Emergency Phone Numbers and Other Resources

LEGAL AID: Help pay for a lawyer to represent you
https://www.legalaid.on.ca/
Monday to Friday from 8 am to 5 pm
416-979-1446 (Greater Toronto Area)
1-800-668-8258 (toll-free)

CENTRAL INTAKE: Emergency shelter space
416-338-4766 or 1-877-338-3398 or by calling 311

ONTARIO WORKS/SOCIAL ASSISTANCE: Financial support
https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/employment-social-support/support-for-people-in-financial-need/assistance-through-ontario-works/
Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and closed on weekends and public holidays
416-338-8888
Toll-free number at 1-888-465-4478

RED CROSS/FIRST CONTACT
The First Contact program:
T 1-866-902-4993; 416-480-2500

COALITION OF SERVICE PROVIDERS: Free services provided by refugee houses across Ontario (schedule might differ according to holiday schedule)
https://refugeehouses.ca/