Website for Income Security Advocacy Centre
This resource aims to improve income security for low income Ontarians through law reform and educational resources. It provides access to public legal education materials, submissions to government, related legislation and other publications. There is also a list of links to other related social assistance and advocacy organizations.
Subject Headings Legal Aspects, Employee Assistance Programs, Financial Assistance
Published by Income Security Advocacy Centre (2013) CAN
Last modified on 04/13/2018
By Ontario Senior's Secretariat, 2017
Website for Advance Care Planning
This page on the Ontario Government site offers information on making choices about personal care including treatment and services, food, living arrangements and housing, clothing, hygiene and safety. There is also a downloadable wallet card on which seniors can have important information and contacts.
Subject Headings Legal Aspects, Advance Directives
Published by Queen's Printer for Ontario (2017) CAN
Last modified on 08/02/2017
Pdf document for A Practical Guide to Elder Abuse and Neglect Law in Canada
This publication explains the concept of elder abuse, provides a summary of key laws relevant to elder abuse and neglect in Canada and list the key agencies to contact across the country.
Subject Headings Legal Aspects, Legislation, Elder Abuse
Published by Canadian Centre for Elder Law (2011) CAN
Last modified on 07/18/2017
Website for Community Legal Education Ontario: CLEO
CLEO is a community legal clinic that specializes in public legal education. Most of its publications are written for people with low incomes, and other disadvantaged groups, including immigrants and refugees, seniors, women and injured workers. Community legal clinics, agencies and organizations also use its publications to help clients with legal problems. Topics include social assistance, landlord and tenant law, refugee and immigration law, workers' rights, family law, elder abuse, consumer rights, women's issues and laws affecting young people. Most publications are available in French, and some are available in other languages. Many publications are free, and there is no charge for delivery.
Subject Headings Legal Aspects, Social Services, Housing / Living Arrangements, Employee Rights
Published by Community Legal Education Ontario : CLEO (2011) CAN
Last modified on 06/04/2018
By Advocacy Centre for the Elderly: ARCH Disability Law Centre, 2010
Pdf document for Home Care Complaints and Appeals
This booklet informs about services available through Community Care Access Centres (CCAC) and what you can do if you are not happy with your home care services, or you are not getting the services you want. This resource also outlines who is eligible to receive services, and how to go about filing complaints.
Subject Headings Home Care, Legal Aspects, Older Adults, Professional Caregivers
Published by Community Legal Education Ontario (2010) CAN
Last modified on 06/17/2016
By Attorney General of Ontario, 2015
Website for Dealing with Mental Incapacity
This website provides information about mental incapacity and the related law in Ontario, including Power of Attorney, living will and guardianship.
Subject Headings Legal Aspects, Power of Attorney, Mental Health/Illness - Legal Aspects
Published by Queen's Printer for Ontario (2015) CAN
Last modified on 04/23/2019
By Ministry of the Attorney General, 2008
Pdf document for Powers of Attorney
This booklet provides information on Powers of Attorney, including Continuing Powers of Attorney for Property, and Power of Attorney for Personal Care. Included in the booklet are instructions on how to fill out legal forms to give others your Powers of Attorney.
Subject Headings Legal Aspects, Power of Attorney, Advance Directives
Published by Queen's Printer for Ontario (2008) CAN
Last modified on 02/13/2015
By Graham Webb, 2006
Pdf document for Making Treatment Decisions
This document provides legal information for elderly people about informed consent, mental capacity and establishing a substitute decision making process for elders.
Subject Headings Legal Aspects, Advance Directives, Living Will
Published by Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (2006) CAN
Last modified on 04/13/2015
By Ontario Human Rights Commission, 2011
Website for Housing
Subject Headings Legal Aspects, Housing / Living Arrangements
Published by Ontario Human Rights Commission (2011) CAN
Last modified on 10/07/2014
By Legal Aid Ontario, 2011
Website for Getting Legal Help
Subject Headings Legal Aspects, Financial Assistance, Employment
Published by Legal Aid Ontario (2011) CAN
By CLEO: Community Legal Education Ontario, 2017
Pdf document for Community Legal Clinics in Ontario: Getting Legal Help
This directory lists community legal clinics across Ontario by region, and provides their addresses and phone numbers.
