Médiation sur place
Tuesday & Wednesday 9:15am – 12:45pm and every other Thursday 9:30am – 1:00pm
programme d’information obligatoire.
Tuesday twice a month 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Information and Referral Coordination
Tuesday & Wednesday 9:15am – 12:45pm and every other Thursday 9:30am – 1:00pm
For more information, please contact us at:
1-888-796-0483 Ext 705
Community Resources and Services Information
LEGAL RESOURCES
Legal Line
Free Legal Information & Referrals
Legal Line is a Federal not-for-profit organization providing Free easy-to-understand legal information in over 2,100 topics, covering 48 major areas of law. Information covers Federal, Provincial and Territorial laws, and is available in 107 languages. Those who need further help are referred to experts — lawyers, paralegals, government offices, and other professionals. For more information, go to Legalline.ca
Legal Services
Lawyer Referral Services
If you wish to retain a lawyer, you may contact the Lawyer Referral Service, operated by the Upper Law Society. The service will provide you with a name of a lawyer in your area who practices family law. That lawyer will provide you a half-hour free consultation. The referral service has evolved into an on-line service. To receive an immediate referral, go to: www.findlegalhelp.ca
If you require emergency services due to being in custody or in a shelter you can call 1-855-947-5255 or 416-947-5525, Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm.
Legal Aid Ontario
If you cannot afford a lawyer, you may be eligible for legal assistance from Legal Aid Ontario, which serves low income Ontarians. For most services, a client must be financially eligible. Legal Aid Ontario provide a number of family law services, including duty counsel and advice lawyers, a Family Law Service Centre and if appropriate, a certificate to hire a lawyer. To find out more about what service are available call: 1-800-668-8258 or online at:
The Office of The Children’s Lawyer
The Office of the Children’s Lawyer is a law office in the Ministry of the Attorney General which delivers programs in the administration of justice on behalf of children with respect to their personal and property rights.
Lawyers within the office represent children in various areas of law including child custody and access disputes, child protection proceedings and civil litigation. Clinical investigators prepare reports for the court in custody/access proceedings and may assist lawyers who are representing children in such matters. To learn more about the services offered by the Office of the Children’s Lawyer call: (416) 314-8000 or find online at: www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/about/artcl/fjsd_ocl.php
Complaints about a Lawyer
Matters relating to the legal profession are within the responsibility of the Law Society of Upper Canada. If you are concerned about the conduct of a lawyer, you can call: 416-947-3315 or 1-800-668-7380 or go online to: www.lsuc.on.ca/with.aspx?id=644
You may also put your complaint in writing to the following address:
Complaints Services
The Law Society of Upper Canada
Osgoode Hall, 130 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 2N6
Legal Information
CLEO – Community Legal Education Ontario
CLEO is an online resource project dedicates to providing legal information intended to help in understanding legal rights. For more information go to: www.cleo.on.ca or www.stepstojustice.ca
DAWN – Disabled Women’s Network
DAWN Canada is a community outreach program dedicated to advancing the equality rights of women living with a disability. The DAWN website has various education and informational materials. For more information go to: https://www.dawncanada.net
FLEW – Family Law Education for Women
The Family Law Education for Women’s website is a public legal education project funded by the Government of Ontario to assist women in understanding their family law rights. The website provides a variety of online publications intended to address the particular needs and vulnerabilities of women new to Canada (including immigrant, refugee and non-status women) and can be found at: www.onefamilylaw.ca
Family Law information Centre (FLIC)
The FLIC assists in meeting the individual needs of clients, particularly clients who are not represented by a lawyer and are entering the family court system for the first time. At the FLIC there is an Information and a Referral Coordinator who will assist you to find and connect with services you are looking for within your community. Advice Lawyers, who provide summary legal advice are also available at the FLIC.
