Parkdale Community Legal Services (PCLS) is one of Legal Aid Ontario’s network of community legal clinics providing poverty law services. PCLS is also a teaching clinic for Osgoode Hall Law…
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Press release: Constitutional challenge to remove damages caps from the Canadian Human Rights Act
For Immediate release: June 13th, 2022 Constitutional challenge to remove damages caps from the Canadian Human Rights Act Nelligan Law is representing Parkdale Community Legal Services (“PCLS”) in a constitutional…
Continue ReadingReport: Demanding the Right to the City and the Right to Housing (R2C/R2H): Best Practices for Supporting Community Organizing
Download the Report The goal of this report was to examine how to promote the Right to the City (R2C) and the Rightto Housing (R2H) through strategic legal and organizing…
Continue ReadingInformation on Goverment Cuts to Legal Aid Ontario
Dear Community members, Re. Provincial Funding Cuts to Legal Aid Alongside the onslaught of budget cuts that affect all Ontarians, the provincial government announced on April 11th a 30% reduction…
Continue ReadingVideo: Staff and alumni reflect on PCLS
Parkdale Community Legal Services holds a special place in the hearts of so many. We wanted to give staff and former students at PCLS the opportunity to reflect on the…
Continue ReadingDraft bylaw changes for our annual general meeting
The following draft bylaw changes were approved by the Board of Parkdale Community Legal Services to be voted on at our Annual General Meeting on September 26, 2018. To request…
Continue ReadingSeptember 26th: Annual General Meeting
Please join us at our Annual General Meeting on September 26th. Dinner will be served at 6pm and the meeting will begin at 7pm. We also invite you to consider…
Continue ReadingPCLS Statement of Support for CUPE 3903
Parkdale Community Legal Services stands in solidarity with precarious workers in the university sector who come together to challenge their marginalization in a context where universities are increasingly relying on…
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