by BSCC | Jul 27, 2018 | Legal
Toronto, Thursday, July 26, 2018 – The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic supports the motion put forward by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam to create an intersectional gender equity strategy and gender equality office for Toronto. Since 1985, the Clinic has worked with...
by BSCC | Jul 6, 2018 | News
Toronto/July 6, 2018/ – Ontario civil society groups and refugee advocates urge the Government of Ontario to stay engaged in intergovernmental collaboration to resettle the large numbers of refugee claimants arriving irregularly in Canada from the United States....
by BSCC | Jun 25, 2018 | News
Photograph by Sam Garcia The US still unsafe for refugees by Deepa Mattoo & Sean Rehaag In the face of overwhelming pressure, US President Donald Trump has issued an Executive Order reversing his policy of separating migrant children from their families. While...
by BSCC | Jun 13, 2018 | Legal, News
May 15, 2018 Jean-Marie David, Clerk of the Committee Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security Sixth Floor, 131 Queen Street House of Commons Ottawa ON K1A 0A6 Canada E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 613-947-3089 RE: Bill C-71 – An Act to amend certain...
by BSCC | May 25, 2018 | Advocacy, News
The Clinic welcomes the changes as proposed by the federal government in Bill C-78. The proposed legislation would make changes to the Divorce Act, the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act, and the Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act....
by BSCC | May 15, 2018 | News
Dr Dawn Lavell-Harvard to Receive the 2018 Spirit of Barbra Schlifer Award Toronto: May 9, 2018 – The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic is proud to announce Dr Dawn Lavell-Harvard as the 2018 Spirit of Barbra Schlifer Award recipient. The Award, sponsored by Torys...
by BSCC | May 15, 2018 | Legal, News
The UN established the UPR process in 2006. Canada is currently undergoing its third UPR before the UN Human Rights Council, in which UN Member States review our human rights progress. Countries under review submit written reports on their human rights situation and...
by BSCC | May 9, 2018 | Get Involved
Dr. Dawn Lavell-Harvard is a proud member of the Wikwemikong First Nation and former President of the Native Women’s Association of Canada. An alumnus of Queen’s University and the University of Western Ontario, Dawn has dedicated the academic part of her career to...
by BSCC | Apr 3, 2018 | Legal, News
Background on the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic (the “Clinic”) is the only clinic of its kind in Canada. Since 1985, the Clinic has provided legal representation, counselling and language interpretation to over 60,000...
by BSCC | Feb 27, 2018 | News
Through her experience as a refugee, she became acutely aware of the obstacles encountered by refugees and was determined to assist other refugee women escaping violence. In 1991, Loly and her husband, Francisco Rico-Martinez, in collaboration with the Sisters,...