The FLIC provides publications and guides to family procedures, including the publication “What You Should Know About Family Law in Ontario” which contains a section specific to domestic violence issues. The publication is available in English, French, Arabic, Chinese-Simplifies and traditional, Somali, Spanish, Tamil and Urdu and is on-line at www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/famlawbro.php
Ministry of the Attorney General Website
You can find information about separation and divorce, support, custody, access, family mediation and court processes and procedures on the Ministry of the Attorney General website. Choose your preferred language, then click on ‘Family Justice’ for general information as well as a link to the federal government’s website and other sources of information can all be found at: www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca
Department of Justice Canada
You can find helpful information about family law issues including how to calculate child support and parenting plan guidelines on this website: https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fl-df/
My Support Calculator
Free online child and spousal support calculator. Also provides helpful information on support and other family law related issues and a searchable list of family law professionals in your area. www.mysupportcalculator.ca
Ontario Court Forms Website
You can obtain and fill in many of the court forms you need in a family law case on the Ontario Court Forms website. On the site, there is Ontario Court Forms Assistant, which is an online tool that will guide you through the completion of six of the most commonly used family forms. Access to all of the forms and assistance tool can be found at: www.ontariocourtforms.on.ca
Survey
Please take a moment to tell us about our Mandatory Information Program at:
https://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/info
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Addiction Services
Alcoholics Anonymous
519-337-5211 |
Narcotics Anonymous
519-661-0119 1-800-573-0920 |
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
1-800-463-6273 |
Withdrawal Management Program
89 Norman Street Sarnia Ontario 519-332-4679 |
Withdrawal Management Centre (Detox Centre) – Salvation Army
281 Wellington Street London Ontario 519-432-7241 |
Al-Anon Family Groups (Sarnia)
519-337-5211 |
Westover Treatment Centre
2 Victoria Street South Thamesville Ontario 519-692-5110 or 1-800-721-3232 |
Addiction Services and Program Gambling Services
89 Norman Street Sarnia Ontario 519-464-4400 ext 5370 |
New Beginnings Clinic – Drug Addiction Treatment Centre
130 Milton Street North Sarnia Ontario 226-778-6013 |
ConnexOntario Health Services
519-439-0174 or 1-800-565-8603 |
MotherRisk
1-877-327-4636 |
Aamjiwnaag First Nation
519-332-6770 or 1-888-220-2262 |
Alternative dispute resolution services
Le Centre de médiation familiale
Sarnia Site: 1-888-796-0483 Ext 705 |
Collaborative Family Lawyers
www.collabfamilylaw.ca |
Training/Education/Employment services
Accessible Employment Resource Centre
519-332-4004 Employment Transitions 551 Exmouth Avenue Sarnia ON 519-332-0560 |
Aamjiwnaag First Nation Employment and Training Programs and Services
https://www.aamjiwnaang.ca/employment-and-training/ 519-336-8410 ext 249
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Organization for Literary in Lambton (serving Adults and Children)
180 College Ave North 519-332-4876 Jobstart Employment Centre 660 Oakdale Avenue Sarnia Ontario 519-332-4004 |
Job Connect
(Lambton College) Sarnia Ontario 519-541-2404 |
Express Employment Professionals
