The Ontario Human Rights Commission is looking into the relationship between the Toronto Police and the Black community. If you are a Black person who has experienced discrimination or racial profiling by the police, the OHRC wants to hear from you.
News Archives: News
OHRC inquiry into racial profiling by police
April 11, 2018 – 2:01 pm
Support Caregivers Repeal S. 38 of the Immigration Refugee Protection Act!
January 23, 2018 – 6:00 pm
Caregivers Action Centre (CAC) is working in coalition with a broad range of groups to get a repeal of Section 38(1)(c) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), which excludes people with certain medical conditions and disabled people from Canada. Section 38(1)(c) allows for an applicant to be rejected if… Read More
DLS submission to the Ministry of Housing on standard lease
October 13, 2017 – 4:30 pm
The DLS Housing Law Division calls on the Ministry of Housing to ensure that new tenant protections enacted through the Rental Fairness Act, 2017 – specifically, the right to demand a fair lease that does not contain void or misleading terms – are not left with a loophole for landlords… Read More
Interested in Volunteering at DLS this Year?
September 1, 2017 – 10:10 am
Come to our Volunteer Program Information Session in J250 on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 from 12:30 – 2:00 pm to learn more about the clinic and how you can get involved. Also, click here for more information about our 2017-2018 volunteer program.Click here for the application form.
Statement on Trump’s Executive Actions and the Quebec mosque attack
February 3, 2017 – 1:48 pm
For an updated list of opportunities to engage with groups doing meaningful work on these issues, jump to the bottom of this page. We are deeply disturbed by the Executive Orders issued by U.S. President Donald Trump concerning preclusion and detention of Latin American migrants along the southern U.S. border… Read More
Interested in Volunteering at DLS this year?
August 29, 2016 – 12:01 pm
September 12, 2016Online volunteer application form now live! Fill out the form here and submit by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 15, 2016.Also, click here for more information about our 2016-2017 volunteer program.
#VoteYesDLS campaign launched
March 16, 2015 – 1:15 pm
Today marks the official start to the campaign period for a referendum called by the University of Toronto Students’ Union (UTSU) to increase the levy paid to DLS by University of Toronto undergraduate students. For more information, check out our campaign site at voteyesdls.ca!
DLS Expands its Family Law Program
September 4, 2014 – 4:20 pm
DLS is pleased to announce expansion of its family law program, thanks to generous new funding from our primary funder, Legal Aid Ontario. DLS launched its family law program in 2005 in response to overwhelming community need. Since this time, we have provided desperately needed family law services to clients who, but… Read More
Linn Kennedy’s retirement
August 5, 2014 – 12:49 pm
It is with a mixture of sadness and gratitude that we note the approaching retirement of Linn Kennedy, our office manager. Linn is putting the finishing touches on a career that includes nearly two decades of exemplary service to our clinic. If you have had the pleasure of working with Linn… Read More
DLS Social Work Program featured in Spring Edition of REACH
June 25, 2014 – 4:38 pm
DLS’s Social Work program is featured in the Spring 2014 Edition of REACH, the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work’s magazine. Read the article (see page 5) and visit our social work page to find out more about this innovative new program, and to learn how law students and social work… Read More