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ARCH DISABILITY LAW CENTRE

Formerly: ARCH LEGAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

http://www.archdisabilitylaw.ca/index.asp

Description: ARCH is a specialty legal aid clinic dedicated to defending and advancing the equality-rights of persons with disabilities.



CANADA, BORDER SERVICES AGENCY

http://www.cbsa.ca

Description: Agency provides general information for regulations on people and goods coming in and out of the country. 24hour automated information line -- service can transfer a call to a customs officer for more specific information. NEXUS and FAST programs are designated to simplify border crossings for low-risk travelers, commuter, carriers and importers.



COMMUNITY LEGAL AID

http://web2.uwindsor.ca/cla/index.html

Description: Community Legal Aid (CLA) is a project of the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law. CLA provides free legal advice and representation to University of Windsor full-time undergraduates and low-income Essex County Residents. They handle the following legal matters:

  • Highway Traffic Act offences
  • Provincial offences
  • Landlord-Tenant matters
  • Criminal matters
  • Small claims
  • Name changes
  • Not-for-Profit incorporations
  • Criminal injuries compensation board matters
  • Criminal pardons
  • Student affairs

Contact them at (519) 253-7150 to arrange an appointment. Legal advice will not be provided over the phone under any circumstances.
 




COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION ONTARIO (CLEO)

http://www.cleonet.ca

Description: CLEONet is an online clearinghouse for community legal education in Ontario. Community legal education helps low-income and disadvantaged communities understand and exercise their legal rights. CLEONet is a project of Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO).





LAW SOCIETY OF UPPER CANADA

http://www.lsuc.on.ca

Description: The Law Society of Upper Canada exists to govern the legal profession in the public interest by:
  • ensuring that the people of Ontario are served by lawyers who meet high standards of learning, competence and professional conduct; and
  • upholding the independence, integrity and honour of the legal profession;

for the purpose of advancing the cause of justice and the rule of law.



 ONTARIO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

http://www.ogs.on.ca/

Description: The Essex County Branch, one of 30 branches across the province and located in the Windsor Public Library, assists in researching genealogies of county residents, using varied materials from their resource centre. Since its inception in 1979, ongoing projects include transcribing and recording the cemetery stones of Essex County, indexing the census of Essex County, preserving local family records, indexing local parishes and compiling local history scrapbooks. The Branch houses a specialized genealogical library and a research aid is available.



ONTARIO MINISTRY OF COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES, MINISTRY OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES

Family Responsibility Office

http://www.cfcs.gov.on.ca/mcss/english/pillars/familyResponsibility/

Description: Provincial office handles family support payments, ensures orders from courts for support payments flow from payer to recipients and has legal authority to collect support payments and enforce support orders.



POLICE SERVICE

Amherstburg Emergency Services

http://www.amherstburg.ca/PoliceHome.htm

Description: The mission of the Amherstburg Police Service is to provide a safe and secure environment for life and property creating a partnership, which will enhance the quality of life within the diverse community we serve.



POLICE SERVICE (Windsor)

http://www.police.windsor.on.ca

Description: Police service providing law enforcement for the City of Windsor. Internet access provides information on the city’s by-laws, police telephone directory, media releases and links to related websites such as Crime Stoppers and Victims Services.