Category Archives: News

In November 2020, the Ontario government announced financial support for people up to and including age 12 and people up to and including age 21 with special needs. Funding is now also available for people up to and including those … Continue reading →

On December 21, HALCO, Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Aboriginal Legal Services, the Community Justice Collective and the Black Legal Action Centre wrote to Ontario’s Solicitor General to express deep concern regarding the handling of the COVID-19 outbreak at Toronto South Detention … Continue reading →

This article critically discusses human rights concerns over Canada’s responses to COVID-19 and strongly recommends a human rights-based approach.

In January 2021, the government of Ontario expanded this funding. For information, see here. On November 30, 2020, the Ontario government announced additional financial support for children and youth. Eligible parents or guardians who apply for the funding will receive … Continue reading →

We are very pleased to share our Annual Report 2019-2020, which was presented at our annual general meeting on November 5, 2020. In addition to information about our casework, it provides an overview of our public legal education, law reform, … Continue reading →

Included in this HALCO immigration and travel to Canada update is information about the following: Parent/grandparent sponsorship: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will randomly select potential sponsors to apply to sponsor their parents or grandparents. Forms are being accepted online … Continue reading →

On October 16, 2020, HALCO made a submission in response to the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services’ (the “Ministry”) consultation on the strengthening of privacy protections in Ontario. People living with HIV continue to face discrimination, social exclusion, and … Continue reading →

On October 15, 2020, a judge ruled in favour of a coalition including HALCO, finding that the City of Toronto failed to comply with its commitment under a binding settlement agreement  to ensure physical distancing in Toronto homeless shelters during … Continue reading →

The government of Canada has expanded the Employment Insurance (EI) Program, and introduced three new benefits in response to COVID-19 for those who are not eligible for EI. General information about the changes can be found here. A chart that … Continue reading →