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Aboriginal organizations to receive grants to support crime victims
The provincial government has announced that a total of $2 million in one-time funding will be awarded to 21 Aboriginal organizations through the Aboriginal Victims Support Grant Program for local...
Child benefit won't deliver promised funds for poorest kids, say advocates
Anti-poverty advocates say the Ontario government has reneged on a promise to distribute at least $50 a month to the province's poorest children through the Ontario Child Benefit, according to the...
Events in cities across Ontario and Canada to observe World Refugee Day
World Refugee Day, Saturday, June 20, will be observed in activities across the Canada and Ontario with the theme "Real People, Real Needs," focusing on the unmet needs of people throughout the...
Boycott in northwestern Ontario leaves First Nations communities without lawyers
A Toronto Star article reports that with the legal aid boycott spreading to Thunder Bay, aboriginal people charged with serious offences in northwestern Ontario may have to stand trial without a...
Tenant association calls on government to legislate rent freeze
As the Ontario Government announces the 2010 rent increase guideline as 2.1 per cent, the Federation of Metro Tenants' Associations says that rents should be frozen or lowered in these tough...
Study to look at survivors of mental illness who risk deportation because of crime
The Schizophrenia Society of Ontario (SSO) is requesting information from people and agencies that work with clients living with mental illness who are at risk of deportation because of...
Trial lawyers' association backing legal aid boycott
The Toronto Star reports that The Advocates' Society, an influential trial lawyers' association, believes a raise in legal aid rates will attract experienced lawyers and improve the efficiency of...
Mistakes on immigration documents a growing concern
The Toronto Star reports that mistakes on immigration documents introduced by front-line Citizenship and Immigration Canada employees have become, in the words of one official, "a frustrating...
Report released on family violence in Toronto's Punjabi and Tamil communities
A report has been released which looks at whether family violence in Toronto's Punjabi and Tamil communities is associated with pre-existing cultural practices or is due to stresses resulting from...
Report card shows small improvement in Waterloo Region rental affordability
The second Homelessness and Housing Umbrella Group (HHUG) Report Card has been released, giving grades to the state of housing affordability, stability, availability, and homelessness in Waterloo...
Canada's leading payday lender will pay $100 million to Ontario clients
The Toronto Star reports that a class-action lawsuit filed in 2003 has resulted in a settlement of about $100 million to be paid to clients who complained they were ripped off by usurious interest...
Rising rents show government not protecting rental affordability, say tenant advocates
Responding to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's release of the Spring 2009 Rental Market Reports, the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario says the province's new affordable rental housing...
Ontario government announces long-term affordable housing strategy
The Ontario government is seeking input on the vision, principles, and goals of its strategy to develop long-term affordable housing.
Campaign launched to stop mandatory Landlord and Tenant Board telephone hearings
The Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO) has launched a campaign to prevent telephone hearings at the Landlord and Tenant Board from being implemented throughout the province. ACTO reports...
Northwest Community Legal Clinic celebrates amalgamation and reopening
The Northwest Community Legal Clinic, an amalgamation of the Kenora Community Legal Clinic and the Rainy River District Community Legal Clinic, has celebrated their official opening at their...
Survey shows four times more poverty among injured workers
A survey of injured workers in Ontario finds that depression, strained family relationships, and diminished quality of life are common for injured workers and their families.
Forum hears from residents on federal role in fighting poverty
The Toronto Star reports on a town hall meeting held to get input from community members who were not given an opportunity to address Parliamentary hearings about the federal role in poverty...
Senior lawyers to refuse legal aid work on homicide, guns, or gangs offences
A Toronto Star article says that criminal lawyers with 10 or more years' experience will no longer perform legal aid work for people charged with homicide, guns, or gangs offences, giving...
Brochure sets out myths and facts about homelessness and poverty
The Cambridge Action on Homelessness Group (CAHG) has created a brochure it hopes will increase awareness of homelessness and poverty issues in the community. Although the data pertains mainly to...
Canadian Council for Refugees addresses recent challenges to refugee claim system
To raise public awareness, the Canadian Council for Refugees has produced "Understanding current challenges to the refugee claim process: Lives in the balance," which gives answers to current...