347 Christina Street North Sarnia Ontario https://www.expresspros.com/sarniaon/ 519-336-7962 |
Alternative and Continuing Education Centre, Literary and Basic Skill
519-383-8787 |
SOS Personnel (Sarnia)
189 Wellington Street Sarnia Ontario 519-336-6620 |
Goodwill Industries Career
1249 London Road Sarnia Ontario https://goodwillindustries.ca/goodwill-career-centre/ 519-332-4333 |
Work Place Employment Resource Centre
265 Front Street North Sarnia Ontario |
Lambton-Kent District School Board
200 Wellington Street Sarnia Ontario https://www.lkdsb.net/Pages/default.aspx#/= 519-336-1500 |
Lambton College Employment Services, 4248 Oil Heritage Road, Petrolia Ontario
519-882-3404 |
Transportation
Sarnia Transit
519-336-3271 |
Sarnia Care-A-Van
519-336-3789 |
Canadian Red Cross Transportation
519-332-6880 |
Walpole First Nation Transportation
519-627-8421 |
Aamjiwnaag First Nation Medical Transportation
519-332-6770 |
Canadian Cancer Wheels of Hope
519-332-0042 |
My Designated Driver
519-465-4315 |
Lambton Elderly Outreach Transportation
519-845-1353 |
Counselling and Support Services
Canadian Mental Health Association
519-337-5411 |
Lambton Family Initiative
109 Durand Street https://www.lmwc.ca/lambton-family-initiative.html 519-344-5602 |
Sexual Assault Survivors Centre – Sarnia Lambton
519-337-3154 |
Women’s Interval Home of Sarnia Lambton (24 hour crisis line)
https://www.womensintervalhome.com/ 519-336-5200 or 1-800-265-1412 |
The Family Counselling Centre
1086 Modeland Road Sarnia Ontario https://www.familycounsellingctr.com/ 519-336-0120 or 1-800-831-3031 |
Victim Services of Sarnia Lambton
555 Christina Street North Sarnia Ontario 5 https://www.victimservices.on.ca/ 519-344-8861, ext. 5328 |
Circles: Ending Poverty in the County of Lambton
519-344-2062 |
Lambton Elderly Outreach (offers support for people 60t) 519-845-1353 | NeighborLink (helping people live independently with dignity) 519- https://neighbourlinksarnia.org/
336-5465 |
St. Clair Child and Youth Services
129 Kendall Street Point Edward Ontario 519-337-3701 |
St. Clair Child and Youth Services
129 Kendall Street Point Edward Ontario 519-337-3701 |
Enforcement of Court Orders
The Family Responsibility Office
416-326-1818 or toll free: 1-800-267-7263 |
Help Lines
Assaulted Women’s Help Line
1-866-863-0511 |
Canada Alcohol and Drug Rehab Program
1-877-746-1963 |
Sarnia Police
519-344-8861 |
Lambton County OPP
1-888-310-1122 |
Kids Help Line
1-800-668-6868 |
Fem’Aide
1-877-336-2433 (French Language Help) |
Distress Line
Sarnia-Lambton 519-336-3000 |
Lambton Mental Health Crisis Line
519-336-3445 |
211Ontario.ca |
Victim/Witness Support Line
1-888-579-2888 |
Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline
1-888-230-3505 |
Line for Male Survivors
Confidential Listening and Support 1-866-887-0015 |
Sarnia Lambton Crime Stoppers
1-800-222-8477 |
Ontario Suicide Prevention Network
1-416-670-4689 |
Ontario Association of Distress Centres
www.dcontario.org/centres.html |
Shelters
River City Vineyard
519-383-8463 260 Mitton Street Sarnia Ontario |
Inn of the Good Shepherd
519-336-5941 444 Kathleen Avenue Sarnia Ontario |
Women’s Interval Home
1-800-265-1412 681 Oxford Street Sarnia Ontario |
Huron House Boys’ Home
2473 Lakeshore Road Bright’s Grove Ontario 519-869-4000 |
Salvation Army
519-344-1142 970 Confederation Street Sarnia Ontario |
The Hub (for Youth)
10 Lorne Crescent Sarnia Ontario 519-344-2841 |
Supervised Access Centres
Supervised Access Program Lambton
297 Stuart Street Sarnia Ontario 519-384-0917 |
Children’s Aid Society
Family Visit Centre 519-336-0623 |
Finances
MySupport Calculator.ca (free online child and spousal support calculator) | Financial Fitness Centre
