Searching for Human Rights

Offers a variety of meetings and community events to promote Ukrainian culture and traditions in Canada through cultural, educational, and charitable activities.

• individual, family and group counselling, and mutual support groups
• service coordination and referral to treatment
• contact for information on available languages

• referrals to outside resources, including housing, social services, legal and medical help, skills training, cultural groups, and recreational programs
• assistance with documentation and completing applications

• homework club, individual tutoring, education counselling, leadership development, and summer recreation programs
• workshops such as job interview skills, employment training, driver education, health and sexual health, education options
• parent supports such as counselling, school and child welfare systems navigation, assistance accessing child care and completing subsidies applications
• assistance accessing free or affordable community programs

• participates in LINC (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada) in English, upon assessment by YMCA of Greater Toronto, see separate listing

• humanitarian law promotion
• first Contact Program for refugee claimants, homeless services, Meals on Wheels, transportation -- see branch listings for details

• tracing and reunion of family members after separation due to war, internal conflict, natural disaster, death or illness
• after hours call 866-399-8412

• legal representation
• test case litigation
• law reform and community development
• summary legal advice, brief services and public legal education
• funded by Legal Aid Ontario

• may initiate applications or intervene in cases before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
• policy development, research and analysis
• public education and training
• reports to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly

• deals primarily with immigration, tenant issues, social assistance, employment rights, human rights, poverty law
• most refugee cases referred to Legal Aid
• may provide representation
• summary advice in domestic violence and other family law cases
• community education
• speakers
• law reform
• community advocacy
• funded by Legal Aid Ontario

• intervenes in court cases to challenge discrimination against women using the equality guarantees of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• focus includes immigrant and visible minority women, women with disabilities and Aboriginal women
• research
• does not provide general legal advice and is not a legal clinic

• does not defend, represent or advise either person or organization
• holds mediations and hearings

• individual, family and group counselling, and mutual support groups
• service coordination and referral to treatment
• contact for information on available languages

• referrals to outside resources, including housing, social services, legal and medical help, skills training, cultural groups, and recreational programs
• assistance with documation and completing applications

• homework club, individual tutoring, education counselling, leadership development, and summer recreation programs
• workshops such as job interview skills, employment training, driver education, health and sexual health, education options
• parent supports such as counselling, school and child welfare systems navigation, assistance accessing child care and completing subsidies applications
• assistance accessing free or affordable community programs

• participates in LINC (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada) in English, upon assessment by YMCA of Greater Toronto, see separate listing

• National Trauma Informed Care Program

• organizes court interventions
• presents briefs to provincial and federal legislative committees
• provides deputations to public inquiries
• education programme provides seminars and workshops in schools and education faculties
• does not provide legal advice

• human rights
• community and economic development
• health
• social action
• community organizing
• activism
• other resources including a directory of grassroots groups and a directory of Canadian media

• implements the Convention on the Rights of the Child
• fundraising
• public awareness

• individual, family and group counselling, and mutual support groups
• service coordination and referral to treatment
• contact for information on available languages

• referrals to outside resources, including housing, social services, legal and medical help, skills training, cultural groups, and recreational programs
• assistance with documation and completing applications

• homework club, individual tutoring, education counselling, leadership development, and summer recreation programs
• workshops such as job interview skills, employment training, driver education, health and sexual health, education options
• parent supports such as counselling, school and child welfare systems navigation, assistance accessing child care and completing subsidies applications
• assistance accessing free or affordable community programs

• participates in LINC (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada) in English, upon assessment by YMCA of Greater Toronto, see separate listing

• activities include public education, systemic advocacy, ommunity development and coalition building
• participant-led education and training on civic participation, social and political advocacy
• neighbhourhood outreach providing marginalized Chinese community members with community information, resources and referrals
• cross-generational discussion groups
• volunteer opportunities

• through service, education and social action works to ensure the rights of women, children, and families, the disabled and new Canadians are upheld
• raises awareness of trafficking of human persons
• organizes a book club
• provides social activities and networking opportunities for women and their families
• member of International Council of Jewish Women

• Plan and participate in educational programming/book club
• Raise awareness of trafficking of human persons

• organizes fundraising lunches to support specific international needs
• lobbies government
• holds public demonstrations to raise awareness on national and international issues

• administers the Canadian Human Rights Act
• handles complaints (including sexual harassment) against organizations
• carries out compliance audits of employers and service providers
• helps ensure that everyone in Canada is treated fairly, no matter who they are
• responsible for representing the public interest and holding the Government of Canada to account on matters related to human rights.
• The Accessible Canada Act, the Employment Equity Act, and the Pay Equity Act give the Commission the authority to work with federally regulated employers to ensure they are preventing discrimination and promoting inclusion through proactive compliance with these laws

• protects individuals from discrimination
• states that all Canadians have the right to equality, equal opportunity, fair treatment, and an environment free of discrimination
• legally decides whether a person or organization has engaged in a discriminatory practice under the Canadian Human Rights Act
• applies these principles to cases that are referred to it by the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)

• the fund supports women to dismantle barriers, challenge perceptions, and change the world for women and girls and trans folk

• founded in 1961
• works in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Canada

• creating economic and social opportunities for marginalized groups
• advancing gender equality and social inclusion
• improving economic resilience and delivering progress on climate action

• supports actions aimed at equal access to justice in French through close collaboration with other government, community and legal organizations
• provides tools to justice professionals so that they can offer their services in French
• informs and equips the general public to develop an understanding of, and capacity to participate in, the legal system in French

• investigates complaints about federal institutions' handling of access requests
• monitors federal institutions' performances under the Act
• represents the Commissioner in court cases

• promotes public awareness of privacy rights and obligations
• provides legal opinions and litigates court cases
• monitors trends in privacy practices, identifies systemic privacy issues
• investigates complaints
• pursues legal action
• assesses compliance with obligations in the Privacy Act and Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
• advises on, and reviews, privacy impact assessments
• provides legal and policy analyses and expertise
• responds to inquiries of Parliamentarians, individual Canadians and organizations
• works with privacy stakeholders from other jurisdictions in Canada and on the international scene