Resource collection

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.

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 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 a...

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.

Become a Steps to Justice expert!

Recorded August 17, 2021

CLEO's Deborah Bourk led us through examples showing how to leverage the features on the Steps to Justice website to help your clients. The website gives reliable, practical information on common legal problems your clients face, including:

• step-by-step information to work through common problems in...

Clear Language and Design Helps Everyone

Recorded on May 19, 2021

CLEO staff member Nicole Osbourne James addressed clear language and design principles. She led participants through examples, tips, and resources to help communicate legal information that is clear, accurate, and useful. She also covered questions from participants.

And, check out CLEO Connect’s webpage on clear...

Up your game: Using social media and video to deliver legal information

Recorded on April 20, 2021

CLEO staff members Fiona MacCool and Jesse Mark addressed what CLEO is learning about when and how to use social media and video to help people understand their legal rights.

They shared best practices, examples, and resources that have inspired us, and tips on finding free or low cost tools to help you with your...

Will and Power of Attorney Fundamentals: Wills, Power of Attorney for Property and Powers of Attorney for Personal Care

This resources provides legal information relevant to people in Ontario about:

• wills
• powers of attorney for property
• powers of attorney for personal care

The information kit outlines information about:

• what wills and powers of attorney are and why people should consider making them out
• how these...

What are Youth Justice Conferences? – a legal literacy activity

With the support of the Canadian Bar Association Law for the Future Fund, the Community Law School (Sarnia-Lambton) Inc., in cooperation with the Organization for Literacy in Lambton, has created a series of Legal Literacy Activities.

This legal literacy activity, one in a series on youth criminal justice issues, provides information about...

Assistance with Employment Insurance (EI) Questions: Locating Your Member of Parliament – a legal literacy activity

With the support of the Canadian Bar Association Law for the Future Fund, the Community Law School (Sarnia-Lambton) Inc., in cooperation with the Organization for Literacy in Lambton, has created a series of Legal Literacy Activities.

This legal literacy activity, one in a series on Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, covers how to find your...

Appealing a Canada Pension Plan Disability (CPPD) Decision to the Social Security Tribunal – a legal literacy activity

With the support of the Canadian Bar Association Law for the Future Fund, the Community Law School (Sarnia-Lambton) Inc., in cooperation with the Organization for Literacy in Lambton, has created a series of Legal Literacy Activities.

This legal literacy activity, one in a series on the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), covers how to appeal a...