On the Radar – New benefit for workers when there’s a COVID-19 lockdown

In late 2021, the federal government introduced the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit (CWLB).

Workers in Ontario could get the?CWLB?starting on December 19, 2021, when Ontario was confirmed as a lockdown region.

Quarterly Update

This Quarterly Update highlights: Attorney General's visit to CLEO; Launch of Trainers' Guides for community legal clinics; Access to Justice week; Best practices for better legal information. Read the full Quarterly Update here.

Legal education organization expanding digital tools as usage more than doubles during pandemic

The use of Community Legal Education Ontario's (CLEO) Guided Pathways has "more than doubled during the pandemic," the organization announced, as "people have increasingly sought out online access to services."

Julie Mathews, CLEO's executive director, told The Lawyer's Daily that the "legal process has been made much more difficult during the...

On the Radar – Recent changes to Ontario’s rules for “no-fault” evictions”

On September 1, 2021, the government made major changes to the Residential Tenancies Act. We talked about some of these changes in September's On the Radar.

This month, we look at 2 new rules that relate to what are called "no-fault" evictions, for example, when a landlord wants to move in. There are now:

• more requirements for...

Use of Guided Pathways More than Doubles in Pandemic – CLEO to expand court form tool to victims of violence, small claims, and family law

Toronto, ON — CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario/Éducation juridique commauntaire Ontario) is expanding its Guided Pathways to help more Ontarians seek legal protection from abuse and family violence, and to navigate Small Claims Court and family court.

Read the full release.

Hon. Doug Downey, Attorney General of Ontario, visit...