Toronto, ON – A new report calls for greater recognition and support for community organizations as pivotal to advancing access to justice for Ontarians. Based on research and consultations, the report highlights the difference between access to justice and access to the formal legal system, and explains how community organizations play a...
CLEO stands in solidarity with Black communities, Indigenous peoples, and people of colour in fighting systemic racism. We at CLEO are developing an action plan, which we will share, to advance progress in our own work and to urge and contribute to much-needed systemic change in the justice system at large. We believe that meaningful access to...
Toronto, ON – People in Ontario have new, interactive tools for making and cancelling (revoking) powers of attorney (POAs). The tools — called Guided Pathways — are available as interest in POAs surges in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
You use a POA for property to appoint people to look after your property either when you are not...
CLEO 2018-19 Annual Report is now available, featuring highlights of the year’s activities.
Toronto, ON – CLEO is pleased to announce that three new partnership-based research projects are being supported by The Law Foundation of Ontario.
The three grants, totalling close to $129K from the Foundation's Strategic granting program, support efforts to develop online interactive tools that people with legal problems can use to take...
