Tenants' Rights Workshop with the Queen/Saulter Library
2024-06-13 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 1H3
Date: Thursday, June 13, 2024
Time: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Location: Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 765 Queen St. East, Jim Houston Community Room (Third Floor)
This free workshop with a housing lawyer from our community legal clinic will cover the following topics:

Tenant & landlord rights and responsibilities
Maintenance and repairs
Rent increases and AGIs (Above Guideline Increases)
Privacy and harassment
Tenant applications
Tenant resources
Q&A

Everyone is welcome to attend!

POSTPONED - Income Supports Workshop in Cantonese with the Queen/Saulter Library
2024-06-19 13:00 - 14:30 | Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 1H3
***THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND WILL BE RESCHEUDLED TO ANOTHER DATE***
Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Location: Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 765 Queen St. East, Jim Houston Community Room (Third Floor)
**This workshop will be in Cantonese**
This free workshop with a lawyer from our community legal clinic will cover the following topics:

Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
Ontario Works (OW)
Canada Pension Plan (CPP)
Old Age Security (OAS)
Q&A

日期：2024年6月19日（星期三）
时间：下午1:00至2:30
Location: Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 765 Queen St. East, Jim Houston Community Room (Third Floor)
工作坊将以广东话进行
此次免费工作坊邀请到了社区法律诊所的律师，将涵盖以下主题：
· 安省残障支持计划（ODSP）
· 安省工作计划（OW）
· 加拿大退休金计划（CCP）
· 老年保障金（OAS）
· 问答环节

Income Supports Workshop in English with the Queen/Saulter Library
2024-06-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 1H3
Date: Thursday, June 20, 2024
Time: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Location: Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 765 Queen St. East, Jim Houston Community Room (Third Floor)
This workshop will be in English
This free workshop with a lawyer from our community legal clinic will cover the following topics:

Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
Ontario Works (OW)
Canada Pension Plan (CPP)
Old Age Security (OAS)
Child Tax Benefits
Q&A

Everyone is welcome to attend!

Tenant Town Hall: Rent Increases
2024-06-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Jenner Jean-Marie Community Centre, 48 Thorncliffe Park Drive, Toronto, ON, M4H 1J7
Date: Monday, June 24, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Location: Jenner Jean-Marie Community Centre, 48 Thorncliffe Park Drive
Join us for this free town hall to discuss and learn about:

Rent increases and AGIs (Above Guideline Increases)
Tenants’ rights
How to fight an AGI
Tenant resources
Question and Answer session

Everyone is welcome to attend!
This Town Hall is supported by Don Valley Community Legal Services, the Federation of Metro Tenants’ Associations (FMTA), and the Thorncliffe Park – Flemingdon Park Tenants Network.

Don Valley West Canada Day 2024
2024-07-01 11:00 - 14:00 | Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute, 135 Overlea Blvd, Toronto
Hosted by Hon. Rob Oliphant, P.C., M.P. and Stephanie Bowman, M.P.P.
Monday, July 1st from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute (135 Overlea Blvd)

Neighbours Together on Canada Day 2024
2024-07-01 11:00 - 15:30 | Riverdale Park East
Neighbours Together on Canada Day
Date: Monday, July 1st, 2024
Time: 11:00 am to 3:30 pm
Location: Riverdale Park East by St. Matthew’s Clubhouse (Broadview Ave and Langley Ave)

Thorncliffe Summer Festival 2024
2024-08-24 14:00 - 19:00 | R.V. Burgess Park, 46 Thorncliffe Park Drive, Toronto
Saturday, August 24, 2024 from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm at R.V. Burgess Park. DVCLS will be running a table with free resources and a raffle prize!

Tenants' Rights Workshop with Better Living
2024-09-19 14:00 - 15:30 | Better Living Health and Community Services, 1 Overland Drive, Toronto, M3C 2C3
Thursday, September 19, 2024
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
1 Overland Drive, North York
To register, please contact Better Living intake at 416-447-7244 ext. 541 or email info@betterlivinghealth.org (registration deadline September 16)

FTIAN Fall Festival
2024-10-05 14:00 - 19:00 | Go Green Youth Centre, 130 Overlea Blvd, Toronto, ON, M3C 1B2
Join us for the Flemingdon Thorncliffe Inter-Agency Network (FTIAN) Fall Festival!
Date: Saturday, October 5, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: Go-Green Youth Centre, 130 Overlea Blvd
Bring your friends and family for a day of fun, local flavors, and festive vibes!