402 East Street North Sarnia Ontario 519-542-1130 |
Habitat for Humanity – Sarnia Lambton
519-339-7957 ext 222 |
Family Responsibility Office
1-416-326-1818 |
St. Vincent de Paul Help Centre
228 Davis Street, Sarnia Ontario 519-337-1058 |
Mental Health Services
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
1-800-463-6273 |
Canadian Mental Health Association
519-337-5411 |
CYCC Network
1-902-494-4087 |
Lambton Mental Health Crisis Line 519-336-3445
1-800-307-4319 |
DISTRESS Line – Sarnia-Lambton
519-336-3000 or 1-800-347-8737 |
Lambton Family Initiative
519-344-5602 109 Durand Street Sarnia Ontario |
St. Clair Child and Youth Services
Walk-In Therapy Clinic 519-337-3701 |
Legal Resources
Lawyer Referral Service
1-800-268-8326 |
Community Legal Education (CLEO)
www.cleo.on.ca or www.stepstojustice.ca 416-408-4420 |
The Office of the Children’s Lawyer
www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/ocl |
Legal Aid Ontario
1-800-668-8258 |
Community Legal Assistance Sarnia
201 Front Street North, Suite 407 519-332-8055 |
Family Law Information Centre
(FLIC) Sarnia Courthouse |
Family Law Education for Women
www.onefamilylaw.ca |
Department of Justice Canada | Ontario Court Forms Website
www.ontariocourtforms.on.ca |
Child Protection Services
Children’s Aid Society
161 Kendall St. Point Edward 519-336-0623 |
Mnaasged Child and Family Services
Aamjiwnaang First Nation Administration Office 978 Tashmoo Avenue 519-383-0404 |
Canadian Centre for Child Protection
204-945-5735 |
The Corporation of the County of Lambton – Social Services
789 Broadway Street Wyoming 519-344-2062 x 2010 |
The Family Counselling Centre
Building 1030 – 1086 Modeland Road, 2nd Floor Sarnia Ontario 519-336-0120 |
Violence, Bullying and Abuse Prevention (Canadian Red Cross) |
Children and Youth
St. Clair Child and Youth Services
129 Kendall Street Point Edward 519-337-3701 |
Best Start…Best Future
519-344-2062 ext 2201 |
Pathways Health Centre for Children
1240 Murphy Road, Sarnia Ontario 519-542-3471 |
Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Sarnia-Lambton
10 Lorne Crescent Sarnia Ontario 519-336-0460 |
Rebound
10 Lorne Crescent Sarnia Ontario 519-344-2841 |
The Hub
10 Lorne Crescent 519-344-2841 |
Wasa-Nabin Youth Program | Boys and Girls Club of Sarnia-Lambton
Lochiel Kiwanis Club 519-337-3651 |
Ontario Early Years Centre
www.ontarioearlyyears.ca |
LGBTQ2+ Support
Sarnia Pride Alliance
226-349-1265 |
Sarnia Speaks
519-328-2220 |
The Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Youth Line
1-800-268-9688 |
Rainbow Health Ontario
info@rainbowhealthontario.ca |
Sarnia-Lambton Rebound Spectrum (drop in space for all LGBTQ2+ youth)
519-344-2841 |
Coming Out Over Coffee (for those who identify as trans or questioning)
2092 London Line Sarnia Ontario |
Food Banks
Inn of the Good Shepherd
115 John Street Sarnia Ontario 519-344-1746 |
St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank
228 Davis Street Sarnia Ontario 519-337-1058 |
The Salvation Army
970 Confederation Street Sarnia Ontario 519-337-3011 |
Indigenous Support
Sarnia Lambton Native Friendship Centre
233 Lochiel Street Sarnia Ontario 519-344-6164 |
Aboriginal Legal Services
Gladue Court www.aboriginallegal.ca/gladue-court. (Gladue Court held in Sarnia every Thursday) |
Ojibways of Walpole Island
519-627-1481 |
Chippewas of Sarnia Industrial Park
519-336-9053 |
Little Friends Child and Family Development Centre
295 Essex Street, Sarnia 519-339-0932 |
Ministry of Indigenous Affairs
1-416-326-4017 |
Kettle Point Health Centre
519-786-5647 |
Aamjiwnaang First Nation Heath Centre
519-332-6770 |
Walpole Island First Nation Home and Community Care
www.walpoleislandfirstnation.ca 519-627-8421 |