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Jail sentence for boss who owed workers $125,000
A Brampton-based employer has been handed a rare 30-day jail sentence for failing to pay 43 employees more than $125,000 in wages, as the Ministry of Labour vows to ramp up enforcement.
Independent legal advice and how it works
The importance of independent legal advice is to assure all the parties that unencumbered legal advice has been provided to the client.
June 22: Early termination by tenants experiencing domestic or sexual violence – issues and implications
When: Thursday, June 22, 2017, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. ET
Where: 55 University Ave., Toronto, 15th floor, and remotely via webinar
This session is for community legal clinic staff and students, private bar, and legal staff of organizations providing services to tenants or to victims of violence or abuse.
More Canadians seeking CPP disability benefits have denials overturned on appeal
Two-thirds of those who took their appeal to the social security tribunal ended up winning, raising questions about why they were denied in the first place.
In Canada, a law says workplace has role in fighting domestic violence
Supporters say the benefit can ease the economic barriers to escaping abusive situations, while increasing transparency for an issue long treated as private.
Government bringing sexual assault law up to speed with the courts, times
To bring legislation up to date, the Liberal government is changing sexual assault law to make it clear that an unconscious person cannot consent to sexual activity.
Toronto fire department finds 'significant' fire code violations in short-term rentals
Paying guests were ordered to leave after fire inspectors found conditions they termed an "immediate threat to life."
June 15: Rethinking Justice: 7th Symposium on HIV, Law and Human Rights
When: Thursday, June 15, 2017, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Where: Chelsea Hotel, 33 Gerrard St. W., Toronto
Some of the themes this year: Current state of criminalization: Canada and the world, speaking out about the experience of HIV criminalization, and science of HIV transmission.
Register for upcoming webinar: Basic Income in Ontario: What low-income people, service providers and advocates need to know
The Ontario government recently announced the details of its Basic Income Pilot Project, and low-income people living in the test areas will start being signed up soon. This wide-ranging and...
Sexual assault and intoxication: Reasonable Doubt
In the eyes of the law, being drunk doesn't mean you can't consent to sex – trial judges are required to consider the extent of the complainant's intoxication.
'I'm the victim and I'm in shackles': Edmonton woman jailed while testifying against her attacker
Forced to spend a total of five nights in the Edmonton Remand Centre during her testimony, the victim's treatment was called "appalling" by the Alberta justice minister.
Haudenosaunee men ordered to pay Enbridge's legal fees
Indigenous protesters Todd Williams and Wayne Hill must pay $18,387.81 and $7,000, respectively, to cover Enbridge's legal fees, a judge has ruled.
Toronto Life’s reno from hell shines a light on the housing plight of the poor in Parkdale: Keenan
The affordable places for Toronto’s poorest residents to live — in houses, in private rental buildings, in public housing — are either disappearing or falling apart.
Ottawa spent $707,000 in legal fees fighting decision that protects Indigenous children
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruled the government was discriminating against First Nations children by not giving them equitable health and social services payments.
Pregnancy Drastically Increases Domestic Violence Risk
Pregnancy should be a time when a woman receives extra care and attention. While some women feel great throughout their pregnancy, others face health complications. Whatever the pregnancy...
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The Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children (CREVAWC)
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June 02, 2017
Digital Delivery of Legal Services to People on Low Incomes: 8 things we learnt over the last year
The 2017 report on Digital Delivery of Legal Services to People on Low Incomes was published today with eight conclusions summarising the current state of play which are set out below....
How to run a legal clinic like a startup
A group of Toronto community legal clinics have moved into one office space, helping them share ideas and cut costs
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Association of Community Legal Clinics of Ontario (ACLCO)/L'Association des Cliniques Juridiques Communautaires de L'Ontario (ACJCO)
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May 31, 2017
New accessibility laws should include rules for employment, inclusive buildings, transport
Public consultations on Canada’s first national law for disabled people have identified high unemployment rates, inaccessible buildings and barriers in transportation as some of the key issues...
On the Radar: What happens when someone on ODSP gets a medical review date
This month’s On the Radar talks about the process that the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) uses when they do a medical review.
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CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario/Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario)
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May 31, 2017
Canada’s privacy czar raises flag over planned U.S. border password searches
Canadian privacy could be imperilled by apparent U.S. plans to demand cellphone and social media passwords from foreign visitors, a federal watchdog says.
