Yearly Archives: 2016

Julia Brown joined us as staff lawyer in August 2016. She articled and worked at Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP, a leading boutique litigation firm in Toronto, for 2 years. Julia has appeared before the Ontario Court of Appeal, … Continue reading →

If you took a Payday loan or line of credit from The Cash Store or Instaloans in Ontario on or after September 1, 2011, you can collect money owed to you from class action lawsuit settlements. You must file a … Continue reading →

Women living with HIV and intimate partner violence: Questions and Answers / Femmes vivant avec le VIH et violence au sein d’une relation intime : Questions et réponses. This new guide is for women, including trans women, who are living … Continue reading →

The reporting regulation under the Health Protection and Promotion Act (HPPA) has changed:  the names and contact information of people who test positive for HIV at anonymous testing clinics may not necessarily be reported to Public Health authorities in Ontario. … Continue reading →

The Kreppner Awards were established by the HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO) in 2010 to honour the late James Kreppner. Nominations for our 2016 Kreppner Awards will be accepted until August 31, 2016.   The Award The late … Continue reading →

(Note: here is a link to our HALCO pamphlet 2019 November version: https://www.halco.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/HALCO_pamphlet.pdf) As we have reported, we are moving to:  55 University Avenue, Suite 1400, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2H7. Our new office is just south of King Street West and … Continue reading →

Our HALCO news Spring 2016 newsletter has lots of articles and announcements including: Life Insurance for People with HIV Medical Marijuana Regulations struck down by the Federal Court TRANSforming JUSTICE: Trans* Legal Needs Assessment Project Low Income Seniors Drug Benefit … Continue reading →

HALCO is seeking a staff lawyer to provide intake law services. Interested candidates are asked to submit résumés and references by electronic mail by Thursday, June 9, 2016 (5:00 p.m. E.S.T.).  For more information, please see the posting (pdf): www.halco.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/HALCO_intake-lawyer-posting-2016Spring.pdf … Continue reading →

HALCO is leading the TRANSforming JUSTICE (Trans* Legal Needs Assessment Ontario) project to help ensure that the legal needs of trans* people in Ontario are being met and to determine the barriers that trans* people face in accessing justice. The … Continue reading →

As reported, HALCO is participating in a project to co-locate with a number of community legal clinics (see below). At the end of May, we will be moving to 55 University Avenue, Suite 1400, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2H7. Our new … Continue reading →