Resources

This program will focus on mental health and queer identity, as they intersect with the legal profession.

The security situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated rapidly. With the collapse of the Ashraf Ghani government and subsequent takeover of the Taliban, there is fear that a return of grave human rights abuses, including the extreme persecution of 2SLGBTQI+, will occur.

Join us as we bring together LGBTQ and Elder Law practitioners for a critical discussion of key legal issues that arise for LGBTQ+ individuals as they age, including long term care, wills and estates, as well as pension and benefit concerns.

Individuals engaged in prostitution often face a certain stigma in a variety of contexts. 

Whether you need advice on how to negotiate rent relief with your landlord, or have questions on how to access the government support programs available to small businesses for rent assistance, this program will give you the information you need.  

This program brings together counsel working on two headline-grabbing cases involving gender and gender identity in the courts.

For the 2018-2019 school year, Ontario elementary public school teachers were required to teach a past sexual health and wellbeing curriculum.

In questions of custody and access, how does the Court consider and weigh the impact on a child of potentially discriminatory behaviour in assessing the child’s best interests?

Currently before the Senate, Bill C-16 seeks to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to add gender identity and gender expression to the prohibited grounds of discrimination, bringing the federal legislation in line with Ontario and other provincial human rights statutes.

In December 2016, the All Families Are Equal Act (the “Act”), intended to provide equal treatment for all children regardless of how they were conceived, received royal assent. Amending 41 statutes, including most notably the Children’s Law Reform Act and Vital Statistics Act, the Act recognizes the various types of families in our society and streamlines processes for parents utilizing assisted reproduction and surrogacy.