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CLEO is seeking a creative leader for the position of CLEO Connect Director. If you are ready to inspire and lead CLEO's team in developing programs that support and train community workers from across Ontario to build their legal capacity, this role is for you.

To read the full posting click here.

Many tenants will see their rent go up in 2022 for the first time since 2020. This is because, in most cases, the government of Ontario didn’t allow any rent increases in 2021. For tenants not covered by the rent increase rules of the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA), the increase could be a lot.

This issue of On The Radar looks at the rules in the RTA most landlords must follow if they want to increase rents in 2022.

If you and your former partner agree to make changes to arrangements for your children or support, CLEO's Guided Pathways now offer help completing the necessary court forms. Guided Pathways for Motions to Change on consent help with court forms when both parties agree to change a final order relating to:

• decision-making responsibility (custody)
• parenting time (access)
• child or spousal support
• making a change to a written agreement about support, or
• other family orders

And if the parties don't agree on a change, there are also guided pathways for completing the court forms for requesting a Motion to Change and disagreeing with a Motion to Change.

All CLEO's Guided Pathways are available in English and French and are free to use.

For a video introduction to CLEO's Guided Pathways visit here.

Steps to Justice has updated information about the increase to minimum wage that took effect on October 1, 2021, as well as changes to Employment Insurance (EI) that took effect on September 26, 2021. These EI changes:

• lower the minimum EI payment amount from $500 to $300
• raise the minimum "insurable hours" required to qualify for EI from 120 to 420 hours for all benefit types
• reintroduce the one-week waiting period for EI payments