The University of Ottawa Refugee Assistance Project has prepared resources that community workers can use to help unrepresented refugee claimants obtain and deliver evidence for their refugee hearing, after the Basis of Claim (BOC) form is complete. The Hearing Preparation Form is a customizable checklist that provides a framework for gathering evidence to support a refugee claim. The Hearing Preparation Kit contains four guides to help community workers use the HPF to help claimants prepare for the hearing.
This is information about the Special Diet Allowance for people on Ontario Works (OW) or Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) who have Hepatitis C, Prader Willi Syndrome, or are experiencing unintended weight loss due to renal failure. If you are applying or re-applying for the program as a result of these changes, you can download the documents provided, which you will need to take to your health care professional.
Created for patients or health care consumers in Ontario, this website lists their most important rights, how they can make a complaint, and how they can get more information about their rights.
This e-learning video is for public, private, and not-for-profit sectors and completes the training requirements for section 7 of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). It has five parts:
- Introduction
- The Code
- Understanding the duty to accommodate
- Applying human rights principles
- Compliance and enforcement
Amendments to the Federal Child Support Guidelines (Federal Guidelines) came into force on December 31, 2011. These amendments have updated the Federal Child Support Tables (Federal Tables) used to determine child support amounts. The website includes frequently asked questions (FAQ).
The Ministry of Labour has updated its Guide for Joint Health and Safety Committees and Health and Safety Representatives in the Workplace to reflect changes resulting from Bill 160. It has been prepared to help the workplace parties understand some of their obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and regulations.
Produced by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, this website includes these topics: Buying a Newly Built Condo, Buying a Resale Condo, Condominium Costs, Living in a Condo, How Condominiums Are Run, and Working with Your Condo Board.
This section of the Ministry of the Attorney General web site has information about procedures in family courts in Ontario. It explains what a family law matter is, how to find the right court for a case, and how to find further help.
The Ministry of Labour has updated its Guide to the Occupational Health and Safety Act to reflect changes resulting from Bill 160. It has been prepared to help the workplace parties understand some of their obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and regulations.
This online tool was created to help women learn about their economic rights when entering and leaving common law relationships or marriages. It includes information about different legal definitions of spouse in Ontario, spousal and child support, economic abuse, the division of property, and has tools to help women write their own cohabitation or separation agreements. Also available as a PDF and as a podcast.
