Educational how-to

Learning Centre

Each card is one subject from the Legal Library. Open it for multiple how-to and explainer pages, then use the official statute shelf when you need the legal text. Public legal information, not legal advice.

6 guides

Family Law

Divorce, parenting, support and family court procedure in Ontario.

  • How to file for a divorce in Ontario
  • How to apply for child support in Ontario

5 guides

Landlord & Tenant

Residential tenancies, eviction notices and the Landlord and Tenant Board.

  • How to respond to an eviction notice in Ontario
  • How to file a tenant application at the LTB

5 guides

Employment & Workplace

Minimum standards, wages, leaves and workplace safety.

  • How to file an Employment Standards claim in Ontario
  • What termination pay means in Ontario

4 guides

Provincial Offences

Highway Traffic Act tickets and other provincial offence proceedings.

  • How to respond to a provincial offences ticket in Ontario
  • What happens if you ignore a provincial offences ticket

4 guides

Small Claims Court

Suing or defending a claim in Ontario Small Claims Court.

  • How to start a Small Claims Court case in Ontario
  • How to defend a Small Claims Court case in Ontario

4 guides

Criminal Law

The Criminal Code and Ontario criminal court procedure.

  • What to expect at a first criminal court appearance in Ontario
  • What a peace bond is

3 guides

Immigration Law

Federal immigration, citizenship and refugee protection statutes.

  • How to find the immigration rules that apply to you
  • Citizenship versus permanent residence

4 guides

Wills & Estates

Wills, estates, powers of attorney and Ontario succession rules.

  • How to make a will in Ontario
  • What happens if someone dies without a will in Ontario

3 guides

Collection Agencies

Debt-collection conduct and the statutes that limit it.

  • What to do if a collection agency contacts you in Ontario
  • Debt and limitation periods at a high level

4 guides

Business Law

Ontario business organizations and related commercial statutes.

  • How to incorporate a business in Ontario
  • Sole proprietorship versus corporation in Ontario

3 guides

Municipal & Local Government

Major-city by-laws and the provincial statutes behind municipal power.

  • How to find your city by-laws
  • How to look up a property-standards issue

3 guides

Administrative & Tribunal Law

Ontario tribunals and the statutes that create them.

  • How to prepare for an Ontario tribunal hearing
  • What an Ontario tribunal is

3 guides

Health Law

Health, consent and personal-health-information statutes.

  • How to request your health records in Ontario
  • Consent to treatment in Ontario

3 guides

Education Law

Schools, boards and Ontario education statutes.

  • How to raise a concern with an Ontario school board
  • What an IPRC is in Ontario schools

3 guides

Insurance Law

Insurance contracts and Ontario accident-benefits rules.

  • How to start an accident-benefits claim in Ontario
  • Accident benefits versus a lawsuit after a crash

3 guides

Tax Law

Federal and Ontario tax statutes used in public research.

  • How to look up a tax statute
  • A notice of assessment versus the statute

3 guides

Environmental Law

Ontario and federal environmental statutes.

  • How to find environmental rules that affect an Ontario property
  • What an environmental compliance approval is

3 guides

Intellectual Property

Copyright, trade-marks and related federal statutes.

  • How to check a copyright or trade-mark question
  • What fair dealing means in Canada

3 guides

Professional Regulations

Regulated-profession statutes and conduct rules.

  • How to look up professional conduct rules in Ontario
  • How to check if someone is licensed in Ontario

3 guides

Social Benefits

Ontario social-assistance and related public-benefit rules.

  • How to check Ontario social-assistance rules
  • OW versus ODSP at a high level

3 guides

Legal Aid

Legal Aid Ontario and related public legal-help resources.

  • How to see if Legal Aid Ontario may help
  • Clinic versus certificate services

3 guides

Ontario Legislation

How to use the Ontario statute and regulation library.

  • How to look up an Ontario Act or regulation
  • What an Ontario regulation is

3 guides

Federal Legislation

How to use the federal Acts and regulations library.

  • How to look up a federal Act or regulation
  • Act versus regulation in federal law