Resource collection

Family and immigration law resources

The South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario (SALCO) has legal information resources on family law, immigration, and legal supports. They're available in English, Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Urdu, and Bengali.

Supporting LGBTQI+ refugee claimants in Canada

Recorded on June 11, 2025

Refugee claims based on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics have specific challenges.

This webinar aims to help community workers better understand the difficulties LGBTQI+ people face in making refugee claims and what they can do to support them.

The webinar explores:...

The Refugee Claim Process Toolkit

This toolkit is designed to help front-line workers navigate the refugee process in Canada, and provide support to refugee claimants.

The toolkit focuses on the front-end refugee process, including the crucial differences between Port of Entry and Inland claims.

My Refugee Claim

My Refugee Claim is a website available in 13 languages that helps refugee claimants:

• understand refugee protection in Canada
• make a refugee claim
• prepare for a refugee hearing
• know what to do after the hearing.

Soutenir les demandeurs d’asile : À la frontière et après l’arrivée au Canada

Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario a organisé la conférence « Soutenir les demandeurs d’asile : À la frontière et après l'arrivée au Canada » le 24 mars 2025 au St. Clair College Centre for the Arts à Windsor, en Ontario.

Cet événement bilingue d'une journée a rassemblé des experts juridiques, des allié.es et des intervenant.es...

Supporting Refugee Claimants: At the Border and After Arrival in Canada

Community Legal Education Ontario hosted the conference, "Supporting Refugee Claimants: At the Border and After Arrival in Canada" on March 24, 2025, at the St. Clair College Centre for the Arts in Windsor, Ontario.

The full-day bilingual event brought together legal experts, advocates, and community workers to discuss the complexities of...

Refugee Hearing Preparation

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

Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot

This program is for skilled refugees and displaced people who want to live permanently in Canada. This webinar explains the program, who’s eligible, and how to apply.

Refugee Family Reunification Project tools and training

Tools and training for people helping accepted refugee claimants get their immediate family members to Canada. The project also advocates for ways to reduce the long delays in family reunification.

Supporting young people with no or precarious immigration status

Recorded on November 26, 2024

Young people with uncertain immigration status face legal problems that can create issues in other areas of life.

If you serve young people who are undocumented or who have precarious immigration status, in this webinar you’ll learn how to help these young clients:

• get legal support
• get access...