News & Events
Report confirms chronic and severe health problems far higher among poor
Posted February 10, 2009 - Chronic and severe health conditions among poor Ontarians are far higher than those of average Ontarians, according to a report called "Sick and Tired: The Compromised Health of Social Assistance Recipients and the Working Poor in Ontario."
Article source Community Social Planning Council of Toronto
ARCH seeking participants for needs assessment on legal issues facing people with disabilities
Posted February 9, 2009 - ARCH Disability Law Centre is looking for people to participate in a needs assessment to help better understand the legal issues facing people with disabilities in Ontario and make legal services more accessible.
Article source ARCH Disability Law Centre
Recommended payday loan cap of $21 per $100 still too high, say critics
Posted February 9, 2009 - A Toronto Star article reports that the recommendation by Ontario's payday loan advisory board to cap payday loan charges at $21 per $100 is considered too high by critics.
Article source Toronto Star
With over 25 per cent of Canadians unable to read newspaper articles, public asked how to improve kids' literacy skills
Posted February 9, 2009 - The Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network
(CLLRNet) will hold consultations across Canada in which the public will be invited to submit ideas on how to improve literacy outcomes for Canadian children.
Article source Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network
Citizenship changes could leave children of some Canadian citizens stateless
Posted February 6, 2009 - The Canadian Council for Refugees says that changes to citizenship rules set to take effect in April will create two classes of citizenship, with a lower class unable to pass on their citizenship to their children.
Article source Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR)
Refugee advocates dismayed at Supreme Court decision on Safe Third Country agreement
Posted February 5, 2009 - The Canadian Council for Refugees, Amnesty International, and the Canadian Council of Churches say they "deeply regret" the Supreme Court decision on the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement.
Article source Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR)
Some immigrant mothers being charged for child benefit overpayments
Posted February 5, 2009 - Legal clinics and community organizations are being warned that immigrant mothers without permanent status in Canada risk building up debt to the government by receiving child benefit payments they are not eligible for.
Article source South Ottawa Community Legal Services
Appeal court looks at whether owner must pay employees what bankrupt company owes
Posted February 3, 2009 - A Toronto Star article looks at a case before the Ontario Court of Appeal, which must decide whether a company owner has to pay the employees of his bankrupt company what it owes in severance and termination pay. Employees were represented by the Metro Toronto Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic and Parkdale Community Legal Services.
Article source Toronto Star
CLEO announces CDs and pamphlet racks available for multi-language text and audio materials
Posted February 2, 2009 - CLEO has free audio CDs and a limited supply of free pamphlet racks that community agencies can order to allow them to easily display the materials in their offices and play the audio recordings in their waiting rooms and at events. The materials and recordings are part of CLEO's Six Languages Text and Audio Project and are also available for downloading on the CLEO web site.
Article source CLEO
Law Commission invites input in choosing family law project
Posted February 2, 2009 - The Law Commission of Ontario is requesting public input on the kind of family law reform project it should undertake. Written submissions on the issues raised in their Consultation Paper are welcome until Friday, March 13, 2009.
Article source Law Commission of Ontario
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