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For Tenants: Know Your Rights

Audience: Groups of tenants

Length: 1 hour, including time for questions

Delivery method: Online or in person

Cost: Free, depending on availability

Description: These trainings provide an introduction to Ontario housing law. Trainings are designed to be participatory and build on the audience’s existing knowledge.

We offer 1-hour trainings on the following three topics:

Know Your Rights: Rental Housing Basics
The audience will be able to identify some of the most common issues faced by tenants and know where to go for help. Issues discussed include rent increases, maintenance issues, guests, privacy and other issues.
Know Your Rights: Eviction Prevention
The audience will be able to understand the eviction process in Ontario and some of the most common issues for tenants facing a threat of eviction. Issues discussed include paperwork, timelines, voiding evictions, illegal lockouts and other issues.
Know Your Rights: Human Rights in Housing
The audience will be able to understand the basic structure of the most common human rights issues in housing. Issues discussed include the definition of discrimination, who it affects, where and when it happens, how landlords should respond and exceptions to the Human Rights Code.
Know Your Rights: Repairs and Maintenance
The audience will be better able to understand their rights regarding the most common repair and maintenance issues faced by tenants and where to go for help. Issues discussed include pest infestation, when appliances stop working, mould, vital services and how to best communicate repair needs to your landlord.

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For Service Providers: Housing Law Training

These trainings are intended for professionals who work with tenants and have some existing knowledge of housing law, and who are seeking to grow their knowledge about tenant rights to be better able to support their clients. The trainings are participatory and designed to build on the audience’s existing knowledge.

For Housing Workers: Intensive Training

This training covers key components of effective rights-based approaches to delivering housing, presented in an engaging, plain language format that includes interactive activities including breakout rooms and Q & As. Activities will draw on real experiences of housing workers and give attendees the opportunity to practice new skills gained.

For Housing Workers: Ontario Housing Law Certificate Program

This comprehensive training program is delivered in an engaging, plain language format that includes interactive activities including breakout rooms, scenarios, and question and answer formats. Activities will draw on real experiences of housing workers and provide attendees the opportunity to practice new skills gained.

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We are happy to provide a la carte training based on your needs. Our trainings are developed by experienced housing and human rights lawyers with a focus on best practices in legal education. The cost depends on the topic, audience size and delivery method.