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Updated rules about air conditioners

Steps to Justice has updated information on the rules about air conditioning in rental properties.

Starting July 1, 2026, tenants have the right to install air conditioners in their homes if they meet the new rules. They can do so even if their leases or landlords do not allow air conditioners.

New WSIB online reporting process 

Steps to Justice has information about the new WSIB online reporting process.

The Workplace Safety Insurance Board (WSIB) has new online services for reporting claims and getting documents. To file a claim to the WSIB, you must fill out and send in an online form called Worker’s Report of Injury/Disease (Form 6). You do this through...

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 1.9%.

The basic ODSP rate for a single person who gets the highest shelter allowance is now $1,436 a month. It was $1,408.

New co-payments for some refugee health care

Steps to Justice has information about new co-payments in the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP). A co-payment means that the person pays part of the cost and the IFHP pays the rest.

As of May 1, 2026, the IFHP requires co-payments for:

  • prescription medications, and
  • some health services and products.

New limits on refugee claims 

Steps to Justice has updated information on who can make a refugee claim. New rules apply to refugee claims made on or after June 3, 2025. If people are not eligible to make a refugee claim because of the new rules, in most cases, they can apply for a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA). They...