Annual Conference 2009
Fighting for rights & fighting the right
Saturday, February 28, 2009
8:30am – 5:30pm
Hart House at University of Toronto
Announcements
Welcome to lawunion.ca
Welcome to the Law Union of Ontario's new website. While it is still a work in progress, we are hoping that this site will become a key source for information about not only the work of the Law Union and its members, but also about progressive legal practice and activism in Canada more generally.read more
Law Union 2007 Annual General Meeting
1 Nov 2007 - 18:30
1 Nov 2007 - 20:00
Etc/GMT-5
The Law Union's 2007 AGM will be held on Thursday, November 1st 2007 from 6:30-8:00pm.
Location:
Friend's Meeting House
60 Lowther Avenue, Toronto
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Your rights with consultants and lawyers for immigrants and refugees
Your Rights with Lawyers and Immigration Consultants:
· You have the right to competent counsel who manages your case properly and knows how to handle that type of case
Posted in Access to Justice | Analysis | Rights with counsel read more | 1 attachment
Entitlements to Social Services for Non Status Immigrants
Please see attached flyer to find out what services people are entitled to based on their immigration status including medical, education, welfare and health benefits.
Posted in Immigration | Analysis | Entitlement to Social Services for Immigrants read more | 2 attachments
Tips on Humanitarian Application
H&C Quick Tips
Posted in Immigration | Analysis | TIps for Non Status Immigrants making Humanitarian Applications (H & C) read more | 2 attachments
Report From Law Union Delegation to El Salvador
Report From Law Union Delegation to El Salvador
Posted in Immigration | Analysis | Report From Law Union Delegation to El Salvador 1 attachment
Know Your Rights with Immigration Officials
If you or someone you know is questioned or detained by an Immigration / CBSA Officer or Police Officer, call 416.597.5820 ext 5438 to leave a message for No One Is Illegal.
Posted in Immigration | Also attached in Spanish and Portuguese | Important Legal information for Immigrants and Refugees and Non Status Persons read more | 3 attachments
TDSB Finally Delivers on its Promise of a Don't Ask Don't Tell Policy
Toronto Wednesday May, 16 - in a unanimous
vote, Toronto District School Board trustees
stood up to in front of a board room packed
with community supporters brandishing neon
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Save the Court Challenges Program!
The federal government announced on Sept. 25, 2006 that it was abolishing the Court Challenges Program, a small program that provided modest contributions to the cost of important test cases dealing with language and equality rights. Without this Program, Canada's constitutional rights are real only for the wealthy. A website is now online to coordinate national efforts to save it: http://www.savecourtchallenges.ca
Posted in Access to Justice | News read more
Joint Intervenors' Submission to the Arar Inquiry
The Joint Intervenors' Submission to the Commission of Inquiry intothe Actions of Canadian Officials in Relation to Maher Arar was submitted on September 10, 2005.
Posted in National Security | Facta/Briefs 1 attachment
Arar report exposes RCMP, government officials complicit in torture
The coalition of groups with intervener status at the Arar Inquiry, including the Law Union, released the following statement in response to the commission's final report.
September 18, 2006
Ottawa - Justice Dennis O'Connor has confirmed the worst fears of Organizations with Intervenor Status at the Arar Inquiry: that Canadian officials were complicit in the torture of Maher Arar and other Canadian citizens.
