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Partnerships between health care and the legal sector in Ontario: What’s next
Recorded on December 7, 2023
Hear our expert panelists talk about the role that health and justice partnerships can play in a strong public health care system and in improving health outcomes for community members.
Panelists: Lee Ann Chapman, Michele Leering, and Dr. Rami Shoucri.
NOTE: We have provided a handout on important resources and supports from the webinar in PDF form below,
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Creating Better Legal Information
Recorded on November 29, 2023
Learn what makes printed material or online information clear, accurate, and practical. CLEO editor Nicole Osbourne James shows you how to:
tell readers who the information is for or how it can be used
make the layout and design clean and easy to use
write so the reader can understand it easily
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Sponsoring a spouse or partner for PR status
Connecting Ottawa has a set of tipsheets to help people fill out online forms on Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada’s Permanent Residence (PR) Portal.
Some tip sheets are for people sponsoring their spouse or common-law partners to apply for PR status. The other tip sheets are for the sponsored spouse or common-law partner.
Supporting After Separation
Luke’s Place has a resource to help people support survivors of abuse after they separate from their abusers. Supporting After Separation helps the family and friends of a survivor:
understand the impact that violence has on a family
communicate with the survivor in a healthy and effective way
help the survivor understand and deal with family law issues
Ukrainians in Canada: Special Immigration Measures and Supports for Temporary Residents
Recorded on November 16, 2023
In this presentation hosted by Connecting Ottawa, immigration lawyers Jacqueline Bonisteel and Heather Neufeld discuss post-CUAET work permits for Ukrainians, the new pathway to permanent residence available to some Ukrainians which launches in late October, the pros and cons of applying for permanent residence on humanitarian and compassionate grounds,