The Government of Canada made many temporary changes to the Employment Insurance (EI) program because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The last of these changes ended on September 24, 2022. Read more in this month's On The Radar.
CLEO has updated its employment law content to reflect the end of the COVID-19 rules for Employment Insurance (EI). This took effect as of September 25, 2022.
The changes affect the number of hours needed to qualify, the past jobs that qualify a person for EI, and the minimum amount of self-employed earnings needed.
Updates have been...
There are special rules police must follow when talking to someone under 18. And, there are differences between how youth and adult criminal courts work.
Learning about these rules and the youth criminal justice system can help prepare youth for police interactions and the court process.
CLEO has developed 2 flowcharts that explain what can...
As people get older, they often need to find different ways to cover their health costs. There are some government benefits that can help them do this. Read more in this month's On The Radar.
Steps to Justice now has information on how to get a pardon for a criminal offence so that a police record check doesn’t show a criminal record.
The process to get a pardon for possession of cannabis for personal use only is simpler than the process to get a pardon for other types of convictions.
Steps to Justice has a new tool to help you understand the difference between the 3 types of criminal offences a person can be charged with: summary, hybrid, and indictable offences.
Each type of offence has different sentences and options. For example, which court a trial is held in and if you can have a jury.
In July, the Ontario government made big changes to the leave program created because of COVID-19. This month's On the Radar looks at these changes.
CLEO's employment law content has been updated to reflect the end of COVID-19 changes to constructive dismissal and temporary layoff rules. As well, the 3 paid sick days that are part of the Infectious Disease Emergency Leave will continue until March 31, 2023.
Changes have been made to the related Steps to Justice questions and in the...
Steps to Justice now has information on how to be a witness in a criminal trial, including what to expect in court and how to ask for accommodation and support.
Steps to Justice now has a tool tenants can use to write a letter asking their landlord if they can sublet their unit.
The tool collects basic information about the tenant and landlord, and details about the sublet, such as:
After answering some questions,...