Thorncliffe Park Election Forum - Ward 15 By-Election
2024-10-21 18:00 - 20:30 | Jenner Jean-Marie Community Centre, 48 Thorncliffe Park Drive, Toronto, ON, M4H 1J7
Meet your Ward 15 City Councillor By-Election candidates!
Date: Monday, October 21, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Location: Jenner Jean-Marie Community Centre, Gym, 48 Thorncliffe Park Drive
Meet your candidates and hear about their priorities. We will be asking the candidates questions from the community in a moderated Q&A style forum. Meet and greet from 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Submit your question online here:
bit.ly/ward15forum
For information on voting, please visit www.toronto.ca/elections
Advance Vote is October 26-27 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Election Day is November 4 with voting places open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Annual General Meeting 2024
2024-10-24 18:00 - 19:30
Please join us for our Annual General meeting on October 24th. Hear from our staff directly about our work over the past year.

Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm (Doors open 5:30 pm)
Location: Thorncliffe Park Youth Wellness Hub, East York Town Centre, 45 Overlea Blvd.
RSVP: Please register online here

A livestream of the AGM will be available via Zoom (virtual attendees will not be able to vote).

AGM packages, which will include our annual report and the Zoom link, will be sent out to those who RSVP’d ahead of the meeting date.
Members in good standing are able to vote at the AGM. You can find our membership form and more details on our website: www.DonValleyLegal.ca/members
If you have any questions, please contact our Community Development Worker at laura.anonen@dvcls.clcj.ca.

Tenants' Rights Workshop with the Queen/Saulter Library
2024-11-02 14:00 - 15:30 | Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 1H3
Date: Saturday, November 2, 2024
Time: 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Location: Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 765 Queen St. East, Foundation Room (basement)
This free workshop with a housing lawyer from our community legal clinic will cover the following topics:
Tenant & landlord rights and responsibilities

Maintenance and repairs
Rent increases and AGIs (Above Guideline Increases)
Privacy and harassment
Tenant applications
Tenant resources
Q&A

Everyone is welcome to attend!

Wills and Powers of Attorney Workshop with Queen/Saulter Library
2024-11-12 18:30 - 20:00 | Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 1H3
Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Time: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Location: Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 765 Queen St. East, 3rd Floor
Join this free workshop with a paralegal from our community legal clinic to learn about wills and powers of attorney.
*Please note this is a workshop to provide legal information only. DVCLS does not assist clients with drafting wills or powers of attorney.
Everyone is welcome to attend!

Legal Information Webinar: Sponsorship, Super Visas and Family Reunification
2024-11-20 18:30 - 20:00
Hosted by Don Valley Community Legal Services
Please register for the Zoom here
Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Time: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Hear from our Immigration Lawyers about the following topics:

Parent/grandparent sponsorship
Family sponsorship
Super visas
Family reunification

Please note we will not be providing legal advice on this webinar, only legal information.
We will have a Q&A towards the end of the webinar and attendees can submit their questions using the Q&A feature on Zoom.
If you need further information or need legal advice, please call our Intake Line at 416-441-1764 ext. 1

Free Pop-Up Legal Clinic at the Crescent Town Club
2024-12-03 13:00 - 16:00 | Crescent Town Club, 2A The Market Place, Toronto
Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: Crescent Town Club, 2A The Market Place, Meeting Room, Basement
Lawyers from Don Valley Community Legal Services will be able to meet with residents about Housing Law (for tenants) and Income Supports (ODSP, OW, CPP, OAS) only.
We are accepting walk-ins, no appointments needed. It will be first come, first served. Please bring your ID and documents. Please wait outside the room until your turn.
If you have accessibility needs, please go to the back door and press the bell. Reception will open the door to the Club.

