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Resources

  • Children’s aid: Information for parents

    This resource is for parents who are dealing with a child protection agency. It explains when an agency might contact a family, what it might do, and when it might take a child away. It also explains what parents can do in those situations and where they can get help in many languages.

  • Criminal charges in Canada and your immigration status

    This resource gives basic information about how being charged with a crime in Canada can impact a person’s immigration status. It explains what a removal order is and what can be done to stay in Canada.

  • Do you want to sponsor your family to join you in Canada?

    This resource offers basic information about sponsoring family members who are outside Canada to live here as permanent residents. Topics include who can be sponsored, the sponsor’s responsibilities, and where to get help.

  • Does your landlord want you to move out?

    This resource offers 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.

  • Has your child been charged with a crime?

    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.

  • Need welfare? How to apply to Ontario Works

    This resource is about how to apply to Ontario Works for financial assistance. It explains the rights of people applying for assistance, what kind of questions Ontario Works can ask, and what documents people might need to show. It includes information about the forms that have to be filled out and where to get help if there is a problem with Ontario Works or if they refuse assistance.

  • Renting a place to live

    This resource offers information to tenants about how much rent a landlord can charge, the 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.

  • Your rights as a worker

    This resource has basic information about workers' rights. It explains what these rights are and who has them. It covers topics like being discriminated against, accommodation at work, taking legal action, and where to get help in many languages.