Yearly Archives: 2016

HALCO was delighted to receive a donation of three beautiful original oil paintings created by the late Helena Kaufman (née Guta Minc). Several large walls that were blankly boring are now the perfect backdrop for her lovely abstract works. Visitors … Continue reading →

Our free workshops are held in person at the HALCO/Specialty Legal Clinic Co-op, 55 University Avenue, 15th Floor Meeting Room C-2, Toronto. (just south of King Street West and the fully accessible St. Andrew subway station): Canadian Immigration: Sponsoring Your … Continue reading →

HALCO Open House and Annual General Meeting Wednesday, October 26, 2016 Open House: 4:30 to 6:30 pm Meeting and Panel: 6:30 pm at HALCO’s new office 55 University Avenue, Suite 1400 (14th floor), Toronto (just south of King Street West) … Continue reading →

Our free workshops are held in person at the HALCO office/Specialty Legal Clinic Co-op, 55 University Avenue, 15th Floor, Toronto. (just south of King Street West and the fully accessible St. Andrew subway station): HIV Disclosure and the Law: Criminal … Continue reading →

HALCO Open House and Annual General Meeting Wednesday, October 26, 2016 Open House: 4:30 to 6:30 pm Meeting and Panel: 6:30 pm at HALCO’s new office 55 University Avenue, Suite 1400 (14th floor), Toronto (just south of King Street West) … Continue reading →

As we reported in our summer newsletter (page 6), the Ontario government is changing the way that people who receive OW, ODSP, and Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities (ACSD) access their Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB) program benefits. The ODB … Continue reading →

HALCO is pleased to announce that Glenn Betteridge has joined our staff team as a staff lawyer (on contract). In 2000, Glenn joined HALCO as staff lawyer. In 2002-2003, he was acting legal director for a year while our then … Continue reading →

Our HALCO news Summer 2016 newsletter is here!  It includes: HALCO Open House and 2016 Annual General Meeting – Save the date Important change to HIV testing and reporting in Ontario New guide: Women living with HIV and Intimate Partner … Continue reading →

The TRANSforming JUSTICE project invites trans identified people in Ontario who are living with or affected by HIV to participate in a focus group and legal education workshop:     Tuesday September 27th, 2016     at 99 Gerrard Street East, Toronto … Continue reading →

In our written submissions to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada’s consultation on the future of immigration in Canada, we focussed on Section 38(1)(c) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). This section sets out that an individual is inadmissible … Continue reading →