Legal information and news from across Ontario

Our monthly newsletter highlights legal information resources, news, and events from CLEO and across Ontario. Find more resources in the Your Legal Rights collection.

New legal information resources

Visitor visas, visitor records, and electronic travel authorizations

Connecting Ottawa has a new information sheet for frontline workers who support clients with visitor visas, visitor records, and electronic travel authorizations.

It explains what each document is, who’s eligible, and key steps for applying.

Survivors of gender-based violence

The Learning Network has a series of Backgrounders for service providers who help survivors of gender-based violence. Recent resources include:

Gender-Based Violence Against Two Spirit Indigenous Peoples
Policies to Support Migrant Women Experiencing Gender-Based Violence
Supporting Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in the Workplace (in English and French)

Rights of persons with disabilities

ARCH Disability Law Centre has a new series of fact sheets to help persons with disabilities understand their rights. Topics include:

requesting accommodations at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
rights at work and accommodations
the Accessible Canada Act and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
service rights in attendant services

Family Councils in long-term care homes

Family Councils Ontario has released Starting Strong, a toolkit to help families and friends of residents start or strengthen a Family Council in long-term care homes.

It outlines the structure of Family Councils, what they can do, and their legal rights. It also includes links to training, templates, and supports to help councils be successful.

Form N15 Notice to End Tenancy due to fear of violence

The Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO) has produced an issue brief and tip guide on how to complete an N15 Notice to End Tenancy Due to Fear of Sexual or Domestic Violence and Abuse.

The tip guide provides:

step-by-step information on how to fill out the N15 notice
practical safety tips
suggestions to help navigate the notice filing safely with the landlord

February is Black History Month

BLAC Out Hate Webinar Series

CLEO is pleased to provide technical support for the Black Legal Action Centre’s BLAC Out Hate webinar series. Register now for the following sessions:

Policy, Systems & Community Resilience: February 12 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Coping, Resilience and Support from Anti-Black Hate: February 19 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

CLEO's Black History Month resource hub

Visit our resource hub for information, resources, and events related to Black History Month and access to justice for Black communities in Ontario.

What's happening across Ontario

Conference to address public legal education in a time of change

CLEO and the Ontario Justice Education Network (OJEN) will co-host the upcoming Public Legal Education Association of Canada (PLEAC) conference. The theme is Explore and Innovate: Public legal education in a time of change.

The event takes place February 18 and 19, 2026, in Ottawa. There's an extra day for public legal education providers on February 20. Registration is open.

What's new from CLEO Connect

End-of-year survey

Thank you to everyone who completed our end-of-year survey. We received 545 responses. Your input will help us to improve existing programs and design new programs that respond to your needs.

Over 94% of respondents agreed with the statement: “Because of what I learned through CLEO Connect programs and resources, I am better at helping my clients find the legal services and supports they need.”

Congratulations to our 2 draw winners, who each received a $50 gift card.

Catch up on webinars

Webinar recording - WSIB 101 – What you need to know
Webinar recording - Supporting people affected by the Safer Municipalities Act (Bill 6)

NEW! ASL interpretation for workshops and conferences

We received your feedback. We have now added a question on our event registration page about whether ASL interpretation is required. Please let us know as soon as possible if you require ASL interpretation to take part. We will do our best to arrange this, based on interpreter availability.

What's happening at CLEO

Did you know that CLEO has free publications?

You can order free copies of CLEO’s print publications. We also cover the cost of shipping.

New housing tool

Steps to Justice has a new tipsheet to help people link their case with the Landlord and Tenant Board to their Tribunals Ontario Portal account. The Portal lets people check hearing dates, file evidence for a hearing, and more.

Thanks to Mississauga Community Legal Services for their time and help with this tool.