Resources from community organizations Health benefits for low-income OntariansIncome Security Action Centre (ISAC) has a Guide to Health Benefits for people with a low-income who live in Ontario. The guide includes information about how to access: - prescription drugs
- dental benefits
- vision benefits
The guide also explains what benefits are available to people in Ontario who are undocumented or have precarious immigration status.
Energy program scamsThe Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE) and the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO) have created tips to avoid energy program scams. Scammers might use Ontario’s new energy efficiency rebate programs to target seniors and other vulnerable homeowners through fake calls, door-to-door visits, and online ads. The resource explains: - how these scams are always changing
- how to recognize real programs
- how to help clients get free energy upgrades through trusted government programs.
Making refugee claims in Canada
My Refugee Claim is a website available in 13 languages that helps refugee claimants: - understand refugee protection in Canada
- make a refugee claim
- prepare for a refugee hearing
- know what to do after the hearing.
First Nations Child and Family Services and Jordan’s Principle Settlement – first claim period opens First Nations Child and Family Services has a website and factsheet that explain who is eligible and how to submit claims for compensation under the Settlement. The Settlement includes compensation for eligible First Nations individuals and families who were harmed by discriminatory underfunding of the First Nations Child and Family Services program, as well as by narrow interpretation of Jordan's Principle. What’s happening at CLEOCatch up on webinars and moreNew legal information from CLEO |
