Resource collection

Know Your Rights fact sheets

The Muslim Legal Support Centre has fact sheets on:

• navigating employment and freedom of expression amid the Israel-Palestine conflict
• people's rights if they’re stopped, detained, or arrested by the police
• rights and guidelines for peaceful protests

Assessing client matters for anti-Black racism

Recorded on February 19, 2025

This webinar for legal professionals examines case scenarios in which clients allege to have experienced anti-Black racism and other intersecting Code grounds. It covers principles to keep in mind when evaluating cases for anti-Black racism and developing an application theory. Also discussed are key...

2SLGBTQI Event Safety Toolkits

Egale has guides for 2SLGBTQI people and their allies on how to stay safe at public events and protests.

Unlocking the AODA: Housing Provider Obligations under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act

This resource from the Canadian Centre for Housing Rights is designed to inform housing providers and tenants of the responsibilities of housing providers under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA).

JusticeTrans Legal Info

JusticeTrans has province-specific legal information for 2Spirit, trans, non-binary, and gender diverse (2S/TNBGD) communities. This includes information on:

• Arrest/Detention
• Children's Rights
• Employment
• Family Law
• Gender Marker
• Housing
• Human Rights
• Name Change

Making Gender and Name Changes on Identity Documents: A Legal Resource for Two-Spirit, Nonbinary and Trans Communities

This resource from METRAC helps two-spirit, non-binary, and trans communities understand how they can change their gender and name on legal documents and what they can do if they feel their name and gender aren't being respected.

Pride and Protest: Strategies to Protect and Advance 2SLGBTQIA+ Rights in Ontario

Recorded on May 28, 2024

The Ontario Human Rights Code protects queer and trans communities from discrimination. But our communities continue to experience hate speech, violence, and exclusion, as well as lower levels of income and wellbeing. What can you do to protect the human rights of your 2SLGBTQIA+ clients and provide supportive and...

Videos about the human rights case process

The Human Rights Legal Support Centre (HRLSC) has 3 short videos that help people thinking about starting a human rights case in Ontario.

• Ontario’s Human Rights System Explained
• 5 Things To Know Before Filing A Human Rights Case
• Common Grounds for Human Rights Cases in Ontario

A playlist of the videos in English and...

Preparing for a virtual tribunal hearing

This web page from the Human Rights Legal Support Centre can help self-represented applicants take part effectively in a virtual hearing at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. Though the page focuses on human rights issues, it has links to Tribunals Ontario policies and resources and has advice that is useful for any Tribunals Ontario hearing.

Gender Marker Change Guide

This guide from Positive Space Network and Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC) explains how transgender, non-binary, or gender-nonconforming people in Ontario can change their gender on their federal and provincial documents.