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Contact the ACLC

Address:ACLC 111 Richmond St. West, Suite 503 Toronto ON M5H 2G4

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Telephone:416.214.4747 Fax: 416.214.4748 Toll free: 1.888.377.0033

Hours of operation: Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Switchboard reception: closes at noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays but the office remains open

Closest subway station: Osgoode (University line)

Need legal advice?

Seeking information in a specific legal area? Can't afford a lawyer? Want to know where to go to find more information? The ACLC provides access to material that will help you to understand and exercise your legal rights.

African Canadian Youth Justice Program

Learn how the ACLC's African Canadian Youth Justice Program serves African Canadian youth involved in the justice system while providing community supports.

National African Canadian Initiative

The ACLC supports the National African Canadian Initiative on Full Participation and Capacity Building.

Membership

The African Canadian Legal Clinic believes in encouraging and building an active membership. An active membership is a resource pool for skills, talent, energy, volunteers, and financial support. Membership is also a way for the clinic to keep concerned and interested individuals in the community updated about its work and the issues facing the community.

Categories of Membership

The ACLC maintains five membership categories:

General Membership (with full voting privileges) - open to any African Canadian, 18 or older, normally resident in Ontario
Supporting Membership (no voting privileges) - open to any non-African Canadian, 18 or older, normally resident in Ontario
Youth Membership(no voting privileges) - open to any African Canadian, 14 to 17, normally resident in Ontario
Honourary Membership (no voting privileges) - at the discretion of the board of directors, conferred upon any person who has made an outstanding contribution to the ACLC and community
Organizational Membership (no voting privileges) - open to any organization that understands, affirms, and supports, in practice and in principle, the mandate, purpose, and objectives of the ACLC

Eligibility for Individuals

Individual membership in the ACLC is open to those who are at least fourteen years of age and who are normally resident in Ontario, and understand, affirm and support, in principle and in practice, the purpose and objectives of the clinic. Employees of the clinic and their spouses or partners are not eligible for membership.

Application Process

Application for membership in the African Canadian Legal Clinic must be made in writing, using the Request for Membership form available at the ACLC office. Successful membership applications require the evaluation and approval of the ACLC board of directors.

For more information on ACLC membership, contact us at 416.214.4747 or 1.888.377.0033.

Annual Reports

Members and prospective memebrs may be interested in the ACLC's annual reports.