Addressing workplace sexual harassment

In Budget 2018, the Government of Canada responded to public and stakeholder concerns relating to workplace sexual harassment by proposing to invest $50 million over five years through two Department of Justice Canada programs.

In Budget 2018, the Government of Canada responded to public and stakeholder concerns relating to workplace sexual harassment by proposing to invest $50 million over five years through two Department of Justice Canada programs. Of this amount, $25 million is dedicated to boosting legal services funding across the country to support complainants of sexual harassment in the workplace by providing legal information and advice to persons who have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace, regardless of their economic status. In addition, $25 million is set aside to develop a pan-Canadian public legal education and information outreach program to better inform workers, particularly those who are the most vulnerable, about their rights and how they can access help if they have been harassed in the workplace. This program will ensure that Canadians in all provinces and territories have access to information that can help them identify workplace sexual harassment and avenues of recourse and decide on their next steps.

In total, 20 legal clinics in Ontario will take a coordinated approach to the development and delivery of legal information and advice, as well as public legal education, on sexual harassment in the workplace. This project will be led by The Help and Legal Centre of Northumberland.

Here is the list of all of the legal clinics that will participate in this project:

Eastern Ontario Region Legal Clinics

Northumberland Community Legal Centre

301-1005 Elgin Street West, Cobourg, ON, K9A 5J4

Community Advocacy & Legal Centre

158 George St, Belleville, ON, K8N 3H2

Durham Community Legal Clinic

200 John St W, Unit B1, Oshawa, ON, L1J 2B4

Peterborough Community Legal Clinic

4^th Floor, 150 King St, Peterborough, ON K9J 2R9

The Legal Clinic

10 Sunset Boulevard, Perth, ON, K7H 2Y2

Renfrew Community Legal Clinic

236 Stewart St, Suite 101,Renfrew, ON K7V 1X7

Community Legal Services Simcoe Haliburton Kawartha Lakes

71 Colborne St E, Orillia, ON L3V 1T6

CSC Vanier

290 Dupuis St, Vanier, ON K1L 1A2

Northern Ontario Region Legal Clinics

Kinna-aweya Legal Clinic

86 S. Cumberland St., Thunder Bay, ON P7B 2V3

Algoma Community Legal Clinic

477 Queen St E, Suite 301, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 2A1

Sudbury Community Legal Clinic

40 Elm Street, Unit 272, Sudbury, ON, P3C 1S8

Keewaytinok Native Legal Services

40 Revillon Road, Moosonee, ON P0L 1Y0

Southwestern Ontario Region Legal Clinics

Brant Haldimand Norfolk Community Legal Clinic

1100 Clarence St. South, Suite 203, Brantford, ON, N3S 7N8

Elgin Oxford Legal Clinic (sharing with Huron-Perth Legal Clinic)

98 Centre St, St Thomas, ON N5R 2Z7

Legal Assistance of Windsor

443 Ouellette Ave 2nd Floor, Windsor, ON N9A 4J2

Chatham-Kent Legal Clinic

6 Harvey St, Chatham, ON N7M 1L6

Grey-Bruce Community Legal Clinic

945 3rd Av E, Suite 2, Owen Sound, ON N4K 2K8

Waterloo Region Community Legal Services

450 Frederick Street, Unit 101, Kitchener, ON N2H 2P5

Niagara Community Legal Clinic

15 Burgar Street, Suite 100, Welland, ON, L3B 2S6

Community Legal Assistance Sarnia

201 Front St N, Suite 407, Sarnia, ON, N7T 7T9