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Housing law virtual conference

June 17 and 18, 2026

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Are you a community worker in Ontario? Do you help clients who have housing-related problems? If so, you’re invited to a free, virtual conference on housing law.

At this virtual conference, you can:

Learn from experts on how best to support your clients with their housing needs.
Connect with service organizations across Ontario working to increase access to justice in housing.
Ask questions and explore resources and tools for community workers during sessions.

Agenda provided below.

Date: June 17 and 18, 2026
Time: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual. You will get a Zoom link closer to the conference date.

Questions? Email misha.hossain@cleo.on.ca.

This event is a partnership between:

Canadian Centre for Housing Rights
CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario / Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario)
Black Legal Action Centre
Kinna-aweya Legal Clinic
Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses (OAITH)
Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
Tenant Association of Cornwall and Area
Waterloo Region Community Legal Services

Day 1: Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Agenda	Activity
9 to 9:15 a.m.	Welcome and opening
9:15 to 10:30 a.m.	Opening Plenary: Tenant rights 101 and RTA Coverage
10:30 to 10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m. to 12 p.m.	Session A: Eviction Process and Prevention
12 to 1 p.m.	Lunch
1 to 2 p.m.	Session B: Repairs and Maintenance
2 to 3 p.m.	Session C: Human Rights in Housing: Discrimination and Harassment
3 to 3:15 p.m.	Break
3:15 to 4:15 p.m.	Session D: The LTB Process: How to Apply, Process, etc.
4:15 to 4:30 p.m.	Day 1 Wrap-up

Day 2: Thursday, June 18, 2026

Agenda	Activity
9 to 9:15 a.m.	Day 2 Introduction
9:15 to 10:30 a.m.	Opening Plenary: Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma (panel)
10:30 to 10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m. to 12 p.m.	Session A1: Mental Health and Addictions in Housing
10:45 a.m. to 12 p.m.	Session A2: Renovictions
12 to 1 p.m.	Lunch
1 to 2 p.m.	Session B1: Gender-based Violence and Housing
1 to 2 p.m.	Session B2: Tenant Organizing
2 to 3 p.m.	Session C1: Finding Affordable Housing
2 to 3 p.m.	Session C2: Above Guideline Rent Increases
3 to 3:15 p.m.	Break
3:15 to 4:15 p.m.	Session D1: Remedies at the LTB and Beyond
3:15 to 4:15 p.m.	Session D2: Supporting the Unhoused
4:15 to 4:30 p.m.	Wrap up and thanks

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