AVAILABLE SEMINAR AND WORKSHOP TOPICS
Community Advocacy Techniques
- Advocacy Needs of the Poor and Marginalized
- Special Issues in Working with the Poor and Marginalized
- Identifying, Locating, and Documenting Resources: Federal, Provincial, Local
- Networking and Establishing Helpful Contacts
Canada Pension Plan
- Contribution Qualification Requirements for Disability Benefits
- Medical Qualification Requirements for Disability Benefits
- Disability Benefit Applications
- Disability Benefit Appeals
- Qualification Requirements for Retirement Benefits
- Qualification Requirements for Survivor’s and Children’s Benefits
Consumer Protection
- Collection Agencies
- Consumer Reporting
- Credit Repair
- Unfair Business Practices: Door-to-Door Sales
- Unfair Business Practices: Motor Vehicle Repair
- Unfair Business Practices: Prepaid Services
- Energy Re-billing
- Cell Phone Contracts
- Consumer Internet Fraud
- Consumer Mail Fraud
- Consumer Telephone Fraud
- The National Do Not Call List
- Payday Loans
- Private Career Colleges
- Used Motor Vehicle Purchases
- Home Renovations
Employment Insurance Act
- Types of Benefits and Qualifying for Them: Regular Benefits
- Types of Benefits and Qualifying for Them: Maternity and Parental Benefits
- Types of Benefits and Qualifying for Them: Sickness and Compassionate Care Benefits
Employment Standards Act
- Types of Workers and Who Is Covered by the Act; Covered Employment
- Areas of Protection: Wages and Hours
- Areas of Protection: Overtime and Vacation/Holiday Pay
- Areas of Protection: Termination Notice, Severance Pay
- Filing a Claim under the ESA
Human Rights in Ontario
- Federal and Provincial Human Rights Laws
- Discriminatory Events under Human Rights Laws
- Defences Under Human Rights Laws
- Remedies Under Human Rights Laws
- Filing a Federal Human Rights Claim: How To File and What Happens Next
- Filing a Provincial Human Rights Claim: How To File and What Happens Next
Ontario Disability Support Program
- Types of ODSP Benefits
- ODSP Medical Qualification Requirements
- ODSP Income Qualification Requirement
- ODSP Asset Qualification Requirements
- Completing and Filing the Medical Application for ODSP
- ODSP Reviews and Appeal Processes
Ontario Works
- Ontario Works Mandatory Benefits
- Ontario Works Discretionary Benefits
- Ontario Works Income Qualification Requirements
- Ontario Works Asset Qualification Requirements
- Applying for Ontario Works Benefits
- Ontario Works Reviews and Appeal Processes
Residential Tenancies Act
- Who is Covered by the RTA and the Role of the Landlord and Tenant Board
- What You Need to Know About Residential Leases
- What You Need to Know About Terminating A Residential Lease
- What You Need to Know About Residential Rent
- What You Need to Know About Privacy and Harassment Issues in Residential Tenancies
- What You Need to Know About Residential Eviction Proceedings
- What You Need to Know About Repairs and Maintenance of Residential Rental Properties
- The Top 10 Things You Need to Know Before You Sign Your First Residential Lease
Victims’ Rights
- Introduction to the Criminal Injuries Compensation System
- Applying for Criminal Injuries Compensation: The Application and the Hearing Process
- The Victims’ Bill of Rights Act
- Enforcement of Restitution Orders for Victims of Crime
Youth Workshops
- Life Skills Communication
- Overview of the Criminal Law System
- Adult vs. Youth Criminal Record and the Consequences of a Criminal Record
- ESA and Young Workers’ Rights
- Occupational Health and Safety for Young Workers
- Human Rights and Youth
- Youth Criminal Justice Act
- Youth and Sentencing Circles