News & Events
Injured Workers' Consultants legal clinic library now available online
Posted April 21, 2009 - With the financial support of the Law Foundation of Ontario, Injured Workers' Consultants has set up a web version of its library catalogue to provide better access to its collection, which includes key legislation and case law, with a focus on historical and current law reform materials.
Article source Injured Workers' Consultants
Legal information web site launched in British Columbia
Posted April 21, 2009 - Clicklaw is now live at www.clicklaw.bc.ca. On launch, the site features legal information and education resources aimed at the public from the 24 organizations that have been formally participating in Clicklaw.
Article source PLEI Portal
New health and safety rules strengthen protection against harassment and violence
Posted April 21, 2009 - Proposed amendments to Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act identify harassment and violence as workplace hazards and require employers to carry out preventive measures against them.
Article source Ontario Federation of Labour
New rules restore citizenship to some, strip it from others
Posted April 17, 2009 - A cbc.ca article reports that new citizenship rules that take effect today will have mixed effects, restoring citizenship to some but creating a new class of so-called "Lost Canadians."
Article source Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
New citizenship law to take effect April 17
Posted April 16, 2009 - A new citizenship law, which comes into effect April 17, will grant citizenship to certain people who lost it and to others who will be recognized as citizens for the first time. It will also limit citizenship by descent to one generation outside Canada.
Article source Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)
Submissions invited for poverty bill hearings
Posted April 14, 2009 - Two days of hearings on Bill 152, the Poverty Reduction Act, will take place on April 20 and 21 at Queen's Park in Toronto. Presenters can comment on the Bill and make recommendations for how it could be improved. Oral presentations must be registered by 12:00 noon on Thursday, April 16, 2009.
Article source Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC)
People living in poverty need supplement to offset effects of tax harmonization
Posted March 30, 2009 - Anti-poverty advocates are concerned that harmonizing the PST and GST will leave low-income people with less money for food and other necessities.
Article source Poverty Watch Ontario
Advocates say ban on sub-meters can lead to better conservation agenda
Posted March 27, 2009 - The Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario says that the Ontario Energy Board ban on placing sub-meters in apartments is an opportunity to develop a conservation agenda that protects both tenants and the environment.
Article source Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO)
Advocates welcome funds for affordable housing, but caution that more is needed
Posted March 27, 2009 - While welcoming the provincial government's investment in housing announced in the provincial budget, the Advocacy Centre for Tenants stresses the need for new construction of affordable housing, repair of existing social housing, and an increase in social assistance rates.
Article source Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO)
Budget makes progress on affordable housing, falls short on social assistance
Posted March 27, 2009 - The 25 in 5 Network says that the Ontario budget delivered on child benefits, made significant progress on affordable housing, fell short on social assistance, missed the mark entirely on early learning and child care, and went halfway on labour standards.
Article source 25 in 5 Network for Poverty Reduction
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