Resource collection

Creating Better Legal Information

Recorded on November 29, 2023

Learn what makes printed material or online information clear, accurate, and practical. CLEO editor Nicole Osbourne James shows you how to:

• tell readers who the information is for or how it can be used
• make the layout and design clean and easy to use
• write so the reader can understand it...

Sponsoring a spouse or partner for PR status

Connecting Ottawa has a set of tipsheets to help people fill out online forms on Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada’s Permanent Residence (PR) Portal.

Some tip sheets are for people sponsoring their spouse or common-law partners to apply for PR status. The other tip sheets are for the sponsored spouse or common-law partner.

Supporting After Separation

Luke’s Place has a resource to help people support survivors of abuse after they separate from their abusers. Supporting After Separation helps the family and friends of a survivor:

• understand the impact that violence has on a family
• communicate with the survivor in a healthy and effective way
• help the survivor understand...

Ukrainians in Canada: Special Immigration Measures and Supports for Temporary Residents

Recorded on November 16, 2023

In this presentation hosted by Connecting Ottawa, immigration lawyers Jacqueline Bonisteel and Heather Neufeld discuss post-CUAET work permits for Ukrainians, the new pathway to permanent residence available to some Ukrainians which launches in late October, the pros and cons of applying for permanent residence on...

Arrangements parentaux et meilleur intérêt des enfants

Enregistré le 9 novembre

Cette séance donne un aperçu de la responsabilité décisionnelle et du temps parental. Nous parlons de ces deux notions, de l'intérêt supérieur des enfants, des types de responsabilités décisionnelles et du temps parental, ainsi que de la demande d'ordonnance parentale et de son exécution.

Conférencière : Me...

Ontario Works and gifts

This 4-page resource from Income Security Advocacy Centre explains the rules about how much money a person living on Ontario Works can receive as a gift.  

Rent increases

Advocacy for Tenants Ontario (ACTO) has: 

• an infographic that explains when rent increases are legal  
• a guide that explains when landlords can apply for an above guideline rent increase (AGI), how to prepare for a hearing to fight an AGI, and what happens after the...

Non-disclosure agreements

A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is a legal document that limits what information the person that signs it can share with others. The Learning Network of the University of Western Ontario has a backgrounder with some myths, facts, and tips on NDAs. Survivors of...

Mould and hoarding

RentSafe has several resources to support people dealing with mould and hoarding issues: 

Mould in housing links to a report on the impact mould has on people’s health, with a section on how to prevent mould and deal with it. There’s also a guide for tenants living with mould, a guide and sample letter for health-care...

Bring Your Own Bylaws

Recorded on October 18, 2023

The Ontario Not-for-profit Corporations Act (ONCA) was proclaimed on October 19th, 2021. Nonprofits have until October 18th, 2024 to update their bylaws and letters patent to comply with ONCA. In this half-day working session, participants will work through their bylaws and letters patent and a special workbook to...