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Enabling Justice: Youth Toolkit

This resource from the Disability Justice Network Ontario is for youth ages 12-17 who are navigating the criminal legal system, particularly youth who are racialized, living with a disability, or who are autistic or neurodivergent. It includes information on racism and disability and the criminal legal system, know your rights, what to expect,

Going to Criminal Court

The website of the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General has information about the criminal court process and what to do if someone is the accused, witness or surety in a criminal case. This includes information on:

If you are charged with a criminal offence
Young people
If you do not have a lawyer
If you are a witness
If you are a surety
Criminal appeals
If you need an interpreter

HIV and the Criminal Law in Canada

This resource was created by the HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO), HIV Legal Network, African Caribbean Council on HIV/ AIDS in Ontario (ACCHO), Africans in Partnership Against AIDS (APAA), and Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention (Black CAP). It provides important information about HIV and the law in Canada, with a particular focus on African,

How to apply for criminal conviction review

This resource produced by the Department of Justice explains the process to ask for a criminal conviction review if someone has been convicted of an offence under the Criminal Code or the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. This is only available to people who have exhausted all of their appeal options.

Innocence Canada: Path to Legal Exoneration

This website and flowchart produced by Innocence Canada outline steps in the appeal process to try to seek to overturn a criminal conviction.

Justice services in French

This resource from the Government of Ontario helps people learn about their rights to receive French-language services in the justice system, including where to find services in French. It is available in both English and French.

Making a Complaint about Police

This web page from the Law Enforcement Complaints Agency (LECA) offers information about how to make a complaint against a police officer in Ontario.

PASAN Cell Count quarterly newsletter

This quarterly newsletter produced by PASAN, an HIV/ AIDS organization supporting prisoners and ex-prisoners, covers various topics of interest to people in federal or provincial institutions across Canada. People in prison or their families can order free copies of the newsletter to be delivered to them directly, or current and past issues can be read online.

Record Suspensions

This webpage produced by the Parole Board of Canada provides practical and legal information about applying for record suspensions, expected processing times, and tips to help with the application.

Reinstate a suspended driver’s licence

This resource produced by the Ministry of Transportation outlines the steps needed to reinstate a suspended driver’s licence in Ontario, which a person leaving jail may need to do for ID purposes or to resume driving legally. It covers the following topics:

Types of suspensions
What you need to reinstate
How to get a new licence
If you’ve been convicted of dangerous driving