Fact sheets to assist staff working at street-youth serving agencies to help homeless youth with their legal problems. Street Youth Legal Services program information can be found here. This publication is generally only available in this format. If you would like a hard copy, please contact us to determine the cost; it will be printed on letter sized paper, 3-hole punched and ready for your binder of choice.
Chapters for individual download:
- Where to Get Legal Help – This chapter is being updated. Our current drop-in schedule can be found on our website here: Street Youth Legal Services (SYLS) – Justice for Children and Youth (jfcy.org)
- Evidence Tips
- Leaving Home
- Ontario Works & ODSP
- Shelters
- Tenant Rights
- Small Claims (2020 update)
- If you have been a victim of a crime – Criminal Injuries Compensation Board is closed. If you have questions about continuing payments from the CICB, you can contact the Victims and Vulnerable Persons Division (VVPD) of the Ministry of the Attorney General at 1-833-704-2610. Information about the Victim Quick Response Program+ and others can be found on this part of our website: https://jfcy.org/en/rights/victims-emergencies/
- Immigration
- Mental Health
- Education
- Stops and Searches by Police
- Security Guards
- Tickets
- Panhandling
- Parks
- Trespassing
- Street and Sidewalks
- Alcohol
- Cannabis (2018 update)
- Warrants
- Appearing in Criminal Court
- Police Complaints – this chapter is being updated. As of April 1, 2024, the Law Enforcement Complaints Agency (LECA) replaced the OIPRD. Updated information is available on our website here.
- Youth Records
- Adult Records
- Record Suspensions (previously pardons) – As of Jan 1, 2022, the fee to apply for a record suspension has been reduced to $50.00. Information and application available here.
