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OHRC seeks input on new Code grounds 'gender identity' and 'gender expression'
OHRC is currently working to update its policy on discrimination and harassment because of gender identity. Learn more about their consultation survey and how you can provide...
May 1: May Be Me Dialogue on Law reform, gender and disability
Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Featuring: Fran Odette, Faculty Member, George Brown College
Location: ING DIRECT Downtown Toronto Cafe (221 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON)
Cost: $20 per ticket online or at door | $10 student ticket with ID at door
Tickets: purchase online | purchase at door
Our laws need to be improved to support women who experience gender-based violence, but law reform must incorporate an understanding of both gendered violence and...
Toronto court rules woman must remove niqab to testify
The judge in the case says the veil would obscure defence counsels' ability to assess her demeanour, as well as the judge's ability to assess her credibility.
Ontario budget 2013 should boost child benefit to help poor kids
The 25-in-5 Network for Poverty Reduction also lists an increase in the minimum wage and investment in affordable child care among the measures it wants to see in the Ontario budget.
Lift people with disabilities out of poverty, say OPSEU members at ODSP lobby
People with disabilities and frontline staff joined forces to tell MPPs to improve disability benefits, but not in the ways recommended by the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance.
Potential social assistance changes could leave people with disabilities worse off: OPSEU campaign
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) has produced a fact sheet as part of their campaign against changes to social assistance that will hurt people with disabilities.
25 avril: Atelier en ligne sur la prévention de la fraude contre les ainés/Online workshop in French on identifying and preventing fraud against the elderly
Ce jeudi 25 avril 2013 à 14h sur Internet/Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 2 p.m. online
Complètement sur Internet, vous pourrez écouter deux experts, dans le domaine de le la prévention de l'abus des ainé.e.s.
National Victims of Crime Awareness Week
The theme for the 8th annual National Victims of Crime Awareness Week that will be commemorated across Canada from April 21 to 27, 2013 is: We All Have a Role.
May 7: Free public legal information sessions on wills, Small Claims Court
Date Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Time 5:30 p.m. Wills; 7 p.m. Small Claims Court
Place The Law Society of Upper Canada, 130 Queen St. West, Toronto, University & Queen W. (at Osgoode subway station)
Register Advance registration is required by May 3 to ensure a seat. Please register online or by phone: 416-947-3413/1-800-668-7380 ext. 3413.
In two, free, one-hour sessions, lawyers and paralegals will provide you with helpful information and explain common concerns about wills and Small Claims Court.
How to curb precarious employment
Many in the labour market do not have the same social and legal protections and security that other workers enjoy. This needs to change, say these authors.
Migrant farm workers inhabit precarious working world
If we are serious about reforming temporary worker programs, we should be building protections against exploitation, abuses, and unsafe work conditions for everyone, says this author.
May 14: UORAP training workshop, Toronto
Date Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Time 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Place Falconer Hall, University of Toronto Law School (on Queen's Park Crescent, right next to the Museum subway station)
Contact Emily Bates, UORAP Director
Email emily.bates@uottawa.ca
The purpose of this training is to assist community workers to help refugee claimants prepare for their refugee hearing.
Website aims to help teens emerge from the aftermath of 'sexting'
A new website aims to help teens regain control of their lives in the aftermath of 'sexting' or cyber bullying, an initiative spurred by the recent suicide deaths of Rehtaeh Parsons and Amanda...
PLEI Connect - 5th Webinar - Writing for the Web and Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Apr 30, 2013 12:30 pm E.S.T. - English PLEI Connect - 5th Webinar - Writing for the Web and SEO
Apr 30, 2013 2:30 pm E.S.T. - Francais - La Connexion VIJ - 5e webinaire - La rédaction Web et le SEO
May 2, 2013 12:30 pm E.S.T. - English PLEI Connect - 5th Web Lab - Writing for the Web and SEO
May 2, 2013 2:30 pm E.S.T. - Francais - La Connexion VIJ - 5e weblab - La rédaction Web et le SEO
To register for the web labs, please visit: http://clbc.webex.com
PLEI Connect is a project to help organizations across Canada identify and share technology tools to effectively deliver public legal education and information (PLEI) services. Key components of...
Holistic services the way forward for Ontario legal clinics
For lawyers, this means working more closely with their clients to address their systemic needs, not just their legal issues, according to the Association of Community Legal Clinics of Ontario's...
Right to know: Legal aid off limits to all but the poorest
A single person will not qualify for free legal aid if he or she makes more than $10,800 a year. The absolute cut-off for a four-person household is $24,067.
Grandparent rights bill will get public hearings in Ontario
Liberal backbencher Kim Craitor is making his fifth attempt to update the Child Law Reform Act to give grandparents more rights.
A Plea for More PLEI
On the occasion of Law Day (April 17), this writer discusses the importance of public legal education and information (PLEI) in meeting access to justice needs.
Ontario's Community Legal Clinics Release Innovative Strategic Plan
The Association of Community Legal Clinics of Ontario (ACLCO) is proud to announce the release of a first-ever Strategic Plan for Ontario's Community Legal Clinic system.
