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Guide to Health Benefits in Ontario

Income Security Action Centre (ISAC) has a Guide to Health Benefits for people with a low‑income who live in Ontario. The guide includes information about how to access:

prescription drugs
dental benefits
vision benefits

The guide also explains what benefits are available to people in Ontario who are undocumented or have precarious immigration status.

Soutenir les demandeurs d’asile : À la frontière et après l’arrivée au Canada

Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario a organisé la conférence « Soutenir les demandeurs d’asile : À la frontière et après l’arrivée au Canada » le 24 mars 2025 au St. Clair College Centre for the Arts à Windsor, en Ontario.
Cet événement bilingue d’une journée a rassemblé des experts juridiques, des allié.es et des intervenant.es communautaires pour discuter des complexités du passage à la frontière et de l’impact de l’Entente sur les tiers pays sûrs (ETPS) sur le processus de demande d’asile au Canada.

Supporting Refugee Claimants: At the Border and After Arrival in Canada

Community Legal Education Ontario hosted the conference, “Supporting Refugee Claimants: At the Border and After Arrival in Canada” on March 24, 2025, at the St. Clair College Centre for the Arts in Windsor, Ontario.
The full-day bilingual event brought together legal experts, advocates, and community workers to discuss the complexities of border crossings and the impact of the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) on Canada’s refugee claim process.

Addressing unhealthy conditions in rental housing: the case of mould

CLEO is pleased to partner with RentSafe on this interactive learning session to gain practical tips and resources to prevent and address mould and improve conditions in rental housing.
This webinar offers tenants, landlords, public health, health care and social service providers information to increase their understanding of mould and its health effects and offer legal considerations including landlord and tenant rights and responsibilities.

The Disability Tax Credit (DTC) tipsheet

This tipsheet from the Income Security Action Centre (ISAC) explains how healthcare practitioners can support patients applying for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC). The DTC reduces the amount of income tax people with disabilities must pay and allows them to access other benefits.