Legal services

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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Legal aid cuts hurt communities – a message heard from across Ontario

August 1, 2019

A May Environics poll showed 75% of Ontarians oppose the government’s catastrophic 30% cut this year to Legal Aid Ontario’s budget. Since then, the consequences of the cuts to all legal aid services and clinics have become only too real as low-income…

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Why the funding cuts should be reversed

July 25, 2019

Two recent letters speak powerfully on the impact of the legal aid funding cuts on injured workers and ordinary people in Ontario. The first, a group letter (July 23) from six private bar lawyers specializing in workers’ compensation law to newly appointed…

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Provincial Day of Action July 30 – stop legal aid cuts!

July 24, 2019

The cuts to legal aid and legal clinics target Ontario’s most vulnerable: workers injured on the job, people with disabilities, tenants facing eviction, women fleeing violence, refugees, immigrants, people on social assistance, people struggling with mental health, temporary and precarious workers, parents…

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This Thursday show your support for clinics

July 9, 2019

Make sure you’ve saved your seat on the bus! Join ONIWG and the Barrie District Injured Worker Group this Thursday to welcome the new Attorney General, Doug Downey, at his Barrie constituency office – and call on him to reverse the cuts.…

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“What will happen to them when we can’t help?”

June 27, 2019

“It’s just gut-wrenching to think about how we’re going to continue to serve the injured workers’ community….” Layoffs at Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic (IWC) give the lie to the Ford government’s often-repeated promise that not a single front-line worker will lose…

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Legal aid cuts threaten program serving low-income workers in southwest Ontario

June 18, 2019

The results of the government report were damning, finding workplace violations widespread in Ontario: we conclude that there is a serious problem with enforcement of ESA (Employment Standards Act) provisions. While most employers likely comply or try to comply … there are…

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IWC: cuts will reduce services to injured workers

June 14, 2019

News release (June 14, 2019). On June 12th Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic was informed that our clinic’s budget was reduced by 22% retroactive to April 1st. As one of the “worker focused” specialty clinics in Ontario, we received one of the…

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Legal Aid Ontario cuts specifically target injured worker services

June 12, 2019

Today, Legal Aid Ontario announced how they will implement Doug Ford’s funding cuts. While the cuts will be devastating to a range of services and sectors, of particular interest to injured workers is the fact that the province’s three worker-focused clinics…

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