News & Events
Goar: New pool of cheap labour -- seniors
Posted July 30, 2010 - In a Toronto Star column, Carol Goar says that more and more seniors are working in low-paying jobs because they have debts, modest savings, and no workplace pension.
Article source Toronto Star
Inter-Action: Canada's New Multiculturalism Grants and Contributions Program
Posted July 30, 2010 - This new program provides funding under two streams, Projects and Events, each with its own updated objectives, funding guidelines, and processes.
Article source Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)
New Voices Summer 2010 now available
Posted July 29, 2010 - The 2010 summer edition of New Voices has articles that relate to legal rights and focuses on civic participation, community organizing experiences, and the upcoming Toronto municipal elections.
Article source Mennonite New Life Centre of Toronto
Making it easier to ignore the poor
Posted July 28, 2010 - In this Toronto Star column, Linda McQuaig discusses how replacing the mandatory long-form census with a voluntary abbreviated survey will result in less reliable data collection, particularly from the poor and marginalized.
Article source Toronto Star
September 2: Free legal clinic on family law and child protection
September 2, 2010 - This free legal clinic on family law and child protection will take place every other Thursday beginning September 2.
CLEO updates online resource on refugee law changes
Posted July 27, 2010 - CLEO has updated its online resource, Refugee Law Changes, to reflect passage of Bill C-11 and provide brief information about key changes.
Article source CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario/Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario)
Exploited immigrants
Posted July 26, 2010 - A Toronto Star editorial points out what measures the Ministry of Labour could take to ease the situation of immigrants who are exploited in their workplaces.
Article source Toronto Star
From 'Social Assistance Review' To 'Income Security Review: Why it Matters for Low-Income Ontarians
Posted July 26, 2010 - The Social Assistance Review Advisory Council has published a new backgrounder on the vision for an "Income Security Review" that the Council has recommended.
AFN Chief Atleo calling for replacing the Indian Act, new relationship
Posted July 23, 2010 - These are media responses to a call by Shawn Atleo, head of the Assembly of First Nations, for a new relationship with the federal government and an end to the Indian Act within five years.
Can Canada's queer community sponsor more queer refugees?
Posted July 23, 2010 - An Xtra article reports that Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has asked the queer community to step up, but queer groups say it's not that simple.
Article source Xtra.ca
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