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Guidance on fees for medical reports

This sheet helps community legal clinics address the high fees doctors charge for medical documents.
It outlines doctors’ obligations and fair billing practices to:

support Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) applications, and
reduce barriers for clients needing timely medical records.

It also highlights the rules that require fees to be reasonable and considerate of a patient’s ability to pay.

Talk4Healing

Operated by Beendigen, Talk4Healing is a free, confidential phone, text, and chat service that offers culturally grounded support for Indigenous women across Ontario. The service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
It provides crisis counselling, referrals, and guidance toward personal healing. It’s available in 14 languages, including English,

Sharing Truth. Building Power. Driving Change

The 519 has launched a community-driven project called Sharing Truth. Building Power. Driving Change. It’s aimed at addressing the unique racism, xenophobia, and queerphobia experienced by Black LGBTQ+ newcomers in Ontario.
Resources include:

an Anti-Oppression Practice Toolkit for service providers, which offers sector-specific guidance, trauma-informed practices, and reflection tools
Empowerment Tip Sheets for LGBTQ+ newcomers on housing,

Primer: An organizers guide to wage theft

The Workers Action Centre’s Primer: An organizers guide to wage theft explains:

the high rate of wage theft in Ontario,
its impact, and
what workers can do.

Violence familiale et femmes immigrantes : identifier, comprendre et se protéger

Enregistré le 04 décembre 2025
Ce webinaire interactif vous permettra d’apprendre à reconnaître les signes de la violence, à évaluer le risque d’actions qui peuvent entrainer la mort et à savoir comment réagir.
Vous pourrez :

mieux connaître vos droits ;
vous familiariser avec les protections prévues par la loi notamment en matière de logement,