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Your Legal Rights is a collection of legal information resources produced by organizations across Ontario.

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  • Urban Indigenous realities: Beyond the myths

    Recorded on June 26, 2025

    Close to 88% of Indigenous people in Ontario live in cities. And the contributions they make to urban life are often overlooked, misunderstood, or dismissed.

    This webinar challenges assumptions and invites deeper understanding of Indigenous people living in urban areas. It aims to:

    • Break down myths about...

    Available in:
    English, American Sign Language (ASL)
    Format:
    Webinar
    Produced by:
    Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)
    Produced/Updated In:
    2025
  • The Journey to Housing Stability for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence

    ACTO's Your Way Forward report explores survivors' journeys navigating the housing legal system in Ontario, identifies key barriers they face along their journey, and calls for urgently needed specialized services and policy changes to increase their access to justice and housing stability.

    Available in:
    English
    Format:
    Website
    Produced by:
    Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO)
    Produced/Updated In:
    2025
  • Family and immigration law resources

    The South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario (SALCO) has legal information resources on family law, immigration, and legal supports. They're available in English, Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Urdu, and Bengali.

    Available in:
    English
    Format:
    Booklet/PDF
    Produced by:
    South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario (SALCO)
    Produced/Updated In:
    2025
  • Supporting LGBTQI+ refugee claimants in Canada

    Recorded on June 11, 2025

    Refugee claims based on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics have specific challenges.

    This webinar aims to help community workers better understand the difficulties LGBTQI+ people face in making refugee claims and what they can do to support them.

    The webinar explores:...

    Available in:
    English, American Sign Language (ASL)
    Format:
    Webinar
    Produced by:
    Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)
    Produced/Updated In:
    2025
  • Getting Help by Kathryne M. Young :: SSRN

    In half of U.S. households, at least one person faces a civil justice problem each year. These problems range from eviction to divorce, benefits denials to neighbor disputes, and medical debt to employment discrimination. Most will never reach a court or a lawyer. Indeed, most will never be solved at all. Unresolved civil legal problems cause...

    Available in:
    English
    Format:
    Booklet/PDF
    Produced by:
    Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
    Produced/Updated In:
    2024
  • Navigating the Human Rights Tribunal process: From application to decision – Part 3

    Recorded on May 28, 2025

    This 3-part series focuses on tips, techniques, and considerations for filing an application with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the mediation process, and preparing for a hearing. Part 3 focuses on the following topics:

    • Case Management Conference Calls
    • Hearing preparation and process

    • ...

    Available in:
    English, American Sign Language (ASL)
    Format:
    Webinar
    Produced by:
    Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)
    Produced/Updated In:
    2025
  • The Refugee Claim Process Toolkit

    This toolkit is designed to help front-line workers navigate the refugee process in Canada, and provide support to refugee claimants.

    The toolkit focuses on the front-end refugee process, including the crucial differences between Port of Entry and Inland claims.

    Available in:
    English
    Format:
    Booklet/PDF
    Produced by:
    FCJ Refugee Centre
    Produced/Updated In:
    2025
  • Self-directed training modules on how to support Black and Indigenous clients

    The JHSO has new self-directed training modules on how to support Black and Indigenous clients who are involved in the legal system. JHSO designed the modules along with the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres and the Black Legal Action Centre.

    Available in:
    English
    Format:
    Website
    Produced by:
    John Howard Society of Ontario
    Produced/Updated In:
    2025
  • Know Your Rights: Printable Resources for Ontario Renters

    Know your rights: Rental Housing Basics, a series of fact sheets on Ontario housing law. Topics include human rights, preventing eviction, repairs and maintenance, and record keeping for tenants. All are in English, and some are also in French, simplified Chinese, Hindi, Persian, and Spanish.

    Available in:
    English, Français
    Format:
    Website
    Produced by:
    Canadian Centre for Housing Rights (CCHR)
    Produced/Updated In:
    2025
  • Toronto’s rules for Multi-Tenant Houses (Rooming Houses)

    This resource offers a range of practical information about multi-tenant housing (rooming houses) that can be useful for tenants in Toronto and for service providers who support these tenants.

    Available in:
    English
    Format:
    Website
    Produced by:
    Canadian Centre for Housing Rights (CCHR)
    Produced/Updated In:
    2025