Ontario

May 6, 2013
We have put together the following resources to give a broader sense of how the anti-poverty community is responding to the 2013 Ontario Budget. At this point, the minority Liberals need NDP support...
Keywords: Article , Government Policy, Ontario
April 10, 2013
Women, racialized persons, immigrants, temporary migrant workers, persons with disabilities, youth, Aboriginal persons and non-status workers are more likely to hold low wage, temporary jobs with no...
Keywords: Article , Workers' Rights, Ontario
Refugee Rights in Ontario
March 21, 2013
This website is for front-line workers and advocates who work with refugee claimants and others who have questions about their immigration status in Canada. It includes information on how to file a...
Keywords: Online Resource , Immigrants and Refugees, refugee claim, Ontario
Nishiyuu Journey
March 19, 2013
In January, inspired by the Idle No More movement, six Cree youth and one guide, left their community of Great Whale on the Hudson Bay to begin The Quest of Wisjinichu-Nishiyuu (Quest For Unity), a...
Keywords: Article , Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Ontario
Teen Legal Helpline
January 21, 2013
Got a legal question but not sure who to ask? If you’re a teenager in Ontario, you can visit the Teen Legal Helpline website, a free, confidential service that connects teenagers to lawyers.
Keywords: Online Resource , Children and Youth, helpline, Legal Assistance, legal help, teenagers, Ontario, Services
August 20, 2012
In 2008, the Law Commissioner of Ontario started to look at part-time work, short contract positions and other forms of “precarious” work, against the background of the social issues affecting...
Keywords: Article , Workers' Rights, Ontario, All of Canada
April 17, 2012
Four levels of human rights protections may be used to promote and enforce housing rights in Canada - provincial human rights codes, the Canadian Human Rights Act, the Canadian Charter of Rights and...
Keywords: Article , Housing, Human Rights, Ontario, All of Canada
February 21, 2012
With the recent deaths of eleven migrant workers in Ontario, which mirrors a similar tragic van crash in BC in 2007, advocates and activists are renewing their demands for the provincial and federal...
Keywords: Article , Ethnicity and Race, Government Policy, Workers' Rights, British Columbia, Ontario, All of Canada
December 23, 2011
From the Homeless Hub: 30,000 Hamiltonians are working and still living in poverty. How is this possible? It used to be that if someone was having a tough time making ends meet, the simple answer was...
Keywords: Article , Poverty Research, Workers' Rights, Ontario
Poverty Free Ontario
December 12, 2011
An Ontario free of poverty will be reflected in healthy, inclusive communities with a place of dignity for everyone and the essential conditions of well-being for all. The mission of Poverty Free...
Keywords: Online Resource , Organizing, Campaigns and initiatives, Ontario
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