Contact Us

HALCO – HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario
Phone: 416-340-7790 or
toll-free in Ontario at 1-888-705-8889
55 University Avenue, Suite 1400
Toronto, Ontario, Canada  M5J 2H7                  (signs in the building say “HALCO”)
FAX: 416-340-7248
email: talklaw@halco.org

Our office hours are Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

HALCO is a charitable not-for-profit community-based legal clinic that provides free legal services for people living with HIV/AIDS in Ontario, Canada.

Interpretation services are available in more than 300 languages.

Intake Hours for New Inquiries

Our intake hours for new inquiries are Monday Wednesday, and Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. We do not take new inquiries on Tuesday or Thursday.

Confidentiality

Your privacy is very important to us. HALCO follows the client confidentiality rules of the Law Society of Ontario.

HALCO Accessibility, Transit, and Parking information

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For information about accessibility, transit, and parking please see our HALCO Accessibility Information page, our HALCO Accessibility, Transit and Parking Information document in pdf document format or contact us.

Scent-reduced Environment

HALCO is a scent-reduced environment so please avoid wearing scents or fragrances when coming to our office.

Please note that when you enter our address including our suite number (55 University Avenue, Suite 1400) on the internet, our full legal name of HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario will likely appear. If you want to reduce the chances of our name appearing in full, please use only 55 University Avenue when searching for our address or looking for directions to our office.

IMPORTANT – If you contact us by email:

  1. The internet is not private.  Email may be blocked or slow to arrive.
  2. Sending us an email does not mean that we are helping you or will be able to help you.
  3. You will not be our client and we will not act for you until we have an agreement with you.
  4. Unless we are already helping you with your legal matter, any information that you send to us will not be considered confidential. Even if we have helped you with other legal matters before, you should not send confidential information to us about new legal matters until we have agreed to advise you.
  5. HALCO follows the client confidentiality rules of the Law Society of Ontario.
  6. We suggest that you contact us by phone or drop in during our intake hours.