Resources from community organizations More people getting legal aid certificates and duty counsel servicesFor the next 3 years, Legal Aid Ontario is increasing the amount of income and assets people can have and qualify for: - family and criminal duty counsel services
- certificates for criminal lawyers
Starting in March, someone with up to 4 family members can qualify if their total family income is $45,440 a year or less. The amount of assets someone can have goes up to $15,000 regardless of their family size. The changes for duty counsel come into effect March 3 and criminal law certificates on March 31. Preparing for refugee claimsThe FCJ Refugee Centre has a video on how to prepare for a refugee hearing and what happens at the hearing. Supporting 2SLGBTQ+ Indigenous people with lived experience of gender-based violenceThe Native Women’s Association of Canada has created Restoring the Circle, a free online training program for service providers. The goal is to help them provide trauma-informed, culturally safe, and intersectional services for, to, and with 2SLGBTQ+ Indigenous people. Know Your Rights fact sheetsThe Muslim Legal Support Centre has fact sheets on: - navigating employment and freedom of expression amid the Israel‑Palestine conflict
- people’s rights if they’re stopped, detained, or arrested by the police
- rights and guidelines for peaceful protests
Helping job seekers who have a criminal recordThe Fair Chances Coalition has created the Fair Chance Hiring Toolkit for job developers. The toolkit has information and resources to help service providers advocate for clients with a criminal record. What’s happening at CLEOCatch up on webinars and moreNew legal information from CLEO |
