Resource collection

Benefits wayfinder

Prosper Canada launched the Benefits wayfinder, an online tool that simplifies the search for government benefits for people seeking ways to boost their incomes and/or reduce their expenses.

Prosper Canada offers an online tool with four ways to search for government benefits:

• 'Starting Points' suggests benefits for people in...

COVID-19 Income Benefits for Workers

Recorded on February 1, 2022

What are my options? Responding to Workplace Sexual Harassment Flowchart

The Community Advocacy and Legal Centre of Belleville created a helpful flowchart on a person’s options after experiencing workplace sexual harassment.

Black Femme Legal Toolkit

A 21 page toolkit from Black Femme Legal provides legal education, referrals and support to Black queer women, femmes and gender diverse workers across Ontario. Toolkit sections include System Navigation, Legal Resources, Non-Legal Resources.

 

Navigating Steps to Justice: A Webinar

Recorded on: January 18, 2022

CLEO's Deborah Bourk offered a free, one-hour workshop on how you can use Steps to Justice.ca to help you respond to common legal questions. This workshop was for municipalities and community workers in Southwest Ontario.

Participants learned how to navigate Steps to Justice to find easy-to-understand legal...

Paths to Justice: Scams

This 5-page tipsheet created by CALC highlights important information on scams that includes:

• Examples of different kinds of scams
• What to do if you have been scammed
• Prevention tips
• What to expect when you call to report the scam
• Important resources

Identifying Financial Abuse by a Power of Attorney Tipsheet

This tipsheet created by CALC contains legal information about what to do if someone you know is experiencing financial abuse by their Power of Attorney. This tipsheet outlines questions and answers to consider if your relative or family friend is experiencing financial abuse and also highlights next steps to be taken.

Making Gender & Name Changes on Identity Documents

This resource, produced by the Ontario Women's Justice Network, provides information for trans* people on name and gender changes to various identity documents, including:

• official birth records and birth certificates
• drivers' licenses
• Indian status cards
• passports

Special Education in Ontario: A guide for students and caregivers

This guide, published by Justice and Children for Youth, is intended to help students, caregivers, and support workers with information to help them navigate the special education system in Ontario. Topics covered include:

• introduction to special education
• the Identification, Placement, and Review Committee (IPRC)
• appealing...

So you’re representing yourself: A primer to help you get ready to represent yourself in family or civil court

This resource, produced by the National Self-Represented Litigants' Project, provides tips to self-represented litigants on how to participate in family and civil law mediation, negotiation, and court processes.