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Pro Bono Ontario offers free legal advice over phone

Monday, November 27, 2017 @ 9:35 AM | By Carolyn Gruske

After being in a soft-launch mode for 10 weeks, Pro Bono Ontario has officially launched its Free Legal Advice Hotline.

Designed to assist lower and middle-income Ontario residents quickly resolve common...

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