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The State We’re In: Addressing Threats & Challenges to the Rule of Law

The report finds that over the past decade and particularly in the last five years, the process of lawmaking has become less transparent, less accountable, less inclusive, and less democratic. Using the framework of the Venice Commission’s Rule of Law Toolkit, they assess the cumulative impact of these changes on the United Kingdom’s democracy against five rule of law benchmarks.

Welfare in Canada, 2022

Welfare in Canada, 2022 looks at the maximum total amount that a household would have received over the course of the 2022 calendar year, assuming they had no other source of income and no assets.
The report looks at:

 The variation of welfare incomes across Canada
The components of welfare incomes in each province and territory
Long-term changes in welfare incomes in each province and territory
The adequacy of welfare incomes in each province compared to poverty and
low-income thresholds
The adequacy of welfare incomes in two territories compared to newly
finalized Northern poverty thresholds
Long-term changes in the adequacy of welfare incomes in each province
Asset and earned income levels as they relate to eligibility for social
assistance
Indexation of social assistance benefits,

Ontario’s Not-for-Profit Corporations Act 1 Year On

Recorded on September 6, 2023
This webinar walks through what is new in the ONCA, the steps nonprofits need to take to transition to the ONCA, and how CLEO’s free resources can help you create ONCA compliant bylaws or revise your current ones. To learn more about the ONCA, visit nonprofitlaw.cleo.on.ca.

Experiences of discrimination in daily life among Chinese people in Canada, and their perceptions of and experiences with the police and the justice system

This Juristat article examines the experiences of discrimination in daily life among Chinese people living in Canada, in addition to their perspectives of and experiences with the police and the justice system.

Access to Justice for Trans People

Through living accounts of trans people’s interactions with the legal system, the report assesses and makes recommendations to improve access to justice for trans people in Canada.