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Legal Literacy Activities

In cooperation with the Organization for Literacy in Lambton and Community Legal Education Ontario, we have produced Legal Literacy Activities (LLAs) for use by adult literacy practitioners. These LLAs provide activities involving Ontario and federal laws. They will assist with the development of reading and writing skills, while also increasing the learners’ understanding of laws and legal systems they encounter in everyday life.

The development of the LLAs was supported through generous funding from the Law Foundation of Ontario and the Canadian Bar Association Law for the Future Fund.

Ontario Laws

Housing Laws

  1. Introduction to the Ontario Residential Tenancies Act
  2. What is the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board?
  3. Understanding Tenant Rights and Responsibilities before Moving into a Rental Unit
  4. Standard Form Leases under the Residential Tenancies Act
  5. Paying Rent and Rent Receipts under the Residential Tenancies Act
  6. Rent Increases under the Ontario Residential Tenancies Act
  7. Understanding the Rent Increase Form under the Ontario Residential Tenancies Act
  8. Maintenance and Repairs under the Ontario Residential Tenancies Act
  9. Privacy and Harassment Protections under the Ontario Residential Tenancies Act
  10. Tenant Ending a Lease under the Residential Tenancies Act: Notice to the Landlord
  11. Tenant Ending a Lease under the Residential Tenancies Act: Agreements to Terminate
  12. Tenant Ending a Lease under the Residential Tenancies Act: Assigning or Subletting
  13. Tenant Ending a Lease Early Under the Residential Tenancies Act: Domestic or Sexual Violence/Abuse
  14. Overview of the Eviction Process under the Residential Tenancies Act
  15. Understanding the Form 4 Notice to End Your Tenancy for Non Payment of Rent
  16. Human Rights Protections for Tenants in Ontario

Ontario Works Act

  1. Introduction to the Ontario Works Program
  2. Benefits under the Ontario Works Program
  3. How to Apply for Ontario Works Assistance
  4. Overview of the Ontario Works Rights and Responsibilities Form
  5. Understanding Ontario Works Participation Agreements
  6. Understanding Ontario Works Assistance for Persons Under Age 18
  7. Understanding an Acceptance Letter from Ontario Works
  8. Ontario Works Statement of Income and Change Reports
  9. Requesting an Internal Review of an Ontario Works Decision
  10. Locating a Community Legal Clinic to Assist with a Social Assistance Appeal

Ontario Consumer Protection Laws

  1. Buying a Vehicle in Ontario: Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC)
  2. Motor Vehicle Repairs in Ontario
  3. Understanding Your Credit Report and Credit Repair in Ontario
  4. Regulation of Collection Agencies in Ontario
  5. Understanding Door-to-Door Sales in Ontario
  6. Pay Day Loans in Ontario: Rights and Responsibilities
  7. Making a Consumer Complaint in Ontario

Employment Law in Ontario

  1. Understanding Worker Protections Under the Ontario Employment Standards Act
  2. Determining if a Worker is Protected by the Ontario Employment Standards Act
  3. Understanding the Ontario Employment Standards Act Poster
  4. Understanding and Completing the Ontario Employment Standards Act Claim Form
  5. Identifying Rights to Minimum Wage in Ontario
  6. Payment of Wages under the Ontario Employment Standards Act
  7. Workers’ Rights When Terminated under the Ontario Employment Standards Act
  8. Working in a Unionized Workplace
  9. Understanding the Union Membership Card
  10. Reporting Responsibilities: An Injury at Work in Ontario
  11. Injured Workers and the Ontario Office of the Worker Adviser
  12. Completion of the Form 6 Injured Worker Report to WSIB
  13. Workers Compensation Benefits for Ontario Workers
  14. Overview of Health and Safety Laws in Ontario
  15. Understanding the Ontario Health and Safety at Work Poster
  16. Application of Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Laws in the Workplace: A Veterinary Clinic
  17. Filing a Health and Safety Complaint in an Ontario Workplace

Federal Laws

Canada Pension Plan Act

  1. Applying for CPP Benefits: Locating Your Service Canada Office
  2. Overview of CPP Disability Benefits
  3. Understanding the CPP Vocational Rehabilitation Program
  4. Overview of CPP Retirement Benefits
  5. Reconsideration of a CPP Disability Decision
  6. Appealing a CPP Disability Decision to the SST

Employment Insurance Act

  1. Assistance with Employment Insurance Questions: Locating Your Member of Parliament’s Office
  2. Overview of the EI System
  3. Understanding a Record of Employment (ROE)
  4. Understanding EI Regular Benefits
  5. EI Regular Benefits: Completion of the Job Search Form
  6. EI Sickness Benefits
  7. EI Maternity and Parental Benefits
  8. EI Caregiving Benefits
  9. Reconsiderations and Appeals of EI Decisions

Youth Criminal Justice Act

  1. Overview of the Canadian YCJA
  2. The Players in the Youth Criminal Justice System
  3. Diversion Before and After a Youth is Charged with a Crime
  4. The Youth Criminal Court Process in Canada
  5. What are Youth Justice Conferences/Committees under the YCJA?
  6. Protecting Youth Privacy under the YCJA
  7. Sentencing of Youth under the YCJA
  8. Youth Records under the YCJA: Myths and Facts

Canadian Criminal Code

  1. The Players in the Canadian Criminal Justice System
  2. Understanding Rights Upon Arrest
  3. After Arrest: Appearance Notices and Summons
  4. After Arrest: What is Bail?
  5. Before Trial: Disclosure, Crown Resolution Meetings and Diversion
  6. Before Trial: Diversion Programs
  7. Specialty Criminal Courts: Mental Health Courts
  8. Specialty Criminal Courts: Drug Treatment Courts
  9. Indigenous Rights in the Canadian Criminal Justice System
  10. Understanding Criminal Trials in Canada
  11. What is Sentencing in Canadian Criminal Cases?
  12. What is a Criminal Pardon/Record Suspension in Canada?
  13. Understanding Cannabis Record Suspensions/Pardons in Canada
  14. Applying for a Criminal Record/Pardon in Canada

Canadian Human Rights Act

  1. The Canadian Human Rights Act: Who is Covered? What is Discrimination? What are Prohibited Grounds?
  2. The Canadian Human Rights Act: What Kinds of Discrimination are Prohibited Under the Act and What Defences are There?
  3. The Canadian Human Rights Act: The Duty to Accommodate in Employment
  4. The Canadian Human Rights Act: The Duty to Accommodate When Providing Goods and Services
  5. The Canadian Human Rights Act: Filing a Complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission

Federal Wireless Code/CCTS

  1. The Wireless Code: Protections for Cellphone Users in Canada
  2. How to Negotiate a Cellphone Contract?
  3. Filing a Complaint with the CCTS
  4. Preparing a Complaint to the CCTS
  5. CCTS and Protections for Consumers
  6. Resolving Internet Service Concerns: Internet Anxiety Case Study
  7. Resolving Cellphone Service Concerns: Cellphone Shock Case Study
  8. Resolving TV Service Concerns: TV Trauma Case Study