News from CLEO - Community Legal Education Ontario/Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario
CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario/Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario) develops materials and projects to help low-income and disadvantaged communities understand their legal rights. A project of CLEO, Your Legal Rights is a web site of legal information for people in Ontario.
More informationRegister for the final PLEIConnect Web labs on Online Tools for Measuring Impact
ENGLISH Web lab - June 20th, 2013 9:30 PT and 12:30 E.S.T.
FRENCH Web lab - June 20th, 2013 12:00 PT and 3:00 E.S.T.
Register today at: https://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 this project are webinars and web labs in English and French. Space is still available to register for our 6th and final web labs in English and French on Online Tools for Measuring Impact.
Updated information on claimant's and interpreter's declarations
Updates to the Refugee Rights in Ontario website show how to amend declarations in the Basis of Claim form when a claimant or interpreter isn't sure if the information is complete, true and correct.
On the Radar: The rules about reporting elder abuse
To mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, this month's On the Radar looks at the law on reporting known or suspected abuse of seniors in Ontario.
CLEO is Hiring: French outreach and content development contract
CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario / Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario) is seeking to undertake community outreach and content development for its French resources and services. This is a short-term contract, deadline is July 8, 2013.
Register for PLEI Connect - 6th Webinar and Web lab - Online Tools for Measuring Impact
Webinar - June 18th, 2013 9:30 PT and 12:30 E.S.T.
Web lab - June 20th, 2013 9:30 PT and 12:30 E.S.T.
Register today for our webinar and web lab at: https://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 this project are webinars and web labs in English and French. For our last webinar and web lab in the PLEI Connect project, we asked our members to vote on a topic and the clear winner was online tools for measuring impact.
New and Revised CLEO Publications are Available to Order, View, and Print
CLEO is pleased to announce new or updated resources. All CLEO resources are provided free of charge. For a complete list of our publications, please visit www.cleo.on.ca.
Register today for June 13 webinar on Wrongful Dismissal
When: June 13, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. E.S.T.
Where: Online
June 13, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. E.S.T. - This webinar, intended for community workers, presents options for workers who have been fired or laid off. It looks at when an employer can fire an employee, what a worker can do if they are wrongfully dismissed, and what the Courts or the Ministry of Labour look for when dealing with dismissal cases.
New section on the Refugee Rights in Ontario website
A new section on Refugee Rights in Ontario answers the question: What happens when the Refugee Protection Division refuses a claim or the Minister appeals the decision?
Help us choose a topic for PLEI Connect's final webinar series
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 this project are webinars and web labs in English and French. Our final webinar and web lab is coming up in June and we are asking our audience(s) to help us choose a topic. Visit the PLEIConnect.ca site to vote today.
Registration now closed for May 30 webinar on Employment Rights for Ontario Workers
When: May 30, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. E.S.T.
Where: Online - Registration for this event is now closed.
This webinar, intended for community workers, gives an overview of workers' rights under the Employment Standards Act, including overtime pay, illegal deductions, termination pay, severance pay, and public holiday pay. It covers steps a worker can take if the employer violates these standards.Registration for this event is now closed.
On the Radar: Public holidays and workers' rights
In anticipation of Victoria Day and other upcoming long weekends, this month's On the Radar looks at what the law says about public holidays.
CLEO announces a new edition of 'Do you know a woman who is being abused?'
CLEO is pleased to announce a new edition of "Do you know a woman who is being abused? A Legal Rights Handbook."
Register for May 2 PLEI Connect Web Lab on Writing for the Web and Search Engine Optimization
There are still spaces available for the PLEI Connect web lab on "Writing for the Web and Search Engine Optimization". A recorded version of the webinar on this topic is now available online. Register for the web lab so we can take our learning and find out how to put it into practice. The web lab is set for Thursday May 2nd at 9:30 AM PDT / 12:30 PM EDT and will last approximately one hour. To register please go to https://clbc.webex.com.
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 this project are webinars and web labs in English and French. Register today for this month's webinar and web labs on writing for the web and Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
New and Revised CLEO Publications are Available to Order, View, and Print
CLEO is pleased to announce new or updated resources. All CLEO resources are provided free of charge. For a complete list of our publications, please visit www.cleo.on.ca.
"Vote" up and down on content you find on Your Legal Rights
We have just added a feature to our website that lets you "Vote" up or down on each resource, common question, news item, webinar and selected pages on the site. Next time you are looking at a page on our site, take a second to vote.
On the Radar: Door-to-door sales: Don't get fooled
This month's On the Radar is about using the Consumer Protection Act to deal with problems that can arise when someone buys goods or services from a door-to-door salesperson.
Your Legal Rights Goes Mobile
As the number of people visiting our site on a mobile device or phone has increased, we have launched a mobile version of the Your Legal Rights website and welcome your feedback.
Registration is now closed for Mar 28 webinar - The New Basis of Claim Form (BOC) for Refugee Claims
When: March 28, 2013 at 12:00 p.m.
Where: Online
In the wake of recent changes to the refugee determination process, this webinar in the Family Law Education for Women (FLEW) series looks at the first step in making a refugee claim, the new Basis of Claim (BOC) form, introduced in December 2012. METRAC’s Legal Director Tamar Witelson is joined by lawyer and former Immigration and Refugee Board adjudicator Sudabeh Mashkuri, to talk about how an adjudicator will consider information in the BOC form, and some issues relevant to women exposed to violence who are making a refugee claim.
On the Radar: Refugee claimants and the Basis of Claim Form
This month's On the Radar looks at some of the implications for refugee claimants completing the Basis of Claim Form without the time and legal help that they need.
