New information on energy contracts

Steps to Justice now has information about energy contracts. This includes information about:

• your rights when signing an energy contract for electricity
• how to renew or extend your energy contract for electricity
• how to cancel your energy contract
• how to complain about your energy retailer

New housing law tool

Steps to Justice has a new tool to help you link your Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) case to your Tribunals Ontario Portal account.

The Tribunals Ontario Portal is the online system for the LTB. You can use the Portal to check when a hearing is scheduled, file evidence for a hearing, and more.

This new tipsheet shows the steps to link a...

On the Radar – What’s coming in 2026 for EI rates and rent increases

This month's On the Radar looks at changes that will affect Ontario workers and tenants in 2026.

New rules for sending refugee documents

Steps to Justice has updated information about new rules for sending documents to the:

• Refugee Protection Division (RPD) for a refugee claim, or
• Refugee Appeal Division (RAD) for an appeal of a refused refugee claim

Starting on October 30, you can send documents:

• electronically by email or the My Case portal depending on...

On the Radar – New limits at Small Claims Court and the Landlord and Tenant Board

This month's On the Radar looks at the new claim limits at Small Claims Court and the Landlord and Tenant Board.

New minimum wage rates

Steps to Justice has updated information about the minimum wage increase that took effect on October 1, 2025.

The new minimum wage amounts are:

• Most jobs: $17.60 an hour
• Homeworkers: $19.35 an hour
• Students 17 and younger: $16.60 an hour

New limits for small claims and housing cases

CLEO has updated information about:

• Small Claims Court and the Small Claims Court Guided Pathways
• the Landlord and Tenant Board and the Housing law Guided Pathways

As of October 1, 2025, people applying to either place can ask for up to $50,000. The limit used to be $35,000.

As well, for someone to...

Information on the new Canada Disability Benefit

Steps to Justice has information on the new Canada Disability Benefit (CDB). It explains:  

• who can get the CDB 
• how to apply  
• how much someone can get  
• what to do if an application is denied 

On the Radar – New benefit for people with disabilities

This month’s On the Radar looks at the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), a new government benefit that people can now apply for.

New ODSP rates

Steps to Justice has updated information on the amount someone can get from the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP). On July 1, the amount went up by 2.8%.

The basic ODSP rate for a single person who gets the highest shelter allowance is now $1,408 a month. It was $1,368.