Resource collection

Know Your Rights: Protesters guide and tip sheet

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has released an updated Know Your Rights: Protesters guide. The guide helps people understand:

• their rights when taking part in protests, and
• what to do if they’re detained or arrested.

CCLA also has a one-page tip sheet for protesters.

Supporting Loved Ones: A guide navigating the criminal court and correctional system in Ontario

The John Howard Society of Ontario has produced Supporting Loved Ones: A guide navigating the criminal court and correctional system in Ontario. The guide includes:

• Frequently Asked Questions
• information about visiting
• community resources

Christopher’s Law (Sex Offender Registry): A Guide to the Law’s Reporting Requirements

The John Howard Society has a fact sheet called Christopher's Law (Sex Offender Registry). It lists what's included in the Registry and explains the rules around reporting when someone is on the Registry.

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.

Record suspensions (Pardons) – Applying to remove a criminal record

Recorded on April 22, 2025

People with criminal records can apply to the Parole Board of Canada for record suspensions to have their convictions removed from their criminal record. A record suspension used to be called a pardon.

With a criminal record, it can be hard to get a job. A record suspension can remove the stigma that comes with a...

HIV and the Criminal Law in Canada

HALCO has new resources on HIV and the Criminal Law in Canada for African, Caribbean, and Black communities. There are 2 guides and a video that explain when a person may need to disclose their HIV status to sexual partners, and how they can protect themselves and lower the risk of criminal charges and convictions.

The guides are available in...

Le guide Échange de ressources pour le Harcèlement et l’Agression Sexuelles (ÉRHAS)

Le programme Échange de ressources pour le Harcèlement et l’Agression Sexuelle (ÉRHAS) a produit un guide téléchargeable qui fournit des informations sur la façon de reconnaître, d’accuser réception et de signaler les incidents en toute sécurité. ERHAS a également produit plusieurs brochures d’informations juridiques comme :

Brochure 1:...

Sexting and consent

The Learning Network of the University of Western Ontario has an infographic that explains the importance of consent when sexting. Sexting refers to sending, getting, or forwarding sexually-related personal content to another person digitally.

Legal info resources for sex workers

Maggie’s Toronto has several legal info resources for sex workers. They focus on housing, family, and child protection law, as well as responding to violence and changing name and gender markers.

• Eviction Resource
• Introduction to Family and Child Protection Law
• Responding to Violence Against Sex Workers
• Navigating...

Information about the criminal legal process for survivors of human trafficking

Angels of Hope Against Human Trafficking has a 2-page factsheet that explains what happens after a survivor of human trafficking files a police report.