Income Supports Workshop with Queen/Saulter Library
2024-12-03 18:30 - 20:00 | Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 1H3
Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Time: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Location: Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 765 Queen St. East, 3rd Floor
This free workshop with a lawyer from our community legal clinic will cover the following topics:

Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
Ontario Works (OW)
Canada Pension Plan (CPP)
Old Age Security (OAS)
Q&A

Everyone is welcome to attend!

Housing Deputation Workshop for Renters - City Budget 2025
2025-01-17 12:30 - 14:00
Date: Friday, January 17, 2025
Time: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Location: VIRTUAL ON ZOOM
Register Here: https://www.socialplanningtoronto.org/housingworkshop
City Council needs to hear from renters about this year’s budget! Every year the City goes through a budget process to determine its priorities for the over 3 million people living in Toronto. The City Budget will determine how much funding goes towards important city services and programs, such as housing.
Renters in Toronto are facing many challenges – evictions, renovictions, rent increases, poor housing conditions, etc. If you are a renter interested in tackling the housing crisis in our city, the time to take action is now!
About the Workshop:
This free, virtual workshop give you the tools to take action for this year’s City Budget process and will focus on the role that the city can take in addressing the housing crisis, featuring presentations from expert housing organizations. We will share tips and messages you can use to make strong presentations (deputations) and letters on housing matters that impact you and your community. We will also share information on how to register to speak or submit your deputation to the City’s Budget Committee on January 21and 22.
Renters have a lot of strength in numbers, so please invite your friends and neighbours out to this workshop! Register below to secure your spot.
Partners: Social Planning Toronto (SPT), Don Valley Community Legal Services (DVCLS), The Neighbourhood Organization (TNO), Right to Housing Toronto (R2HTO) and Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO).

FUND OUR CITY: Toronto Budget Rally 2025
2025-02-11 12:00 - 13:00
Tell City Council to Fund our City!
On February 11, Toronto City Council will be voting on the 2025 City Budget. Social Planning Toronto and partners are organizing a community rally outside City Hall to let Council know this is no time for cuts.
This year’s proposed budget includes increased investments into vital community services such as affordable housing, transit, and a student nutrition program, but this funding won’t be guaranteed unless City Council votes to support it. It’s time to send a strong message: we need to fund a city where everyone can thrive.
Event details:
February 11, 2025
12 PM – 1 PM
Nathan Phillips Square
100 Queen St. W
City Hall, front doors
Accessibility information and further guidelines for attendees:

ASL interpretation is available.
The event will be outdoors. Please dress for the weather. You will be able to go inside City Hall if you need to warm up.
The rally officially starts at 12 noon. We are inviting everyone to join us on-site at 11:45 AM for hot chocolate and sign making. You are welcome to bring your own sign.
We will be meeting near the entrance of City Hall. Please take care to not block the entrance, and allow for people to freely enter and exit City Hall for the duration of the event.
Limited outdoor seating will be available. Indoor seating and accessible washrooms are available inside City Hall. You do not need permission to use the washrooms.
Hot chocolate and snacks will be served on site. Vegan and vegetarian snacks will be available (unfortunately, the snacks will not be gluten-free). Please help yourself to refreshments from our volunteers!
This is a free, public event. RSVPs will help us plan, but are not required.
This is a peaceful gathering. We ask that all participants please be respectful.

https://www.socialplanningtoronto.org/fund_our_city_toronto_budget_rally

Thorncliffe Park All Candidates Forum
2025-02-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Thorncliffe Park Community Hub, 45 Overlea Blvd, Toronto, ON, M4H 1C3
Meet your Don Valley West Candidates!
Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Location: Thorncliffe Park Community Hub, 45 Overlea Blvd
Meet your provincial candidates and hear about their priorities. We will be asking the candidates questions from the community in a moderated Q&A style forum. Be Vote-Ready!
Submit your question online here:
bit.ly/thorncliffe-candidates
For information on voting, please visit www.elections.on.ca
This event is hosted by the Flemingdon Thorncliffe Inter Agency Network (FITAN)

