Our Advocacy
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We advocate with clients, communities, and partners to address the structural inequities that shape health.
Our advocacy spans legal reform, policy engagement, and public education—always grounded in lived experience and collaboration. Areas of Advocacy
Access to Healthcare 2024 – Supreme Court of Canada intervention: Auer v. Auer (with HALCO) Advocated for fairness and transparency in delegated legislation review. Case summary › Neighbourhood Legal Services Pro bono counsel: Mannu Chowdhury (Paliare Roland) 2023 – OHIP for All advocacy Supported the campaign for healthcare access regardless of immigration status. Campaign page › Blog Post › Neighbourhood Legal Services Housing Justice 2025 – Encampments & municipal powers (Bill 242) Advocacy opposing municipal by-laws that penalize poverty and displacement. Read submission › Neighbourhood Legal Services 2020 – Black v. City of Toronto (encampment evictions) Defended the rights of unhoused residents and advanced housing justice. Decision summary › Neighbourhood Legal Services 2019 – Improving Housing Conditions, Improving Health (CMHC project) Community-based research linking housing stability and health outcomes. Project summary › Neighbourhood Legal Services Income Security Justice 2022 – Toronto Star op-ed (Bloch & Stone) Highlighted the need to treat income and housing supports as core public-health measures. Read article › Neighbourhood Legal Services 2021 – Presentation: Challenges related to Family Responsibility Office/Service Canada garnishing Old Age Security for low-income seniors Short explainer on benefit deductions and what seniors can do. Blog post › Watch › Neighbourhood Legal Services 2021 – Disability Tax Credit information sheet (with ISAC) Resource to help providers support clients with disabilities. Download PDF › Neighbourhood Legal Services 2020 – D.S. v. Aviva Insurance coalition success Advanced equality in insurance access for people with disabilities. Decision summary › Neighbourhood Legal Services Counsel: Dianne Wintermute & Karen Spector Immigration Justice 2020 – Safe Third Country Agreement (FCA intervention application) Collaborative effort addressing refugee rights under the Charter. Case info › Neighbourhood Legal Services Disability Justice 2025 – MCCSS office “banning policies” recommendations Discussion paper to reduce harmful local practices that block access to services. Read › Neighbourhood Legal Services 2025 – Shoucri et al., “Public Health Law, COVID-19, and the Social Determinants of Health.” In Public Health Law and Policy in Canada (5th ed., forthcoming). (Citation only.) Neighbourhood Legal Services Our Approach
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