Introduction

Pro Bono Ontario

September 26, 2024

Pro Bono Ontario

Pro Bono Ontario (PBO) develops and manages programs that connect volunteer lawyers with Ontarians who can’t afford a lawyer. Wherever possible, it embeds its free legal services in front-line environments like courthouses, schools, and hospitals – places frequented by people with legal problems they can’t afford to address. Its signature program is its Legal Advice Hotline where it provides up to 30 minutes of free legal advice and assistance with civil law matters in Ontario (no family law, immigration, or criminal). PBO plans to transform its volunteer outreach and recruitment strategies, and to improve its use of technology to streamline the client and volunteer experience.