Subject Headings Legal Aspects, Social Services
Published by CLEO: Community Legal Education Ontario (2017) CAN
Last modified on 09/24/2020
By Province of Ontario, 2011
Pdf document for Your Substitute Decision-Maker Wallet Card
This resource provides you with a printable, wallet-sized document detailing your Substitute Decision-Maker (SDM) or Power of Attorney consent to treatment information.
Published by Province of Ontario (2011) CAN
Last modified on 02/09/2015
Website for HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic of Ontario (HALCO)
HALCO is a non-profit, community-based legal clinic that provides free legal services to persons living with HIV/AIDS in Ontario. It also advocates for a society where laws and the legal system help reduce discrimination, stigma, poverty and injustice faced by people living with HIV/AIDS.
Subject Headings Legal Aspects, AIDS/HIV
Published by HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic of Ontario (2011) CAN
Last modified on 04/22/2016
Website for Advocacy Centre for the Elderly
The Advocacy Centre for the Elderly is a community based legal clinic for low income senior citizens. ACE provides direct legal services to low-income seniors, public legal education, and engages in law reform activities.
Subject Headings Legal Aspects, Patient Advocacy
Published by Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (2013) CAN
Last modified on 03/21/2016
Website for ARCH Disability Law Centre
This website provides legal information about the rights of people with disabilities in employment situations. With this resource you can find information about all aspects of your legal representation, including: legal services for people who receive attendant services, education law, and services for persons with intellectual disabilities.
Subject Headings Legal Aspects, Employment, Disabilities
Published by ARCH Disability Law Centre CAN
By Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, 2010
Website for Consent and Capacity - Publications
This webpage lists resources that help to explain legal aspects of access to personal health information, and legal issues related to end-of-life care.
Subject Headings Legal Aspects, Advance Directives, Mental Health/Illness - Legal Aspects
Published by Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (2010) CAN
Last modified on 03/27/2017
By Ontario Senior's Secretariat, 2011
Website for What Every Older Canadian Should Know About Having a Will and Making Funeral Plans
This resource discusses the importance of making a will and other end-of-life arrangements that can be carried out by family and friends of a loved one after they have died.
Subject Headings Legal Aspects, Funeral Arrangements, Death and Dying, Older Adults, Wills
Published by Queen's Printer for Ontario (2011) CAN
Last modified on 04/24/2017
By Attorney General of Ontario, 2016
Website for Power of Attorney and Living Wills
This website provides information about creating a living will and establishing a power of attorney. It includes links to related documents.
Published by Queen's Printer for Ontario (2016) CAN
Last modified on 03/18/2016
By Government of Ontario, 2009
Website for What To Do When Someone Dies
Subject Headings Legal Aspects, Death and Dying
Published by Queen's Printer for Ontario (2009) CAN
Last modified on 10/14/2014
By Levitt, Robert, 2007
Website for Ontario Tenants: Most Asked Questions and Answers
This is a guide based upon the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, Statutes of Ontario. Here you will find answers to questions you may have on your lease, eviction as well as your rights as a tenant.
Subject Headings Legal Aspects, Housing / Living Arrangements, Legislation
Published by Ontario Tenants Rights (2007) CAN
Last modified on 04/30/2018
Website for Employment
This resource provides information to employers on the Ontario Human Rights Code. The Ontario Human Rights Commission plays an important role in preventing discrimination and promoting and advancing human rights in Ontario.
Subject Headings Legal Aspects, Workplace
Last modified on 12/08/2014
By Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee, 2011
Pdf document for Powers of Attorney and "Living Wills"
This document provided by the Ontario Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee provides valuable information on "living wills" and Powers of Attorney. This document is useful to the elderly and their loved ones who need more information on the legal aspects of aging.
Subject Headings Legal Aspects, Living Will
Last modified on 04/10/2015
By Ontario Ministry of Labour, 2011
Website for Employment Standards
This resource provides readers with an outline of the employment standards that the Ministry of Labour maintains and enforces. Included is detailed information about your rights and responsibilities under the Employment Standards Act, as well as what to do if you need to file a claim against your employer.
Subject Headings Legal Aspects, Workplace, Employee Rights
By Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO), 2010
Pdf document for Continuing Power of Attorney for Property
This document provides information to help you ensure that control of your property is given to a trusted friend or family member. It deals specifically with the legal rules, terms, and obligations of the Continuing Power of Attorney as they apply to a person's property. It also addresses basic questions about what "power of attorney" means.
Subject Headings Legal Aspects, Power of Attorney, Wills
Published by Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) (2010) CAN