Kingston Community Legal Clinic will be closed on Monday, May 22, 2023 for Victoria Day. The Legal Clinic will reopen on Tuesday, May 23, 2024.
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ON THE RADAR: Weighing the Benefits of MyBenefits
Re-posted from ON THE RADAR, a publication of Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)
MyBenefits is an online service for people getting Ontario Works (OW) or the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP).
People can use MyBenefits to:
- send messages to their caseworker
- report their monthly income
- report changes to their address or phone number
- check the status of each benefit payment and what it includes
- look at their Notice of Decision letters
When someone gets a MyBenefits account, they stop getting paper copies of their documents.
While MyBenefits can be useful, it’s not the best choice for everyone. For more information on MyBenefits, check out the May CLEO’s May issue of ON THE RADAR.
This post gives general legal information. For legal advice for a specific situation please CONTACT KCLC.
LTB announcement ‘blind’ to actual issues in tribunal process: advocates
Click HERE to read Steph Crozier’s article in the Kingston Whig Standard regarding a recent announcement from the Landlord & Tenant Board.
Holiday Closure
Kingston Community Legal Clinic will be closed on Friday, April 7th and Monday, April 10th, 2023 for Easter. The Legal Clinic will reopen on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.
ON THE RADAR: The End of Paid Sick Days for COVID-19
Re-posted from ON THE RADAR, a publication of Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)
On March 31, 2023, the Ontario government ended the paid sick leave portion of the Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (IDEL).
For more information, check out the April issue of ON THE RADAR.
This post gives general legal information. For legal advice for a specific situation please CONTACT KCLC.
Increases to the ODSP Income Cap and to GAINS
Re-posted from ON THE RADAR, a publication of Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)
Now, people who have a disability and are able to work can earn more money before their Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) benefits are reduced. The government has also increased how much ODSP is reduced if someone earns more than the new income cap.
And Guaranteed Annual Income System (GAINS) payments have been doubled for all of 2023, starting in January.
Find out more in the March issue of ON THE RADAR.
This post gives general legal information. For legal advice for a specific situation please CONTACT KCLC.
ON THE RADAR: Changes to some Ontario Court Fees
Re-posted from ON THE RADAR, a publication of Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)
On January 1, 2023, the government raised some of the fees that people pay to use Ontario’s courts. They also made changes to how much money a person can make to qualify for a fee waiver. For more information, check out the February issue of ON THE RADAR!
This post gives general legal information. For legal advice for a specific situation please CONTACT KCLC.
ON THE RADAR: Changes to EI Sickness Benefits
Re-posted from ON THE RADAR, a publication of Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)
On December 18, 2022, the Canadian government increased the number of weeks that workers can get Employment Insurance (EI) sickness benefits. Workers who started their claims on or after December 18 can get up to 26 weeks of benefits. For claims started before that date, workers can get up to 15 weeks.
For more information, check out the January issue of ON THE RADAR!
This post gives general legal information. For legal advice for a specific situation please CONTACT KCLC.
Holiday Closure
The Legal Clinic will be closed for the Christmas holidays from Saturday, December 24th to Monday, January 2nd. The Legal Clinic will reopen on Tuesday, January 3rd at 8:30 a.m.
If you experience an emergency during this time that cannot wait until the Legal Clinic re-opens, please complete an online intake form by clicking HERE or leave a voicemail message at 613-541-0777, ext. 0.
Messages will be checked on December 28, 29, and 30. Emergency calls will be returned as soon as possible. Please ensure that you leave your first and last name, any telephone numbers where you can be reached and the nature of the emergency when leaving a voicemail message.
Coming in 2023: New EI Rates and Rent Increase Guideline
Re-posted from ON THE RADAR, a publication of Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)
The December issue of CLEO’s ON THE RADAR looks at the January 2023 annual increases to Employment Insurance (EI) and the rent increase guideline.
Click HERE to find out more in the December issue of ON THE RADAR.
This post gives general legal information. For legal advice for a specific situation please CONTACT KCLC.
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