Muslim Legal Support Centre

The MLSC was initiated in 2018 in recognition of the lack of culturally competent legal services accessible to the Muslim community. Discrimination against the Muslim population in Ontario is on the rise and the intersecting impacts of poverty, racialization and Islamophobia make this diverse population distinctly vulnerable.

Our mission is to connect the community with culturally competent and accessible legal services, empower the community with legal information; improve understanding of Muslim identities and Muslim experiences within the legal system through data gathering and research, increase capacity of the legal sector to provide accessible and equitable legal services to Muslims in Ontario; and partner with the legal sector, community organizations, academics, and service providers to identify injustices related to Muslim identity or perceived Muslim identity, and work towards systemic change.