New videos on family law motions

CLEO is excited to share 4 new videos on family law motions that explain how to get a temporary court order. The videos help people understand:

• which family law motion they need
• how to start a regular or urgent motion
• how to respond to a regular or urgent motion
• what happens at a motion

Each video is 6 to 8 minutes...

New tipsheets for refugee claimants

Steps to Justice has printable tipsheets to help refugee claimants get ready for their hearings. 

If you are a refugee claimant, these three tipsheets can help you to, for example: 

• plan where to join your virtual hearing
• gather your evidence
• get your decision and other important steps after your refugee...

New information on substitute decision-making

Steps to Justice now has information about what can happen if someone is not mentally capable of making decisions about their health care. This includes information about:

• what it means to be mentally capable to make health-care decisions
• who can step in to make health-care decisions for someone who is not mentally...

On the Radar – Legal Aid raises some income and asset limits until 2028

For the next three years, Legal Aid Ontario has increased the amount of income and assets people can have and qualify for:

• criminal and family duty counsel, and
• criminal law certificates

This month’s On the Radar explains these services and what the changes are.

New housing law tool

Steps to Justice has a new tool to help people make a Tribunals Ontario Portal account.

The Tribunals Ontario Portal is the online system for the Landlord and Tenant Board (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 create an account.

New criminal law tool

Steps to Justice has a new tool to help people apply for a record suspension. The Record Suspension Checklist lists the steps to apply for a record suspension. This includes how to :

• check eligibility,
• get a certified criminal record check, and
• submit the application and documents.

With a record suspension, a...

Updates on payday loans

Steps to Justice has updated information about how much companies can charge for payday loans.The new amount took effect January 1, 2025. Payday loan companies can now charge up to $14 for every $100 borrowed.

New Guided Pathways for peace bond, emergency family law order, and private prosecution

CLEO is pleased to announce 3 new collections of Guided Pathways for people experiencing gender-based violence. Developed in collaboration with Luke’s Place, these free online tools help people fill out the court forms they need to apply for:

• a family law emergency motion, including restraining order
• a peace bond
• a...

On the Radar – Freeze on some family and refugee sponsorships

For now, Canada is not taking new sponsorship applications for parents and grandparents and most new private sponsorship applications for refugees. This month’s On the Radar looks at these changes.

Temporary immigration programs

Steps to Justice has new information on some of Canada's temporary immigration programs. These programs are for people from places that are in crisis.

The crisis could be caused by, for example, a war or a natural disaster like an earthquake or famine.
Every program is for a specific country or region and has different rules, including:
...