The Advocacy Centre for The Elderly is a community based legal clinic for low income senior citizens. ACE is managed by a volunteer board of directors at least half of whom are seniors. ACE is funded through Legal Aid Ontario and is the first legal clinic in Canada to specialize in the legal problems of seniors.

ACE provides direct legal services to low-income seniors, public legal education, and engages in law reform activities. ACE services and activities are in relation to areas of law of special importance to the seniors' population.

Latest Postings

Newsletter, Summer 2009

Submission to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care: Initial Regulation to the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 - June 2009

Submission to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy: Coroners Amendment Act - March 2009

Complaints in Long-Term Care Homes - Updated 2009

Powerpoint Slides - OCSA/ONPEA Conference - "Health Care Consent and Advance Care Planning: Getting it Right" - October 2008

Submission to the Ontario Standing Committee on Social Policy: Review of the Personal Health Information Protection Act - August 2008

Submission to the Law Commission of Ontario Concerning the Law as it Affects Older Adults - July 2008