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LCO helps bill become law
On May 7, 2009, the Ontario Legislature enacted LCO’s Pension Division Project recommendations …
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LCO helps bill become law
On May 7, 2009, the Ontario Legislature enacted LCO’s Pension Division Project recommendations …
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The LCO works on a wide range of projects, from short and narrow projects (focused on specific laws) to long projects that require multidisciplinary research and analysis (that might affect many laws). The projects that we select respond to the law-related needs of Ontarians – identified through our Project Proposals.
Here are the projects we are currently working on:
Capacity of Adults with Mental Disabilities and the Federal RDSP
The Government of Ontario has asked the Law Commission of Ontario to undertake a project to consider how federal Registered Disability Savings Plans might be more accessible to adults with...
Class Actions
The Board of Governors of the Law Commission of Ontario has approved a new project on class actions, including a comprehensive review of the Class Proceedings Act.
The first stage of the new project...
Legal Capacity, Decision-making and Guardianship
Cognitive, intellectual, mental health or other disabilities may affect the ability of some individuals to make decisions. Ontario has a comprehensive legal framework that applies in such situations...
Modernization of the Forestry Workers Lien for Wages Act
Under the Ontario Forestry Workers Lien for Wages Act, forestry workers are entitled to claim a lien for wages on certain wood products. However, the Act, enacted in 1891, has never been updated to...
Family Law Reform
Best Practices at Family Justice System Entry Points: Needs of Users and Responses of Workers in the Justice System
For too many people the family justice system adds to the pressures they are...
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