As the international COVID-19 Pandemic becomes a reality in Canada, employers in the disability and developmental services (DS) sectors face unprecedented challenges. In this blog post, we’ve highlighted a number of the…
Use of Exclusions, Seclusions and Physical Restraints in Schools Commonly referred to as an “exclusion”, the Education Act makes it the duty of each principal in a public school to exclude any…
It has been another busy year for the PooranLaw team as our lawyers delivered seminars in-person and online to a variety of individuals, families and community-based organizations across Ontario. Here are a…
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) was enacted in 2005 for the purpose of developing, implementing and enforcing standards for accessibility related to goods, services, facilities, employment, accommodation and buildings…
The Accessible Canada Act (the “ACA” or Bill C-81) became law in Canada on July 11, 2019. The passing of the ACA is an important and positive step towards creating a barrier-free…
Pooranlaw has gathered a wealth of resources and links for clients seeking information regarding information about Human Rights Law in Ontario, all in a single location for ease of reference. Check back…
On Friday, October 3, the Ontario Human Rights Commissions (“OHRC”) announced that they were undertaking an important initiative into human rights issues that affect students with reading disabilities in Ontario’s public education system….
In April 2014, 9-year-old Kenner Fee was denied the right to bring his service dog to school by the Waterloo Catholic District School Board. Kenner has autism, which causes him to be…
In Canadian Elevator Industry Welfare Trust Fund v Skinner, 2018 NSCA 31,[1] the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal ruled that the non-coverage of medical cannabis in a private benefit plan was not…
2018 has been a landmark year for Canadians with disabilities. From the introduction of Bill C-81, the Accessible Canada Act, to the accession to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the…
Together, Community Living Ontario and PooranLaw have produced a free e-book — the pre-eminent guide to future planning for people with disabilities, Henson Trusts, government benefits, legal decision making, guardianship and more.