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Children's aid: Information for parents (Fact sheet)
Children's aid: Information for parents (Fact sheet)
(
October
2019
)

This resource offers information to help parents who are dealing with child protection agencies. It outlines when an agency might contact a family, how to respond if contacted, what the agency might do, what to do if the agency takes a child away, and where to get help in many languages.

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Criminal charges in Canada and your immigration status (Fact sheet)
Criminal charges in Canada and your immigration status (Fact sheet)
(
September
2021
)

This resource offers basic information about what being charged with a crime in Canada can mean for a person’s immigration status. It explains what a removal order does and what can be done to protect one’s status and stay in Canada.

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Do you want to sponsor your family to join you in Canada? (Fact sheet)
Do you want to sponsor your family to join you in Canada? (Fact sheet)
(
September
2021
)

This resource offers basic information about sponsoring family members who are outside Canada to come and live here as permanent residents. It includes sections on who can be sponsored, the sponsor’s responsibilities, what can happen if sponsors cannot support the people they sponsored, and where to get help in many languages.

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Does your landlord want you to move out? (Fact sheet)
Does your landlord want you to move out? (Fact sheet)
(
October
2017
)

This resource offers basic information about what tenants need to do if they do not want to move out or be evicted, what happens at a Landlord and Tenant Board hearing, and where to get referral information in many languages.

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Has your child been charged with a crime? (Fact sheet)
Has your child been charged with a crime? (Fact sheet)
(
September
2019
)

This resource offers basic information about what a parent can expect if a child under the age of 18 is charged with a crime. It includes sections on the kind of lawyer the child needs, relating to the child’s lawyer, keeping the child in school, how the child’s records can affect their future, what to do if asked to pay for damage the child has caused, and where to get help in many languages.

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Renting a place to live (Fact sheet)
Renting a place to live (Fact sheet)
(
January
2020
)

This resource offers basic information to tenants about how much rent a landlord can charge, deposits and payments a tenant might have to make before moving in, and other rules landlords and tenants must follow. There is also information about discrimination, moving out, taking legal action if a landlord breaks the rules, and where to get referral information in many languages.

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Your rights as a worker (Fact sheet)
Your rights as a worker (Fact sheet)
(
July
2017
)

This resource offers basic information about workers’ rights: what they are and who has them. It also includes information about discrimination, workplace accommodation, taking legal action, and where to get help in many languages.

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