Archives: Webinars
ODSP and Aging
Recorded on September 26, 2013 – This webinar, intended for community workers, gives information on maximizing income and benefits for Ontario Disability Support Plan (ODSP) recipients approaching 65. Topics covered include ODSP after 65, senior’s pensions and rent subsidies, Canada Pension Plan (CPP) early retirement benefits, income fluctuations, and Old Age Security (OAS) .
Read moreWhen the Children’s Aid Society Gets Involved: What Can a Child/Youth Expect?
September 23, 2013 at 12:00 E.S.T. – This webinar in the Family Law Education for Women (FLEW) series is the first of two discussions about the Children’s Aid Society geared toward the rights of young women. This webinar looks at the child protection process, focussing on youth rights and realities when they are the person that the CAS is concerned may be in need of protection.
Read moreThreats to Convention Refugee and Permanent Resident Status
Recorded on July 4, 2013 – The unqualified right of Convention Refugees to remain in Canada has been eroded by recent changes to the law. This webinar examines cessation and vacation proceedings where the Minister of Immigration applies to remove a person’s Protected Person status.
Read moreWrongful Dismissal
Recorded on June 13, 2013. – This webinar, intended for community workers, presents options for workers who have been fired or laid off. It looks at when an employer can fire an employee, what a worker can do if they are wrongfully dismissed, and what the Courts or the Ministry of Labour look for when dealing with dismissal cases.
Read moreThe New Basis of Claim Form (BOC) for Refugee Claims
Recorded on March 28, 2013 – In the wake of recent changes to the refugee determination process, this webinar in the Family Law Education for Women (FLEW) series looks at the first step in making a refugee claim, the new Basis of Claim (BOC) form, introduced in December 2012. METRAC’s Legal Director Tamar Witelson is joined by lawyer and former Immigration and Refugee Board adjudicator Su
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