News & Events
2010-2011 Migrant farm workers report published
Posted February 14, 2011 - Canada's most comprehensive annual report on the challenges facing migrant farm workers confirms that abuse and exploitation of migrant farm workers are rampant in Canada's agriculture industry.
Article source United Food and Commercial Workers Canada
Ontario freezes minimum wage
Posted February 14, 2011 - The Liberal government has announced a freeze on the minimum wage, leaving it at $10.25 an hour, marking an end to a series of annual hikes that followed the party's election in 2003.
Article source Toronto Star
Updated information on Special Diet is now available
Posted February 14, 2011 - The Income Security Advocacy Centre has prepared updated information on the Special Diet Program, including what the changes are to the program and why the program is changing.
Article source Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC)
Video of Alex Neve lecture on Guantanamo Bay is now available
Posted February 14, 2011 - The online streaming video of the November 22, 2010 lecture by Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada, on the topic, "A View from Guantanamo Bay: Citizenship and Canada's Commitment to Human Rights" is now available.
Article source Centre for Refugee Studies (at York University)
Women's shelters no longer off-limits to immigration officers
Posted February 14, 2011 - The Toronto Sun reports that women's shelters are no longer off-limits to immigration officers looking to round up and deport people hiding out in Canada illegally.
Article source Toronto Sun
Access to justice becoming a privilege of the rich, judge warns
Posted February 11, 2011 - The middle class has been shut out of a justice system that caters primarily to the very rich and the very poor, Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin of the Supreme Court of Canada has told a group of legal luminaries.
Article source The Globe and Mail
March 10: Register today for CLEONet's webinar on Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Standards
March 10, 2011 - This webinar gives community service organizations information on standards under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and how they can be used to help clients.
Article source ARCH Disability Law Centre
Michael Bossin awarded the Sidney B. Linden Award
Posted February 11, 2011 - Legal Aid Ontario has selected Michael Bossin as the 2010 recipient of the Sidney B. Linden Award, which honours exceptional individuals who demonstrate a commitment to ensuring access to justice for low-income people.
Article source Legal Aid Ontario
February 22: Sponsoring Your Family to Canada workshop
February 22, 2011 - This is a workshop for immigrants and their families, service providers, and volunteers, on how to sponsor family members to Canada.
Article source St. Christopher House Immigrant and Refugee Services
How CPP changes may affect you
Posted February 10, 2011 - This Toronto Star article describes changes coming to the Canada Pension Plan that will especially affect those applying for benefits before age 65, those who want to retire but work part-time, or anyone who entered the workforce late or stepped away for extended times.
Article source Toronto Star
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