Introduction

The 519

September 26, 2024

The 519

The 519’s Access to Justice Program responds to the legal needs of BIPOC 2SLGBTQIA+ communities in Toronto and Ontario. The 519 offers a general summary advice legal clinic, specialty legal clinics for criminal law, immigration and refugee law, housing law, and Trans ID matters. It also offers refugee mock hearings, a court support program, and public legal education workshops. Expanded efforts will support more access to justice services and programs for trans and non-binary populations and the production of a handbook with a focus on Ontario Law as a critical response to rising hate and violence against the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.