Tip Sheet List
Below is a list of all tip sheets found on this site (prepared by our clinic unless otherwise noted), by area of law:
Clinic Services
- Clinic Membership Form
- CALC Pamphlet
- Clinic presentation on services we provide
- Map of CALC Service Area and Satellites
Crime
People who are or have been incarcerated
- Resource list – Hastings & Prince Edward Counties
- Resource guide – Hastings and Prince Edward Counties
- Resource list – Lennox & Addington County
- Resource guide – Lennox & Addington County
Victims of crime
Consumer and Debt
- Cell Phone Contracts
- Collection Agencies
- Consumer and Debt Local Resources
- Credit Scores
- Identity Theft
- Paths to Justice – Financial Abuse
- Paths to Justice – Scams
Employment and work
- Employer’s Duty to Accommodate
- Employment Contracts
- Employment Insurance
- Employment Standards
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Record Suspensions (formerly Pardons)
- Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Family Law
- Family Law Checklist – What To Bring
- Paths to Justice: Family Law Resource Guide – Hastings and Prince Edward Counties
- Paths to Justice: Family law Resource Guide – Lennox & Addington County
- Tips for Family Law Lawyers Assisting Clients on Social Assistance
Housing
- Bed Bugs
- Death of a Landlord
- Death of a Tenant
- Ending Your Tenancy
- Filing Landlord & Tenant Board Forms
- Financial Resources for Tenants
- Fire Departments in Hastings, Prince Edward, and Lennox & Addington Counties
- Guide to Problems with Other Tenants
- Human Rights for Tenants
- Landlord Information Sheet
- Landlord and Tenant Board – General Hearing Information
- LEAP (Low-Income Energy Assistance Program)
- Maintenance and Repairs Guide
- Ontario Electricity Support Program – How to apply
- Pet Rights in a Tenancy
- Property Standards Offices
- Restraining Orders and Peace Bonds
- Tenant Mailout (General info for tenants)
- Tenant Privacy Rights
- Tenant Request to Landlord for Repairs
- Tenant Rights When Applying To Rent
- Tip Sheets for Tenants – from ACTO (Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario)
- Vital Services Tip Sheet for Tenants
Human Rights
Income Maintenance and Social Assistance
- Appealing to the Social Benefits Tribunal
- Benefits Available to People Receiving Income Support
- Disability Tax Credit
- MyBenefits – How to Opt Out of Paperless Communications
Wills, Estates and Powers of Attorney
- Estate Planning Tip Sheet
- Power of Attorney Information Booklet
- Tip Sheet For Attorneys for Personal Care
- Tip Sheet For Attorneys for Property
- Why is a Power of Attorney and Will a Good Idea
- Will Checklist – What To Bring
Other
- Free Internet at Your Library
- How to Print Text Messages From Your Phone (for evidence)
- How to Set Facebook Privacy Settings (or view Facebook’s help page)
- Legal Health Awareness Poster
- Legal Health Check – Seniors issues
- Libraries & Justice Partnership Readiness Checklist for Clinics
- Ontario Ombudsman
- Public Library Justice Ready Checklist for Librarians
- Where to Go For Help – list of referrals on a variety of topics
- To do a search for help available in Ontario, you can also try Ontario 211 or HelpSeeker.
- Zoom Tip Sheet – for participating in tribunal hearings via Zoom video conference
Outreach and Self-Help
- Domino Effect play – Complete Version – Scripts and staff presentations/commentary (23 pgs)
- Domino Effect play – script only – (no presentations) (14 pgs)
- Guide to Self-Advocacy (for more help with self-advocacy, see CLEO Connect’s “Legal life skills curriculum“)
- Plain Language Guide For People with Low Literacy Skills (external link, 40 pgs) – This downloadable guide from the Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals explains the whole tribunal process