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ACTO Winter 2010 newsletter now available
Posted March 10, 2010 - Topics in The Tenant Advocate, Winter 2010, include OMB decision in ACTO appeal, Right to Housing case update, and Bill 106 update.
Article source Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO)
ARCH Winter 2010 newsletter now available
Posted March 10, 2010 - Topics in the ARCH Disability Law Centre Winter 2010 issue include accessibility of administrative tribunals, improving accessibility in federal and provincial elections, and consultations on Ontario's Mental Health and Addictions Strategy.
Article source ARCH Disability Law Centre
March 19: Forum on services for immigrants without full status
March 19, 2010 - This is a professional development and networking forum for service providers working with newcomer communities to help immigrants without full status gain access to essential services.
Homeless shelters should be safe sanctuary, activists say
Posted March 8, 2010 - Women's and refugee rights groups are demanding homeless shelters be declared safe sanctuary from removal enforcement officials, who recently entered a Toronto shelter looking for a Ghanaian woman in hiding.
Article source Toronto Star
Legal group seeking participants in Right to Housing case
Posted March 8, 2010 - The Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario is seeking the participation of individuals and organizations in the Right to Housing case it plans to bring before the Ontario Superior Court in May.
Article source Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO)
Ontario government increases minimum wage
Posted March 8, 2010 - The Ontario government is raising the minimum wage to $10.25 on March 31, 2010.
Article source Government of Ontario
Sexuality a complicated issue for seniors
Posted March 8, 2010 - Judith Wahl, a senior lawyer at the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, recently spoke on the topic of "Sexuality in Later Life: Legal Views and Professional Issues."
Article source The Sudbury Star
Study finds French-speakers reluctant to ask for legal services in their mother tongue
Posted March 8, 2010 - Ontario francophones are reluctant to ask for French-language services in the province's justice system because they fear being labelled as troublemakers, according to a University of Ottawa study.
Article source Ottawa Citizen
Social Benefits Tribunal reinstates benefits for grandchild
Posted March 4, 2010 - In a recent decision being hailed by advocates, the Ontario's Social Benefits Tribunal has sent a clear message to the Ontario government and municipal social services administrators that their practices are out of step with the law.
Article source Pro Bono Law Ontario
Action needed on Special Diet
Posted March 3, 2010 - The ODSP Action Coalition is concerned that the Special Diet program may be viewed as too expensive and is at risk of being shut down. They are asking members and supporters to call, write, or email their MPP about the importance of the Special Diet allowance.
Article source ODSP Action Coalition
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