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Your client got a legal aid certificate. What now?

Recorded on June 11, 2026

This webinar guides community workers on how to support clients who get a legal aid certificate.

This webinar covers how to:

• find a lawyer who accepts a legal aid certificate
• prepare for the first meeting
• understand retainer agreements, billings, and legal fees
• communicate effectively...

Housing Law virtual conference June 17-18, 2026

This conference is co-hosted by Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) and the Canadian Centre for Housing Rights (CCHR). The purpose of the conference is to help community workers build knowledge, skills, and networks to assist their clients facing housing-related legal problems.

Access a PDF version of the agenda: Housing Law conference...

Médiation interculturelle et conflits familiaux

Enregistré le 26 mai 2026

Vous travaillez en intervention communautaire ou souhaitez approfondir votre compréhension de la médiation interculturelle et des conflits familiaux?

Ce webinaire interactif vous permettra de :

• reconnaître les enjeux liés à la gestion des conflits familiaux dans un contexte interculturel ;
• mieux...

The Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit (CGEB)

A new information sheet about the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit (CGEB), which will replace the GST/HST credit in July.

Labour Trafficking

This resource from the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking explains labour trafficking.

Legal intake questions for clients

These fillable housing law and immigration and refugee law intake forms help community workers identify legal issues, make referrals, and organize client intake.

Health Benefits when Leaving Social Assistance

This summary chart and quick facts guide explains what benefits may continue, and what other options may be available.

Applying for a Legal Aid Ontario certificate

Recorded on May 19, 2026

Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) provides legal help to people in Ontario with very low incomes. One way LAO helps is by giving people who qualify a legal aid certificate. A legal aid certificate covers the cost of a private lawyer to work on a person's legal problem for a certain number of hours.

LAO certificates are an...

Changes to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP)

Recorded on May 7, 2026

The Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) provides limited, short-term health coverage for refugees and other groups with certain immigration statuses. It covers them for basic health care until they qualify for a provincial or territorial plan, such as the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP).

Starting May 1, 2026,...

Understanding how Bill C-12 impacts refugee claims

Recorded on April 29, 2026

The Government of Canada's Bill C-12: Strengthening Canada's Immigration System and Borders Act became law on March 26, 2026.

The changes Bill C-12 makes to Canada's refugee and immigration system affect refugee claimants and people thinking of making a refugee claim. There are now more limits on who can make a...