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June 1: Injured Workers' Day Rally & March
When & where:
- Rally and march, Thursday, June 1, 2017, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET, Queen's Park, Toronto, M7A 1A5
- Panel discussion, Thursday, June 1, 2017, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., OCAD University Auditorium - 100 McCaul Street, Room 190
A rally and march, followed by a panel discussion, are on the agenda for the June 1 event.
Notice – Government of Canada Eliminates Conditional Permanent Residence
It required sponsored spouses or common-law partners of Canadian citizens and permanent residents to cohabit with their sponsor in a conjugal relationship for 2 years to maintain their PR status...
Focus: Aboriginal approach to child welfare brings results
Currently, Aboriginal Legal Services handles about 50 to 60 child welfare files per year under what it calls AADR — aboriginal approach to dispute resolution.
May 16: Landlord and Tenant Rights and Responsibilities
When: Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Where: Barbara Frum branch, 20 Covington Road, Toronto M6A 3C1
Topics include: Finding the right tenant or landlord, the content of the lease/rental agreement, security and maintenance, privacy, rules of changing the lock, and more.
Widow takes feds to appeals tribunal after CPP benefits denied due to her age
Anyone under age 35 who loses a spouse receives CPP survivor benefits only if they have children or a disability. Jilian, who was 10 weeks shy of her 35th birthday when Derksen died, has neither...
Despite justifications, no evidence police stops effective
Anthony Doob and Rosemary Gartner, professors of criminology at the University of Toronto's Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies, on carding.
On International Workers Day, Migrant Workers are still Precarious and Unsupported
The CCR calls for open work permits, access to permanent residence, access to settlement services, family reunification, and increased and more effective monitoring and enforcement.
Parkdale tenants kick off 'rent strike' to demand repairs, end to rent hikes
About 200 tenants of buildings run by MetCap are expected to withhold close to $250,000 in monthly payments, says Vic Natola, a community legal worker with Parkdale Community Legal Services.
Landlords who evict tenants for their own use will have to offer compensation, proposed legislation says
Under the new legislation, landlords would have to give tenants a new unit or compensate them with one month's rent.
Ontario Budget 2017: ISAC response and analysis
ISAC says Ontario's 2017 Budget does very little to address the deep poverty experienced by people relying on support from Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP).
OFL Statement on the 2017 Day of Mourning
On April 28, thousands of workers, friends and families of those killed and injured on the job commemorate the labour movement's most solemn occasion, the annual Day of Mourning.
Social assistance recipients see boost in asset limits in Ontario budget
ISAC's Jennefer Laidley and other anti-poverty activists had called for a significant hike in social assistance rates, but the budget essentially flat-lines payments with a 2 per cent inflationary...
Ontario landlords must pay one month's rent or offer new unit to tenants they evict for own use
If your landlord evicts you so that he or she or a family member can live in the unit and then you see it on Craigslist two months later for higher rent, it's on them to explain to the LTB.
New and Revised CLEO Publications - April 26, 2017
CLEO is pleased to announce the following new or updated resources. All CLEO resources are provided free of charge.
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April 28, 2017
Ontario Energy Support Program to benefit more consumers, increase credits by 50%
Support for lower-income electricity consumers will increase by 50 per cent and more consumers will be eligible for assistance under changes to the OESP, which take effect May 1, 2017.
Two groundbreaking studies of Covenant House youth
The largest-ever sample of homeless youth in the United States and Canada reveals that nearly one-fifth are victims of human trafficking, including those trafficked for sex, labor, or both.
ISAC's Media & Policy News: 27 April 2017
The Income Security Advocacy Centre's bulletin includes news, updates, reports, and events from Ontario, across Canada, and around the world.
Statscan to phase in changes to crime-reporting protocols in wake of Unfounded investigation
One of every five sexual-assault allegations reported to Canadian law enforcement goes undocumented because officers have dismissed them as unfounded.
Ontario's Basic Income Pilot Project: What will it mean for people on social assistance?
ISAC has put together a backgrounder to give people on social assistance, low-income people, and groups/agencies that work with them information on what the pilot project will mean.
Toronto lawyer suspended over handling of Roma refugee cases
Advocates for Roma refugees have for years blamed the group's low asylum acceptance rates on the poor legal representation they received during the asylum process.
