IMPORTANT: Recipients of OW or ODSP may be eligible to obtain a cooling device as a discretionary benefit. Eligibility requirements and other restrictions, will be explored in detail below.  Please click on the link for details: hamiltonjustice.ca/en/2023/07/17/…

Happening tomorrow! SPREAD THE WORD! Newly arrived refugees and asylum seekers have been sleeping on the sidewalks for WEEKS. Join us in demanding URGENT ACTION to address this crisis. Shelter and services for refugees NOW! Housing for all NOW!

Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Great thread by Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario on the recent announcement on ON's rent increase cap for 2024 ⤵️

⁦City of Toronto⁩ ⁦IRCC⁩ It is not acceptable to play jurisdiction tag with refugee claimants in need of shelter: thestar.com/news/gta/2023/…

Congratulations counsel!!

“How is Ottawa recovering these funds? Partly by clawing back payments through support programs, such as it did with the Canada Child Benefit starting in March. […] these clawbacks are hitting […] single mothers and those living on disability benefits.” theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editor…

Get out the vote for Toronto's next Mayor TODAY! See our Summer 2023 newsletter, which includes a summary of the leading Mayoral candidates' platforms on (in our view) the key issues facing the Downtown East. static-promote.weebly.com/share/9a6e5d24…

Today we celebrate National Aboriginal People’s Day. We are committed to continuing to learn about and honour Indigenous peoples in our community and beyond.

Our office will close at 1 today so that our staff can participate in and support local Indigenous events.

June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day. Support Indigenous people's right to self-determination, their work, and their calls to action.
Funds raised at Green Space Festival tonight will go to 2-Spiritied People of the First Nations and the Native Women's Resource Centre.

#worldrefugeeday2023

Supreme Court decision on Safe Third Country Agreement Misses the Mark on Refugee Rights, but Offers Some Hope. See our joint statement with AmnestyCanada and Cdn Council Churches
ccrweb.ca/en/supreme-cou…

The #STCA ruling is out. First, huge shoutout to the incredible legal team for the appellants, who have advanced amazing rights-based lawyering over the past 5 years, and gratitude & respect to the appellants, especially the individual applicants. 1/16

My read of today's Supreme Court of Canada Safe Third Country decision:

The news headlines on this are wrong.

The court did not find the #STCA to be constitutional.
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Yes!

Thank you Ombudsman Toronto for shedding a light on this very important issue.

Ottawa’s clawback of COVID-era benefits is punishing small mistakes and hurting the poor theglobeandmail.com/investing/pers…

Nadia Nadeem (Staff Immigration Lawyer – Neighbourhood Legal Services): 'Sometimes there is not a clear line of what is trafficking, and that can make it extremely difficult.'

Housing that people can afford, solves homelessness. We must demand that the gov build thousands of RGI units while also ensuring millions of $ for immediate supports for unhoused people. City has done number 1 on this list. There are 6 more we need to demand.

Healthcare4All Coalition and Neighbourhood Legal Services are fundraising to support a legal challenge to the Government of Ontario’s recent cancellation of health care coverage for people who are uninsured, including people with precarious or no immigration status. Please share! canadahelps.org/en/pages/ohip-…