Ontario Parole Board — first consultation and case assessment
Assessing your case, deadlines and evidence before the Ontario Parole Board.
What is included
- A meeting by phone, video or in person to go over what happened
- A review of the decision, notice or documents you bring
- An explanation of the tribunal's process, the steps ahead and the deadlines
- A view of the options open to you and what each usually involves
- If you want further help, a proposed scope of work to consider before you decide
What is not included
- Tribunal filing fees, transcripts, professional reports and other disbursements
- Stages the service does not name, such as an extra hearing day, a reconsideration or an appeal
- Attending a hearing when the service covers documents or advice only
- A judicial review or appeal in the Divisional Court, which is outside a licensed paralegal's scope
- Collecting money or enforcing an order after the decision
Who this service is for
- Someone who has just received a decision or notice and wants to understand it
- People deciding whether to apply or appeal at all
- Someone who wants to know whether a paralegal can help before committing to more
Information to have ready
- 1The decision, notice or letter, and anything showing when you received it
- 2Any documents you have already filed or received
- 3A short list of the questions you most want answered
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost?
The fee is $200 plus 13% HST ($226.00 in all) for the work described on this page. Court, tribunal or government fees and other disbursements are extra. We confirm the scope and the fee in a written retainer agreement before any work starts.
What happens when I check out?
You book a time for your intake call, then save a card on Stripe's secure page. Nothing is charged today: the card is only charged later, for an invoice for work already done, as your retainer agreement sets out. A licensed paralegal confirms the details, checks for conflicts of interest and, if we can act for you, sends the retainer agreement. Fees paid before the work is done are held in our trust account.
Do I have to hire you after the consultation?
No. You are under no obligation to go further, and you can decide on next steps in your own time, keeping your deadlines in mind.
Is a consultation the same as representation?
No. A consultation is advice at one point in time. We act for you on filings or hearings only once a retainer for that work has been signed.
Can you tell me whether I will succeed?
We can explain the strengths and weaknesses we see and what tribunals usually look at, but no one can promise how a tribunal will decide.
General information only, not legal advice. NEO Legal Services Professional Corporation is a licensed paralegal firm regulated by the Law Society of Ontario.
Important limitations
- No outcome can be guaranteed; the tribunal decides
- Deadlines are set by law or by the tribunal, and missing one may end your right to go ahead
- The service covers only the step it names; later steps are agreed separately in writing
- A few services here are requests or complaints to public bodies rather than tribunal cases; before any work starts we confirm that your matter is within what a licensed paralegal is permitted to do, and we can refer anything that is not to an Ontario lawyer.
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