This is a study of problems having legal aspects experienced by low and moderate income Canadians. The main objectives of the study are to determine the incidence of law-related problems among this segment of the population and the social and demographic groups that are most vulnerable to problems.

The study identified a number of marginalized groups who had legal problems, including a growing segment of the labour force in unstable forms of non-standard employment, such as part-time work and marginal self-employment. These workers have lower and frequently interrupted incomes, limited access to benefits such as medical care, dental care and no pension benefits other than the minimal public pension system.This long-term structural change in the economy may signal the need for increased legal assistance.