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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Video Launch: Injured Workers Speak Out Against Legal Aid Cuts

September 3, 2019

This Labour Day, injured workers are launching a series of videos speaking out against the cuts to Legal Aid. Stay tuned every two weeks to see new stories from injured workers about the impacts that Legal Aid clinics have had on their…

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IWC submission to workers’ compensation board review

August 22, 2019

In its recent submission to the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board’s ongoing operational review, Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic (IWC) provides feedback informed by its knowledge of the on-the-ground reality of injured workers’ experiences when seeking support from the Board. Regarding financial…

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