Flemingdon Park All Candidates Forum
2025-02-19 18:30 - 20:30 | Gateway Public School, 55 Gateway Blvd, Toronto
Meet your Don Valley East Candidates!
Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Location: Gateway Public School, 55 Gateway Blvd
Meet your provincial candidates and hear about their priorities. We will be asking the candidates questions from the community in a moderated Q&A style forum. Be Vote-Ready!
Submit your question online here:
bit.ly/flemingdon-candidates
For information on voting, please visit www.elections.on.ca
This event is hosted by the Flemingdon Thorncliffe Inter Agency Network (FITAN)

Taylor-Massey All Candidates Forum
2025-02-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Crescent Town Club, 2A The Market Place, Toronto
Meet your Beaches-East York Candidates!
Date: Monday, February 24, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
NEW Location: Town Hall, 5 Massey Square
Meet your provincial candidates and hear about their priorities. We will be asking the candidates questions from the community in a moderated Q&A style forum. Be Vote-Ready!
Submit your question online here:
bit.ly/taylor-massey-candidates
For information on voting, please visit www.elections.on.ca
This event is hosted by the Flemingdon Thorncliffe Inter Agency Network (FITAN)

ISAC's Provincial Election Forum on Income Security
2025-02-25 12:00 - 13:00
February 25, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Zoom registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8017398970493/WN_8pKP-zeeS–s-_0upfJHvw#/registration
Join the Income Security Advocacy Centre on February 25, 2025, at our Provincial Election Forum on Income Security.
The Forum will include panelists Aislinn Clancy (Green Party), John Fraser (Liberal Party), and Lise Vaugeois (NDP). Michael Parsa from the Progressive Conservative Party has also been invited.
The Forum will be moderated by Kat Eschner, a science and business journalist based in Toronto, who writes and produces television on current affairs, affordability issues, and disinformation, for TVO.
Panelists will be asked questions on their party’s positions on a range of income security-related policies; on systemic issues facing low waged workers and people receiving social assistance; and their plans on eliminating poverty for people in Ontario.
This is a public event but we are prioritizing attendance for community legal clinic clients and staff. The Forum will be recorded and posted to our website shortly afterwards.

Wills and Powers of Attorney Workshop
2025-03-06 18:30 - 20:00 | Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 1H3
Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Location: Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 765 Queen St. East, Jim Houston Room (3rd Floor)
Join this free workshop with a paralegal from our community legal clinic to learn about wills and powers of attorney.
*Please note this is a workshop to provide legal information only. DVCLS does not assist clients with drafting wills or powers of attorney.
Everyone is welcome to attend!

Addressing unhealthy conditions in rental housing: the case of mould
2025-03-19 10:00 - 14:00
Free webinar hosted by Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Time: 10 AM to 12 PM
English Registration:
https://outreach.cleo.on.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Fregister&id=429&reset=1
French Registration:
https://outreach.cleo.on.ca/fr/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Fregister&id=429&reset=1
Mould is one of the most common concerns contributing to unhealthy housing in Ontario.
CLEO is pleased to partner with RentSafe on this interactive learning session to gain practical tips and resources to prevent and address mould and improve conditions in rental housing.
This webinar will support tenants, landlords, public health, health care and social service providers to increase your understanding of mould and its health effects and offer legal considerations including landlord and tenant rights and responsibilities.
Hear from health and legal experts, tenants, social services and housing providers from across Ontario on ways to improve collaboration across sectors to effectively prevent and address the potent health risks and equity concerns posed by mould in rental housing.
What You’ll Learn:

evidence and best practice to address the health impact of mould in housing
tenant and landlord responsibilities and rights
practical approaches to collaborate across sectors to improve responses to mould

ASL interpretation will be provided.
Information about the speakers:

Dr. Donald Cole, MD FCFP(C), Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, Environmental, Occupational and Public Health Medicine Consultant
James Kemp, Accessibility Committee for Person with Disabilities for the City of Hamilton, Chair
Chad Bonnetrouge, Indigenous Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency Program Coordinator
Katherine Wauthier, Landlord Self-Help Centre, Paralegal/Community Legal Worker
Seana Moorhead, Grey-Bruce Community Legal Clinic, Lawyer/Executive Director
Alexander Wray, Ontario Association of Property Standards Officers, President
Michael Foster, Ontario Association of Property Standards Officers, Board member
Helen Doyle, Ontario Public Health Association, Chair of Environmental Health Work Group
Marivi Barrios. RentSafe, Environmental Health Specialist
Burgess Hawkins, Public Health Sudbury and Districts, Manager, Environmental Health
Darryl Wolk, Ontario Municipal Social Services Association, Manager, Policy Development & Public Affairs
Scott McKay, CMHA Grey Bruce Mental Health and Addictions Services, Director of Client Services
Rebecca Carr, CMHA Grey Bruce Mental Health and Addictions Services, Manager of Housing
Erica Phipps, Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health and Environment, Executive Director

