Training & events

Supporting LGBTQI+ refugee claimants in Canada: Join us June 11, 2025 at 12:30 p.m.

Refugee claims based on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics have specific challenges.

This webinar aims to help community workers better understand the difficulties LGBTQI+ people face in making refugee claims and what they can do to support them.

Locataires informés : Droits et obligations en Ontario – Rejoignez-nous le 22 mai 2025, de 10h30 à 12h00

Êtes-vous travailleurs communautaires? Êtes-vous locataire en Ontario ou envisagez de le devenir? Ce webinaire est fait pour vous ! Rejoignez le Centre d’information juridique de l’Ontario et CLEO pour une session interactive et informative où nous explorerons en profondeur les droits et obligations des locataires en Ontario.

Navigating the Human Rights Tribunal process: From application to decision: Join us on May 14, 2025 at noon

Join the Black Legal Action Centre, the Human Rights Legal Support Centre, and CLEO for a special 3-part webinar series.

This series will focus on tips, techniques, and considerations for filing an application with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the mediation process, and preparing for a hearing.

Record suspensions (Pardons): Applying to remove a criminal record: Join us on April 22, 2025 at 10 a.m.

People with criminal records can apply to the Parole Board of Canada for record suspensions to have their convictions removed from their criminal record. A record suspension used to be called a pardon.

In this seminar, Community & Legal Aid Services Program (CLASP) will share information about who can apply for a record suspension. CLASP will also explain the process, including what documents are needed and how to fill out forms. We hope to raise awareness of this opportunity to apply for record suspensions, and to provide tips on how to navigate it.

Using a trauma-informed approach to support people with legal issues: Join us on April 16, 2025 at noon

Do you work with clients who have or are experiencing trauma?

Are you interested in building your knowledge and developing your skills to understand and respond effectively to the impact of trauma?

Learn how trauma can impact a person’s ability to address legal issues and how legal issues can cause or trigger trauma.