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Legal services

Join IWC’s Annual General Meeting

October 25, 2024

Date: Wednesday November 13, 2024 Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm Location: In person at the clinic (815 Danforth Ave. Suite 411) or by Zoom or Telephone Law or Justice? A critical Analysis Dear Friends, We hope you and your families are well.…

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Filed Under: Legal services

Legal clinics receive health & safety award

December 12, 2023

On November 23rd, 2023, Injured Workers Community Legal Aid Clinic (IWC) was the co-recipient of the Ontario Federation of Labour’s Prevention Link Health and Safety Award, which was shared with the staff of IAVGO Legal Clinic. The award, which was given out…

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Filed Under: Law Reform, Legal services, Safety

What does a “fair hearing” mean to you?

March 25, 2022

As we move out of pandemic precautions and back into a face to face world, the tribunals that make major decisions in our lives – workers compensation, human rights, social assistance, evictions, and others – are wondering what format to use for…

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Filed Under: Appeals, Legal services, Workers compensation

COVID-19 updates for injured workers

May 3, 2020

Regularly updated information and selected resources for injured workers on claims and appeals handling, employment rights, government programs and services, and campaigns to ensure injured workers receive their just support. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board COVID-19 updates The WSIB’s offices are now…

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Filed Under: Covid-19, Employment, Injured workers, Legal services

Legal aid reforms – Committee hearings adjourned

March 21, 2020

Bill 161 has completed second reading and was supposed to go to public hearings before the Legislature’s Standing Committee on Justice Policy the week of March 23rd. However, due to COVID-19 all Standing Committees now remain adjourned “until the Government House Leader…

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Filed Under: Law Reform, Legal services

IWC services in response to COVID-19

March 17, 2020

Our office is closed for in-person client and group meetings, but we are committed to staying connected during this difficult time. We are offering services by telephone, email and online. See contact information below. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, we…

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Filed Under: Covid-19, Legal services

Changes to Ontario’s legal aid system

December 16, 2019

Injured workers and other vulnerable communities learned last week of the changes the Ford government is proposing in its overhaul of Ontario’s legal aid system. Promising “modernization” and greater efficiencies, a new Legal Aid Services Act, 2019 was introduced in the Legislative…

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Filed Under: Law Reform, Legal services

Support legal aid for injured workers – rally Oct 24

October 21, 2019

When you have trouble with the WSIB, will there be help? The Ontario government has significantly cut funding to legal aid, but provincial clinics focusing on injured workers and workers’ rights suffered a disproportionate blow. IAVGO Community Legal Clinic, Workers’ Health &…

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Filed Under: Actions & Campaigns, Legal services

More injured workers speak out on Legal Aid cuts

October 7, 2019

Every couple of weeks, we have been releasing new videos of injured workers talking about what their life would be like without Legal Aid clinics. These videos are a part of a worker-led campaign to speak out about the Doug Ford government’s…

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Filed Under: Actions & Campaigns, Injured workers, Legal services, Videos

Two more Injured Workers say “STOP THE CUTS TO LEGAL AID”

September 16, 2019

Two weeks ago, on Labour Day, we released videos of two injured workers (named Alicia and El-Kbir) telling the story of their injury, as well as of the help they got from Legal Aid clinics, and what life would have been…

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Filed Under: Injured workers, Legal services, Videos

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