Author Archives: Benjamin Ries

Staff Lawyer

Final Exams are Here! Tips for Avoiding Academic Offences in a Remote Setting

The information contained here is taken from the University of Toronto Academic Integrity Website, the University of Toronto Missisauga Academic Integrity Website, and the Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters.  What constitutes an academic offence during a remote exam? Generally, submitting someone else’s work as your own, receiving help from… Read More

COVID-19 Update

Downtown Legal Services will be closed to members of the public during the City of Toronto lock-down (beginning November 23, 2020). If you require legal assistance, please call our intake line at 416-978-6447.

COVID-19 Precautions

Downtown Legal Services is open to members of the public by appointment only. Support staff will be on site and available to receive service of documents only on Tuesdays and Fridays. Everyone entering Downtown Legal Services is required to wear a mask. Clients will need to wear a mask during… Read More

Connecting with our Homeless Community

Homeless Connect has united individuals experiencing or at-risk of homelessness with necessary services for the past five years. On a single day annually, over 80 service providers gather at the Mattamy Centre in downtown Toronto to provide medical, housing, finance, education, legal and other services, as well as food and… Read More

DLS Challenging Canada-US Agreement to Turn Away Asylum Seekers at Border

Amidst recent changes in the United States’ asylum system and the increasing numbers of migrants entering Canada, many have identified the Safe Third Country Agreement as an unacceptable part of our legal system. Downtown Legal Services (DLS) represents two individuals challenging the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) at the Federal… Read More

Apply to volunteer with DLS or TDCAP!

UofT law students: our volunteer application forms are now live! The 2018-2019 volunteer application deadline is 12:00 p.m. (noon) on September 14, 2018. Click here to apply for a DLS volunteer position.Click here to apply for a TDCAP volunteer position. To learn more about these volunteer programs, click here. Or… Read More