Moderator:

Geri Blinick, RentSafe, RentSafe Project Manager

About RentSafe:
RentSafe is a collaborative, intersectoral initiative to address unhealthy conditions affecting tenants on low income in both urban and rural communities in Ontario, in support of the right to housing and the goal of healthy housing for all.

Seniors Active Living Health and Wellness Fair March 25, 2025
2025-03-25 10:00 - 14:00 | Leaside Memorial Gardens, 1073 Millwood Road, Toronto
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Time: 10 am to 2 pm
Location: Leaside Memorial Gardens, William Lee Room (1073 Millwood Road, Toronto)
DVCLS will be at the Seniors Active Living Health and Wellness Fair hosted by TNO. Come by our table for free resources and information.

Community Health and Information Fair
2025-03-26 11:00 - 15:00 | Better Living Health and Community Services, 1 Overland Drive, Toronto, M3C 2C3
North York Community Health Partners Community Health and Information Fair
Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Better Living – Thompson House, 1 Overland Drive, North York
https://www.northyorktorontohealthpartners.ca/chifs

Tenants’ Rights Workshop
2025-03-27 18:00 - 19:30 | Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 1H3
Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025
Time: 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Location: Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 765 Queen St. East, Jim Houston Room (3rd Floor)
This free workshop with a housing lawyer from our community legal clinic will cover the following topics:

Tenant & landlord rights and responsibilities
Maintenance and repairs
Rent increases and AGIs (Above Guideline Increases)
Privacy and harassment
Tenant applications
Tenant resources
Q&A

Federal All Candidates Forum
2025-04-16 18:30 - 20:30 | Thorncliffe Park Community Hub, 45 Overlea Blvd, Toronto, ON, M4H 1C3
Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Location: Thorncliffe Park Community Hub, 45 Overlea Blvd, 2nd Floor, 2nd Floor
Meet your federal candidates and hear about their priorities. We will be asking the candidates questions from the community in a moderated Q&A style forum.
Submit your questions for the candidates online here: bit.ly/candidatesforum2025
Federal Riding Update! Thorncliffe and Flemingdon are now both in the riding of Don Valley West. For information on voting, please visit www.elections.ca

Info Session on OW, ODSP and OAS with TNO and DVCLS
2025-04-25 15:00 - 16:30 | Thorncliffe Park Community Hub, 45 Overlea Blvd, Toronto, ON, M4H 1C3
Facilitator: Rana Ismail, Lawyer, Don Valley Community Legal Services
Topics Covered:

Applying for Social Assistance
What is OW, ODSP & OAS?
Eligibility and Requirements

Date: Friday, April 25, 2025
Time: 3:00 – 4:30 PM
Location: Thorncliffe Park Community Hub, Meeting Room 4
45 Overlea Boulevard, Unit 200, East York Town Centre
Toronto, ON M4H 1C3
For more information, please contact:
Mohamed Edris
416-421-3054 Ext. 1238
medris@tno-toronto.org

2025-05-14 17:30 - 19:30 | Thorncliffe Park Community Hub, 45 Overlea Blvd, Toronto, ON, M4H 1C3
Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Time: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Location: Thorncliffe Park Community Hub, 45 Overlea Blvd, 2nd Floor
BOLD Coalition – Build Ontario Line Differently – is a city-wide association of Residents’ Associations and Civic Groups who are concerned about the impact the Ontario Line, Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario will have on the communities and neighbourhoods adjacent to the new subway line. BOLD supports new public transit, but it must be done responsibly, transparently, and collaboratively. We will be discussing the need for affordable housing, good jobs and community benefits across the Ontario Line at our meeting.
