Legal services

Cutting the lifeline to legal help

May 7, 2019

Low-income and disadvantaged Ontarians are asking why the province’s April budget is targeting their access to justice? The provincial government has cut funding to Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) by 36%. Because of this, LAO is proposing to cut the budget for Ontario’s…

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ONIWG raises alarm bells over cuts

April 19, 2019

The Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups (ONIWG) has released a statement raising the alarm bells over the 30% cut to Legal Aid Ontario in last week’s provincial budget, and in particular the serious threat it poses to community legal clinics .…

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Calling for a commitment to justice

April 17, 2019

The size and scope of cuts to legal aid funding announced in last week’s provincial Budget were a blow to equitable access to justice for Ontario’s most vulnerable populations. Cuts of almost 30% (a reduced allocation to Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) of…

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Health & Safety Activist awards

November 15, 2018

Last Friday at the annual Health & Safety Activist Awards dinner, two of our own were recognized. Organized by the Toronto & York Labour Council, Workers Health & Safety Centre and Central Ontario Building Trades Council, the awards recognize the efforts of…

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Improving access to legal services

October 28, 2018

Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) released this week a summary of consultations on its racialized communities strategy, aimed at helping racialized clients get the services they need. The LAO has been meeting since 2016 with legal aid applicants and clients, lawyers, community…

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Steps to Justice – a valuable resource

July 13, 2018

A heads up that if you’re looking for reliable information on common legal problems, Steps to Justice is a a good place to start. Developed by Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) with the support of many justice organizations, including legal aid clinics,…

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Workers’ comp FAQ – answered!

February 14, 2017

A new online service Steps to Justice, an initiative of Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) partnering with justice sector organizations, gives injured workers an important new tool in understanding and working step-by-step through legal issues. Providing information in plain language, self-help…

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Chinese delegation discusses workers’ comp with IWC

January 23, 2017

In 2016, a representative of The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security for the People’s Republic of China contacted Injured Workers Consultants to arrange a meeting with government representatives. Mr. Wang Yufei, Deputy Director of the Department of Work Insurance brought…

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Professor Reuben Hasson

March 16, 2016

It is with great sadness that we share news that Professor Reuben Hasson passed away on March 15th, 2016. He was greatly respected and loved by the thousands of law students who attended his classes and he instilled a strong sense of…

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Community legal clinics & community building

December 27, 2015

In November, the Community Advocacy & Legal Centre (CALC) celebrated 35 years of serving the communities of Hastings County, Quinte West, Prince Edward County and Southern Lennox & Addington County. In “Journeying Toward Justice”, her presentation to CALC’s Forum, York University law…

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