CLASP (Community and Legal Aid Services Programme)

Founded in 1969, the Community & Legal Aid Services Programme (CLASP) is the oldest student legal clinic serving low-income Toronto residents and York University students. CLASP specializes in Administrative Law, Criminal law, and immigration law and helps individuals with other legal matters by providing referrals or summary advice. CLASP is staffed with experienced lawyers who supervise Osgoode

Hall Law Students who perform legal research, manage client files and represent clients in tribunal hearings, at the Ontario Court of Justice, and Small Claims Court. CLASP also works with various community partners to facilitate discussions and to educate the public on legal issues. Past community initiatives have included:

- Partnering with the Ontario Law Union after the G20 Summit to provide information about filing Police Complaints to individuals arrested at the Summit but not charged.
- Partnering with local service providers in the jane finch community to collect evidence and write a report to help bring accountability to temporary employment Agencies in Jane-Finch that violate workers’ rights
- Operating at various satellite locations in the community, including Metro-North Courthouse, Rexdale Community Legal Services, and Yorkgate Mall. With the support of Osgoode student volunteers and our community partners, CLASP helps hundreds of people every year through our casework, community work and outreach. To find out how we can help, please call us at (416) 736-5029 or visit our website: www.osgoode.yorku.ca/clasp