Don Valley Community Legal Services

10/13/2026

Join us for our Annual General Meeting!

Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Time: 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm (doors open at 5:30 pm)
Location: Thorncliffe Park Community Hub, 45 Overlea Blvd, 2nd Floor

Please RSVP online here: https://forms.gle/QgTcVGC8WX7vC695A

10/02/2026

Join us for the Flemingdon Park All Candidates Forum!

Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Time: 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Location: Gateway Public School, 55 Gateway Blvd, Gym

Submit your questions for your Ward 16 City Councillor candidates:
https://forms.gle/eqYXvNcCakk2Cv4G6

We will be asking the candidates questions from the community in a moderated Q&A style forum.

This forum is being organized by the Flemingdon Thorncliffe Inter Agency Network.
TNO - The Neighbourhood Organization

10/02/2026

Join us for the Thorncliffe Park All Candidates Forum!

Date: Monday, October 5, 2026
Time: 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Location: Thorncliffe Park Community Hub, 45 Overlea Blvd, 2nd Floor

Submit your questions for your Ward 15 City Councillor candidates:
https://forms.gle/tSDCPJ9dZfixj7T9A

We will be asking the candidates questions from the community in a moderated Q&A style forum.

This forum is being organized by the Flemingdon Thorncliffe Inter Agency Network.
TNO - The Neighbourhood Organization

09/29/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Taylor-Massey All Candidates Forum last night!

We had 11 of the 13 candidates running in Ward 19, Beaches-East York. Thanks for joining us and for your time.
Jaana Syeda Ali-Beaches Eastyork James Dann Nathaniel Erskine-Smith Fatima Ibrahimi Natalie Johnson for Beaches-East York Kevin Morrison Mohammad Shabani Adam Smith for Ward 19 Jeff Wahl Devin Wilkins Jennie Worden for Beaches-East York City Councillor and also Austin Vieira who could not attend due to unexpected health reasons.

Thank you to our moderators from the community, Razia and Mansureen. And thanks to our timekeeper Deborah who kept us on track.

We would like to thank the Taylor-Massey Oakridge Community Repsonse Team, the Taylor-Massey Residents Wellness Council, and their volunteers. We couldn't have organized this forum without you!

Special thanks to Toronto East Neighbours Together and Social Planning Toronto for tabling, providing resources and engaging community members about voting.

Advance vote is October 6-11 and Election Day is October 26. We hope this forum helped community members learn about the candidates and voting, and we hope to see an increase in voter turnout! 🗳

09/15/2026

*Taylor-Massey All Candidates Forum 2026* 🗳

Date: Monday, September 28, 2026
Time: 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Location: Town Hall, 5 Massey Square

Submit your questions for your Ward 19 City Councillor candidates:
https://forms.gle/CmNCuHiWY1mhXFycA

We will be asking the candidates questions from the community in a moderated Q&A style forum.

Forum organizers include TNO - The Neighbourhood Organization, Don Valley Community Legal Services (DVCLS), and the Taylor-Massey Oakridge Community Response Team.

09/01/2026

We need your help! Our community member is facing deportation. Contact the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship and your local MP. Ask them to approve Roman’s Temporary Resident Permit (TRP) so he can stay with his family in Canada.

More info and scripts:
https://www.donvalleylegal.ca/stop-romans-removal/

Petition:
https://c.org/vn5fwQFMjk

Roman Slepcsik (pronounced “Slep-chick”) has lived in Canada for almost 30 years. He came here as a refugee from the Czech Republic in 1997 after a group of neo-Nazi skinheads targeted his family. Canada granted him Convention refugee status in 1998 and permanent residence in 1999. Roman spent over two decades as a permanent resident of Canada before being stripped of this status in 2023 due to cessation. He now faces removal on September 18, 2026.

Roman, now 58, lives in Toronto’s East End. His younger brother, two daughters and two grandchildren also live in Toronto. He enjoyed a long career in residential construction and renovation, building homes in Toronto neighbourhoods for the same company for over twenty years. Canada is his home.

We cannot let a member of our community be deported before his applications and court cases are fully heard and decided. We are calling on the federal government to treat Roman justly by postponing his removal and allowing him to stay in Canada, in his home and with his family – at least until he has the chance to have his Temporary Resident Permit (TRP) decided. This will be the first step to getting his permanent residence restored.

08/21/2026

Thanks to Income Security Advocacy Centre - ISAC for this information.

*New social assistance rules exclude vulnerable people based on immigration status*

On August 13, 2026, the Ontario government made changes to the rules about social assistance eligibility that may affect people with temporary status or no immigration status in Canada. Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) are already contacting some people about their eligibility. This post has information about who is still eligible for social assistance and who might not be because of the changes.

On August 13, 2026, the Ontario government made changes to the rules about social assistance eligibility that may affect people with temporary status or no immigration status in Canada. Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) are already contacting some people about thei...

08/21/2026

Join us on September 9th!

Join TNO – The Neighbourhood Organization and Don Valley Community Legal Services for a free, accessible information session on wills, estate planning, and essential legal protections.

Our guest speaker, paralegal Suzannah Li from Don Valley Community Legal Services, will walk you through avoiding common legal headaches, navigating Powers of Attorney for personal care versus property, drafting wills and codicils, and managing real estate considerations.

When: Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Where: Meeting Room #1, TNO – Thorncliffe Park Community Hub (45 Overlea Blvd, Unit 200, East York Town Centre, Toronto)

Complimentary refreshments will be served.

Spots are limited and registration is required! To reserve your seat, reach out to TNO Settlement Worker Nawal Ateeq by phone at (416) 421-3054 Ext. 1234 or by email at [email protected].

07/22/2026

The Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) is a new monthly federal benefit for people with disabilities who earn under a certain income and who maintain other eligibility requirements (such as being eligible for the Disability Tax Credit.)

The Income Security Advocacy Centre - ISAC has designed a new CDB Rates Sheet to help community legal clinics, clients, and members of the public understand the changes in CDB amounts or limits that will occur annually.

https://incomesecurity.org/new-resource-canada-disability-benefit-rates-sheet/

Send a message to learn more

07/22/2026

Social Assistance Rates are Stuck in Time: Tell the Ontario Government to Fix Ontario Works!

Thanks for leading this campaign Income Security Advocacy Centre - ISAC

1500 – 55 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5J 2H7 Tel: (416) 597-5820 • Toll Free: 1-866-245-4072 • Fax: (416) 597-5821