RESOURCES
2SLGBTQ+ Resources
Name Change & Gender Marker Change
https://www.wrcls.ca/name-change-gender-marker-change/
SPECTRUM – Waterloo Region’s Rainbow Community Space
https://ourspectrum.com/projects/spectrum-legal-aid-clinic/
Spectrum: Rainbow Pages (September 2021 Edition)
https://www.ourspectrum.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Rainbow-Pages-Sept-2021-6-compressed.pdf?bclid=IwAR2irelNBpRp3qeG1AsUmqdluuWQOQz7SJegMgDiVNSFNQiSFJkyc4P91Go
OK2BME (K-W Counselling)
https://ok2bme.ca/
CPP-D (Canadian Pension Plan Disability)
Consumer Law & Debt
Community Legal Education Ontario
https://www.cleo.on.ca/en/resources-and-publications/pubs?language=en&field_legal_topic_tid_i18n=306
Steps to Justice
https://stepstojustice.ca/legal-topic/debt-and-consumer-rights/
Carizon Financial Wellness & Credit Counselling
https://www.carizon.ca/counselling/credit-counselling/
Email Krista at [email protected] or Call (519) 743-6333 ext. 1233
Benefits Wayfinder: A guide to government benefits that can help put more money in your pocket
Criminal Law & Criminal Injuries
Criminal Law Information Poster – Coming Soon
Steps to Justice
https://stepstojustice.ca/legal-topic/criminal-law/
CLEO – Your Legal Rights
https://cleoconnect.ca/legal-topic/criminal-law/criminal-injuries-compensation/criminal-law/#slug
CLEO – Your Legal Rights (Criminal Injuries)
http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/legal-topic/criminal-law/criminal-injuries-compensation
Waterloo Bail Program
https://www.waterloobailprogram.ca/
Disability Law
Steps to Justice – Health & Disability
https://stepstojustice.ca/legal-topic/health-and-disability/
ARCH Disability Law Centre
https://archdisabilitylaw.ca/
Discrimination based on Race & Culture
Report Incidents of Hate or Discrimination Motivated by Racism, Xenophobia, Islamophobia – Coalition of Muslim Women
www.reportinghate.ca
Sulah: A Restorative Justice Approach to Help Communities Address Islamophobia, Racism and Anti-Immigrant – Community Justice Initiatives & CMW
https://cjiwr.com/sulah/
EI (Employment Insurance)
Elder Law
Steps to Justice – Elder Abuse Information
https://stepstojustice.ca/legal-topic/abuse-and-family-violence/elder-abuse/
ACE – Advocacy Centre for the Elderly
http://www.advocacycentreelderly.org/elder_abuse_-_introduction.php
Waterloo Region Police & Community Care Access Centre – Elder Abuse Response Program
https://www.wrps.on.ca/en/staying-safe/elder-abuse.aspx
http://www.cba.org/cba/cle/pdf/eld09_payne_ppt.pdf
Employment Law
Steps to Justice
https://stepstojustice.ca/legal-topic/employment-and-work/
Human Rights Legal Support Centre
https://www.hrlsc.on.ca/
CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario)
https://www.cleo.on.ca/en/resources-and-publications/pubs?language=en&field_legal_topic_tid_i18n=85
Family Law
Steps to Justice
https://stepstojustice.ca/legal-topic/family-law/
Ministry of the Attorney General
https://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/
Ontario Family Law Information Centres
https://www.ontario.ca/page/family-law-information-centres
French Language Rights
Steps to Justice
https://stepstojustice.ca/legal-topic/french-language-rights/
Health, Mental Health & Community Supports
HEALTH
Sanctuary Refugee Health Centre
https://sanctuaryrefugee.ca/
KDCHC (Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre)
https://kdchc.org/
Sanguen Health Centre
https://sanguen.com/about-sanguen-health-centre/
SETTLEMENT SUPPORT
COMPASS Refugee Centre
https://compassrefugee.ca/
Reception House Waterloo Region
https://receptionhouse.ca/
KW Multicultural Centre
https://kwmulticultural.ca/refugee-services
YMCA of Three Rivers – Settlement Services
https://www.ymcacambridgekw.ca/en/immigrant-services/Settlement-Services.asp
COMMUNITY & MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
ACCKWA – Support for the HIV Positive
https://www.acckwa.com/support/
Woolwich Community Services
https://www.woolwichcommunityservices.org/
Canadian Hearing Services
https://www.chs.ca/
Central Ontario Co-operative Housing Federation
https://cochf.coop/
KW Counselling
https://www.kwcounselling.com/
Carizon Counselling
https://www.carizon.ca/
Here 24/7
https://here247.ca/
CMHA Waterloo Wellington
https://cmhaww.ca/
CMHA – Self Help & Peer Support
https://cmhawwselfhelp.ca/
Shalom Counselling
https://shalomcounselling.org/
OK2BME (Support for LGBT Youth)
https://ok2bme.ca/
SPECTRUM – Waterloo’s Rainbow Communtiy Space
https://ourspectrum.com/
Woolwich Community Health Centre
https://wchc.on.ca/registered-client-services/services-we-provide/
TAXES
The Working Centre – Free Tax Clinic
Call: (519) 743-1151
https://www.theworkingcentre.org/22318-free-income-tax-clinic-working-centre
Social Development Centre – Free Tax Clinic
Call: 519-579-3800 ext. 3 or E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.waterlooregion.org/content/contact-us
HIV/Aids Legal Support
HALCO (HIV & Aids Legal Clinic Ontario)
https://www.halco.org/
Housing Law
To learn more about WRCLS’s Housing services and resources please click here.
