term Care
On September 4, 2018, the PCLS Board of Directors sent a letter to Minister of Health and Long Term Care requesting reversal of decision to halt opening of the Parkdale-Queen…
Continue ReadingDraft bylaw changes for our annual general meeting
The following draft bylaw changes were approved by the Board of Parkdale Community Legal Services to be voted on at our Annual General Meeting on September 26, 2018. To request…
Continue ReadingSeptember 26th: Annual General Meeting
Please join us at our Annual General Meeting on September 26th. Dinner will be served at 6pm and the meeting will begin at 7pm. We also invite you to consider…
Continue ReadingNothing ‘illegal’ about asylum seekers
Note: This is an excerpt from an article that appeared in The Toronto Star on April 9, 2018. Written by Jesse Beatson and Kylie Sier, PCLS students, Immigration Division We…
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