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  • We specialize in advising and representing people who have been terminated or are forced to quit work due to unlawful and/or unsafe workplace practices

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  • We provide free legal services to workers without a union facing employment and/or health and safety legal issues in Ontario
  • Telephone: 416-971-8832 (Local)
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Archives

Learn more about the Clinic’s history by viewing our collection of Clinic newsletters, print materials, Annual Reports and other documentation.

Public Education

We serve as a resource to many vulnerable groups seeking information on workers rights. We present over 150 public legal education workshops annually.

Newsletters

Keep up to date with clinic activities! Our newsletters feature articles on recent case law decisions, ongoing cases, and law reform initiatives.

Legal services

We advise and represent individuals with employment and health and safety related issues, including those advocating for a healthier and safer workplace.

PTSD Prevention

Let’s get workers out of the darkness by helping them gain access to the support they need to address Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

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Communications

Here you will find our latest newsletters, public activities and more.

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30th Annual Christmas Demo --- December 14th @ 10AM.

on December 7, 2021

On December 14th at 10am, join injured workers for the 30th anniversary of the Christmas Demonstration. The theme this year: Fighting back against more gifts to employers – nothing for injured and ill workers. This year, Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups (ONIWG) is holding a community forum at 10am to hear from injured workers. It’s time for the provincial government to listen to injured workers. At 11am, we will hear from allies fighting for injured workers in the Labour movement, and those battling for migrant workers’ rights, occupational disease coverage, and more.

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Law Reform - Submissions re: Bill 27 Working for Workers Act, 2021

on December 1, 2021

The Workers’ Health and Safety Legal Clinic (“the Clinic”) is a community legal aid clinic funded by Legal Aid Ontario. Our mandate is to provide legal advice and representation to non-unionized low wage workers in Ontario who face health and safety problems at work. In response to the proposed Bill 27 - Working for Workers Act, 2021, the aim of our Clinic’s submissions is to speak to those specific parts of Bill 27 that we have expertise on, and, to wherever possible, not duplicate the helpful submissions of our colleagues in other legal clinics and in the injured workers community.

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AGM Notice --- October 27th, 2021 @ 6:00 pm

on October 1, 2021

The Workers’ Health and Safety Legal Clinic will be hosting its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, October 27th, 2021 at 6:00 pm. Click here to access the Zoom meeting information as well as the AGM Agenda. To access .PDF versions of the following documents, please click on the links below: 2021 WHSLC Annual Report 2021 Audited Financial Statements 2020 AGM Meeting Minutes

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Injured Workers' Day - June 1st, 2021.

on May 21, 2021

On June 1st every year, injured workers, labour activists and their allies gather and pay respect to the hundreds of workers who have lost their lives or been seriously injured as a result of hazardous workplaces. Injured Workers’ Day is an opportunity to recognize the individuals who have suffered injuries and fatalities as a result of their workplace conditions, but it is also a time to rally and celebrate the gains made through united action, raise current concerns and remind governments workers rights cannot be ignored.

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