OTHER RESOURCES
Steps to Justice
https://stepstojustice.ca/legal-topic/housing-law/
ACTO (Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario)
https://www.acto.ca/
Community Justice Initiatives – Housing Mediation
www.cjiwr.com or call 519-744-6549
Social Development Centre – Eviction Prevention
Call: (519) 579-3800
http://www.waterlooregion.org/eviction-prevention-waterloo-region
Landlord and Tenant Board
http://www.sjto.gov.on.ca/ltb/
Community Legal Education Ontario
https://www.cleo.on.ca/en/resources-and-publications/pubs?language=en&field_legal_topic_tid_i18n=89
Lutherwood – Housing Services
https://www.lutherwood.ca/housing
Community Housing Access Centre (Region of Waterloo)
http://communityservices.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/housing/affordablecommunityhousing.asp
The Working Centre
http://www.theworkingcentre.org/tenants/185
Human Rights
Steps to Justice
https://stepstojustice.ca/legal-topic/human-rights/
Human Rights Legal Support Centre
https://www.hrlsc.on.ca/
Immigration Law
Steps to Justice
https://stepstojustice.ca/legal-topic/immigration/
CLEO
https://www.cleo.on.ca/en/publications/spon-en#full
CLEO – Differences Between H&C application and a Refugee Claim
https://www.cleo.on.ca/en/publications/hcref/what-are-some-other-differences-between-hc-application-and-refugee-claim
COMPASS Refugee Centre
https://compassrefugee.ca/
Reception House
https://receptionhouse.ca/
Indigenous Resources/Gladue Principles
Ahwenehaode Indigenous Justice Program (Waterloo Region Community Legal Services)
Call: 519-743-0254 or E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://www.wrcls.ca/ahwenehaode-indigenous-justice-program/
Dehsahsodre Legal Services (Healing of the Seven Generations)
Call: (519) 570-9118 or Toll Free: 1-866-676-6009
Website: https://healingofthesevengenerations.ca/programs/dehsahsodre-legal-services/
Steps to Justice
https://stepstojustice.ca/legal-topic/criminal-law/indigenous-rights/
Indigenous Rights in Criminal Law
https://cleoconnect.ca/yourlegalrights/resource-library/?gl=408
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Steps to Justice
Offers practical information about harassment at work.
https://stepstojustice.ca/questions/employment-and-work/what-can-i-do-if-ive-been-sexually-harassed-work
Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region
If you’d like someone to go to the hospital or police station with you, or you’d like emotional support or information, call the 24-Hour Support Line at (519) 741-8633. For free counselling, advocacy, or court support, call 519-571-0121.
Visit the SASCWR website.
Waterloo Region Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centre
If you need medical care or physical evidence collected, go to St. Mary’s Hospital or Cambridge Memorial Hospital or call 519-749-6994.
Sexual Abuse Treatment Program, Family and Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region
If you’re under 18, and want free therapy and support, call 519-576-0540.
Visit https://www.facswaterloo.org/helpingfamilies/sexual-abuse-treatment-services for more information.
Victim Services of the Waterloo Region
If you need immediate crisis intervention or referrals, call (519) 585-2363.
Visit https://www.vswr.ca/
Waterloo Regional Police Services
In an emergency, dial 911. If you’d like to report to the police call 519-570-9777.
Social Assistance (OW, ODSP)
Steps to Justice – ODSP
https://stepstojustice.ca/legal-topic/income-assistance/ontario-disability-support-program/
Steps to Justice
https://stepstojustice.ca/legal-topic/income-assistance/
Community Legal Education Ontario
https://www.cleo.on.ca/en/resources-and-publications/pubs?language=en&field_legal_topic_tid_i18n=93
Supporting Migrant Farm Workers
OHCOW (Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers)
https://www.ohcow.on.ca/migrant-farm-worker-program.html
Justicia for Migrant Workers (J4MW)
https://harvestingfreedom.org/
KAIROS – Migrant Justice
https://www.kairoscanada.org/what-we-do/migrant-justice
Wills & Powers of Attorney
Check out our information video on Wills & Powers of Attorney:
Steps to Justice
https://stepstojustice.ca/legal-topic/wills-and-powers-of-attorney/
Wills and Estate Planning (Ministry of the Attorney General)
https://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/justice-ont/estate_planning.php
Powers of Attorney – Q & A
https://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/pgt/livingwillqa.pdf
Power of Attorney Kits
https://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/pgt/poakit.php
Law Society of Upper Canada Referral Services
https://lso.ca/public-resources/finding-a-lawyer-or-paralegal/law-society-referral-service
Waterloo Region Law Association
https://www.waterloolaw.org/
WSIB (Workplace Safety and Insurance Board)
Steps to Justice
https://stepstojustice.ca/questions/employment-and-work/what-do-i-need-know-when-i-am-dealing-wsib-case-manager/
IAVGO Community Legal Clinic (Advocates for Injured Workers & Student Legal Clinic)
https://iavgo.org/
Youth Justice Support
Justice for Children and Youth (Legal Services)
https://jfcy.org/en/
Lutherwood – Youth Justice Services
https://www.lutherwood.ca/mentalhealth/cmh-services/youth-justice
Here 24/7 – Youth Justice & Court Support
https://here247.ca/programs-services/youth-justice-court-support/