Resource collection

The Disability Tax Credit (DTC) tipsheet

This tipsheet from the Income Security Action Centre (ISAC) explains how healthcare practitioners can support patients applying for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC). The DTC reduces the amount of income tax people with disabilities must pay and allows them to access other benefits.

The Somali Youth Justice Toolkit

A toolkit designed to help black youth navigate the Canadian criminal justice system.

A Guide to Costs for Self-Represented Litigants in Canada

This guide from the National Self-Represented Litigants Project helps people who are representing themselves in court understand:

• what costs awards are
• how to ask for a costs award
• what to do if they're asked to pay costs

Assistive Devices Handbook

This plain-language summary explains how to get funding for assistive devices that are part of the Government of Ontario's Assistive Devices Program.

Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities (ACSD): Application Guide

The ACSD program provides monthly financial support and benefits for families caring for children with severe disabilities. Available in English and Arabic.

So, You’re Turning 65 … Senior’s Benefits Manual

Information about all Federal and Provincial pensions, benefits, and other financial programs that seniors may be entitled to in one guide, including a bonus section of recommendations. Available in English and Arabic.

Helping job seekers who have a criminal record

The Fair Chances Coalition has created the Fair Chance Hiring Toolkit for job developers. The toolkit has information and resources to help service providers advocate for clients with a criminal record.

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

Supporting 2SLGBTQ+ Indigenous people with lived experience of gender-based violence

The Native Women’s Association of Canada has created Restoring the Circle, a free online training program for service providers. The goal is to help them provide trauma-informed, culturally safe, and intersectional services for, to, and with 2SLGBTQ+ Indigenous people.

Refugee Hearing Preparation

The FCJ Refugee Centre has a video on how to prepare for a refugee hearing and what happens at the hearing.