Category Archives: News

In order to address the increasing demand for HALCO’s services as well as the growing complexity of the legal issues facing our clients, we are changing our intake hours for new inquiries. Beginning March 1, 2018, we will be open … Continue reading →

We welcome yesterday’s decision by Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice (Divisional Court) that doctors cannot put their personal religious beliefs ahead of patients’ rights to health care. The Court rejected the argument by a number of physicians that the Canadian … Continue reading →

The Ontario government has proposed important amendments to the Ontario Human Rights Code (Code) that will expand human rights protection for vulnerable Ontarians. HALCO is part of a coalition of community organizations that provided submissions to the government supporting the … Continue reading →

The Ontario government released a new report called “Income Security: A Roadmap for Change” in November 2017. You can access the Roadmap report on the government of Ontario website: English: ontario.ca/page/income-security-reform Français: ontario.ca/fr/page/reforme-de-la-securite-du-revenu The Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) prepared … Continue reading →

Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, foreign nationals are inadmissible to Canada on health grounds if their health condition might reasonably be expected to cause an “excessive demand” on health or social services, or if they have an inadmissible … Continue reading →

(Voir plus bas pour la version française.) A step towards ending unjust HIV criminalization On World AIDS Day after years of advocacy by community organizations, both the federal and Ontario governments recognized the need to limit the “overcriminalization of HIV” … Continue reading →

(English:  www.halco.org/2017/news/immigration-and-citizenship-law-updates) Plusieurs changements importants ont été apportés aux lois canadiennes en lien avec l’immigration et la citoyenneté. Le feuillet de renseignement sur les Changements à la Loi sur l’Immigration et la Citoyenneté offre plus de renseignements :  www.halco.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Changements_à_la_Loi_sur_l’Immigration.FR2017Nov-HALCO.pdf Changements à … Continue reading →

Today, World AIDS Day, the Governments of Canada and Ontario made important announcements about limiting the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure. As we anticipated, the federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould released a statement and her department’s report on the criminal justice … Continue reading →

Our HALCO news Autumn 2017 newsletter includes: HALCO Annual General Meeting, Annual Report and Strategic Plan End Unjust HIV Criminalization – Community Consensus Statement Positive Changes to Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Program OHIP+ Prescription Drug Benefits for … Continue reading →

As a founding member of the Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization (CCRHC) /  la Coalition canadienne pour réformer la criminalisation du VIH (CCRCV), HALCO shares this important CCRHC/CCRCV announcement with you: Voir plus bas pour la version française. November … Continue reading →