No. Your spouse or partner might threaten to have you deported from Canada if you report his abusive behaviour. He might say he has this right because he sponsored you. He does not have this right....
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Abuse and Family Violence, Court systems, Partner abuse, Sponsorship, Immigration and Refugee Law, Legal System
This answer is adapted from an article on Settlement.org "Do I need a guarantor or co-signer?"
In Ontario, landlords are legally allowed to ask for information on your income and credit as well as...
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Discrimination in housing, Rent and rental agreements, Housing Law, Human Rights
This answer is taken from CLEO's On the Radar - May 2013.
Does everyone get public holidays off work?
Ontario’s Employment Standards Act (ESA) sets out minimum rules that employers must follow...
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Employment standards, Employment and Work
This answer is taken from CLEO's On the Radar - April 2013.
Salespeople coming to the door can pressure or mislead you or someone you care about into getting something you don't need, you can'...
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Door-to-door sales, Consumer Law
You may have heard terms like "pre-nuptial", "marriage contract", and "divorce settlement" — but what do they really mean? In Ontario, the law recognizes certain types of agreements that people can...
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Divorce and separation, Marriage and common-law relationships, Family Law
Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal information (name, address, date of birth, Social Insurance Number, bank account PINs, etc.) without your knowledge or consent. Identity thieves...
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Consumer Law, Identity theft
No. Under Ontario's Consumer Protection Act, 2002, you may be charged an initiation fee in addition to the monthly fee so long as the initiation fee is not more than two times the annual fee. If you...
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Consumer Law, Prepaid services
Under Ontario's Consumer Protection Act, 2002, the garage must give you a 90 day or 5,000 kilometre (whichever comes first) warranty on new and reconditioned parts, and labour. If the repaired or...
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Consumer Law, Motor vehicle sales and repairs
Your credit rating is based upon information about how much debt you have, whether you pay your bills on time, and whether you appear to have more credit than you appear to be able to manage. Some...
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Credit records, Consumer Law
No. You can make an agreement now that will determine some of the things that you want to happen if you ever separate -- for example, how will you divide up your property, or whether one of you will...
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Custody and access, Divorce and separation, Marriage and common-law relationships, Family Law
Yes, first your mother can try to get the decision changed by following the CCAC's complaints process. Every CCAC is required by law to have one. Start by asking the case manager for a written...
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Home care, Patient rights, Health and Disability
This answer is taken from CLEO’s September 2012 edition of “On the Radar”.
When a tenant gives notice or after they move out, most landlords do inspections and they often find various things wrong...
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Maintenance and repairs, Moving out, Housing Law
Not necessarily. If you have sole custody, your will can say who will have custody of your child for the first 90 days after your death. The person you choose, or anyone else, can apply to court to...
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Preparing a will, Custody and access, Family Law, Wills and Estates
No. In this situation, the landlord may not have directly said that he or she would not rent to immigrants or other specific groups, but the credit rating requirement nevertheless is more likely to...
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Discrimination in housing, Rent and rental agreements, Housing Law, Human Rights
Probably not. Generally, unless there is a proven health and safety factor that cannot be accommodated without undue hardship to the employer, the employer cannot force you to wear clothing that...
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Discrimination at work, Discrimination based on personal characteristics, Human Rights
No. If your employer is making assumptions about you based on labels and attitudes about age, then this is a kind of discrimination sometimes referred to as ‘ageism’. Both old people and young people...
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Discrimination at work, Human Rights
No. To refuse to rent you an apartment because they prefer not to have children in their apartment building is considered discrimination based on “family status”. The landlord cannot refuse to rent...
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Discrimination in housing, Human Rights
The Ontario Human Rights Code or “the Code” is a provincial anti-discrimination law that applies to workplaces, housing, services, facilities, and to contracts or agreements. Under the Human Rights...
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Human rights complaints, Human Rights
This answer is taken from "Applying for EI — Changes to the Record of Employment form" produced by Community Advocacy & Legal Centre.
Employers complete Records of Employment (ROEs) for...
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Employment Insurance, Employment and Work
No. It is against the Ontario Human Rights Code to discriminate against a person in respect of their housing simply because they receive social assistance.
If your landlord, anyone acting for your...
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Discrimination in housing, Ontario Disability Support Program, Ontario Works, Rent and rental agreements, Housing Law, Human Rights, Social Assistance and Pensions
If you have been contacted by a collection agency about a debt that you do not owe, you can notify the agency that you dispute the debt. To be cautious you should notify both the collection agency...
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Collection agencies, Consumer Law
In Ontario, the provincial Consumer Reporting Act says what may be included in a credit report. If your credit report is accurate (meaning that it does not contain any errors and it includes only...
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Credit records, Consumer Law
Maybe. Ontario's Pay Day Loans Act, 2008 gives you the right to cancel a payday loan for any reason (or for no reason) within two days from when you received the written copy of the loan agreement...
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Consumer Law, Payday loans
This answer is taken from Guide to Youth Criminal Court in Toronto, produced by Justice for Children and Youth. (Most of the information in Guide to Youth Criminal Court in Toronto applies to all of...
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Youth criminal justice, Criminal Law
You should ask the landlord for permission to "assign" your place to your friend. It's best to do this in writing. If you don't get permission, your friend could get evicted. If your landlord refuses...
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Moving out, Housing Law
