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New legal information from across Ontario
View this month's e-blast about resources on health benefits when leaving social assistance, legal intake questions for clients, labour trafficking, and the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit.
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Your client got a legal aid certificate. What now?: Join us on June 11, 2026 at noon.
This webinar will guide community workers on how to support clients who get a legal aid certificate. This webinar will cover how to:
- find a lawyer who accepts a legal aid certificate
- prepare for the first meeting
- understand retainer agreements, billings, and legal fees
- communicate effectively with lawyers
- watch for problems
- change lawyers
Training and events
Médiation interculturelle et conflits familiaux – Rejoignez-nous le 26 mai 2026, de 10h30 à 12h00
Vous travaillez en intervention communautaire ou souhaitez approfondir votre compréhension de la médiation interculturelle et des conflits familiaux? Participez à ce webinaire interactif qui vous permettra de :
- reconnaître les enjeux liés à la gestion des conflits familiaux dans un contexte interculturel ;
- mieux comprendre les différences culturelles dans la résolution des conflits ;
- en apprendre davantage sur les outils de communication respectueuse ;
- découvrir des ressources de médiation et des services de soutien en cas de conflits familiaux.
Training and events
Housing law virtual conference: Join us on June 17 and 18, 2026.
Are you a community worker in Ontario? Do you help clients who have housing-related problems? If so, you're invited to a free, virtual conference on housing law. Day 1 will feature sessions on tenant rights, preventing evictions, repairs and maintenance, human rights in housing, and how the Landlord and Tenant Board works. These sessions will build your core knowledge of housing law. Day 2 will focus on more specialized housing topics, including mental health and housing, gender-based violence, renovictions, tenant organizing, supporting people who are unhoused, and practical tools you can use. You will get resource handouts.
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Applying for a Legal Aid Ontario certificate: Join us on May 19, 2026 at noon.
LAO certificates are an essential resource that many people with low incomes rely on to get legal help in Ontario. This session will cover:
- the services LAO certificates cover
- who qualifies and how to apply
- the types of legal issues covered
- the limits of LAO certificates
- common challenges