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Healthcare options for pregnant international college students

The Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund, in partnership with Settlement.org and Waterloo Region Community Legal Services, has created a one-page factsheet Pregnant and an international college student? What you need to know! for those who don’t have access to health insurance coverage.

Migrant women facing gender-based violence

FCJ Refugee Centre has a Resources Toolkit for Migrant Women facing gender-based violence or human trafficking. It includes information on:

crisis lines and where to get immediate help
shelters, housing, food, and clothing resources
language interpretation, including American Sign Language
health, counselling, settlement, and legal help

Droits des personnes 2SLGBTQ+ au sein des foyers de soins de longue durée et des maisons de retraite

Enregistré le 25 avril 2024
Cet atelier s’adresse aux personnes francophones travaillant en intervention souhaitant acquérir des connaissances pratiques et des stratégies pour soutenir et défendre les droits des aîné.es 2SLGBTQ+ dans les établissements de soins de longue durée.
Conférencière:
Me Monique Woolnough est avocate à la clinique juridique francophone d’Ottawa,

Returning to work with CPP-D

The Income Security and Advocacy Centre has an information sheet on how a person’s benefits from the Canada Pension Plan Disability (CPP-D) program may be affected when they return to work. The resource explains things such as when a person has to report their income and how much they can earn before their benefits may stop.

Employment rights with a criminal record

The National Associations Active in Criminal Justice (NAACJ) has an information sheet on employment rights for people in Ontario with a criminal record. It explains their rights, how they can apply for a record suspension, and how they can complain if they’ve been discriminated against.