Resource collection

Supporting people affected by the Safer Municipalities Act (Bill 6)

Recorded on January 22, 2026

The Safer Municipalities Act (Bill 6) became law in 2025. It allows police and bylaw officers to order people:

• to stop using illegal substances in public places such as encampments, or
• to leave an area.

Bill 6 also increases fines and prison sentences for public drug use. And it increases...

Provincial Ontario Bill 6: Considerations for encampment residents and people who use drugs

This resource explains Bill 6, Safer Municipalities Act, 2025 and how it might impact encampment residents and people who use drugs. It covers:

• enforceable "directions" if you're using drugs in a public place
• what can happen if you don't follow these directions
• the Trespass to Property Act
• how to seek legal help

Bill 6: Safer Municipalities Act, 2025 – What this new law might mean for you

This resource explains the Safer Municipalities Act, 2025 (Bill 6), what police can do under the Act, and what you can do if you're approached by police.

WSIB 101 : What you need to know

Recorded on January 20, 2026

This webinar helps community workers better understand Ontario's Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) system. It can help you support clients who have been injured at work.

This webinar covers:

• what counts as a workplace accident
• why a worker should always file a WSIB claim
• how to...

N15: Notice to End Tenancy Due to Fear of Sexual or Domestic Violence and Abuse

The Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO) has produced an issue brief and tip guide on how to complete an N15 Notice to End Tenancy Due to Fear of Sexual or Domestic Violence and Abuse.

Starting strong: A toolkit for new Family Councils

This toolkit from Family Councils Ontario helps families and friends of residents start or strengthen a Family Council in long-term care homes.

Rights of persons with disabilities

ARCH Disability Law Centre has a new series of fact sheets to help persons with disabilities understand their rights. They include:

• Requesting Accommodations at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
• What is the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the Optional Protocol?

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Resources for survivors of gender-based violence

The Learning Network has a series of Backgrounders for service providers who help survivors of gender-based violence. These include:

• Gender-Based Violence Against Two Spirit Indigenous Peoples
• Policies to Support Migrant Women Experiencing Gender-Based Violence
• Supporting Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence...

Visitor visas, visitor records, and electronic travel authorizations

Connecting Ottawa has an information sheet for frontline workers who support clients with visitor visas, visitor records, and electronic travel authorizations.

Message Guide: Building Public Support for Immigrants and Refugees

This Message Guide is intended to help you create and share messaging that will win over Canadian public opinion in support of newcomers. This Message Guide is intended to help you create and share messaging that will win over Canadian public opinion in support of newcomers.