Improving legal rights
CALC staff engage in different types of law reform to improve the legal rights of people living on a low income or in poverty.
Working in collaboration with others
We:
- work with community partners and others to uncover issues of injustice and develop strategies to improve legal rights
- work with other advocacy groups for progressive legal changes in housing, income security
- bring issues of concern to politicians at all levels of government
Working directly with our clients
We:
- analyze our clients’ legal problems and recommend changes to unfair laws
- appeal unfavorable court and tribunal decisions
- litigate test cases to challenge unfair laws
- encourage people to write to or meet with their local politicians
- encourage people to sign petitions
Ongoing monitoring
We:
- monitor changes to laws that impact unfairly on our clients, especially those with disabilities, those whose human rights are not being respected, or those who live in rural areas
- contribute to the work of the Law Commission of Ontario