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Issue Brief #3 – N15: Notice to End Tenancy Due to Fear of Sexual or Domestic Violence and Abuse
This issue brief is the third in ACTO’s series which builds on key themes from the research report, “The Journey to Housing Stability for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence”. The N15: Notice to End Tenancy Due to Fear of Sexual or Domestic Violence and Abuse issue brief provides essential information for landlords and,
Read moreHelp Us Keep Critical Legal Services Available
Our funding for providing legal support to survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual violence is set to end in March 2026. Alongside other recipients of this funding across Canada, we are urging the federal government to recommit funding so these essential services can continue. You can make a difference –
Read moreIssue Brief #2 – Roommate Abuse
This issue brief is the second publication in ACTO’s newly launched issue brief series. It builds on key themes from the research report, “The Journey to Housing Stability for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence”. The Roommate Abuse issue brief explores the common types of roommate living arrangements across Ontario,
Read moreIssue Briefs – Spotlights on Issues from ACTO’s Housing Report
Over the next few months, ACTO will be spotlighting some key topics from their report on JOURNEY TO HOUSING STABILITY FOR SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. Their first issue brief is on transitional housing and can be found under our resources page. Other briefs will be added as they are made available.
Read moreACTO’s “Journey to Housing Stability for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence” – Webinar Recording
On June 26, 2025, ACTO’s Your Way Forward hosted a webinar to launch their new report, The Journey to Housing Stability for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence. The session featured researchers Sumaya Bauer, Leah Morris, and Magda Barrera, who presented the research process, key findings, and policy recommendations—alongside the development of ACTO’s new specialized housing legal service for survivors.
Read moreACTO’s Your Way Forward Report – The Journey to Housing Stability for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence
The Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario is pleased to announce the launch of our report, The Journey to Housing Stability for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence. This multi-year research highlights the urgent need for specialized legal housing services for survivors of GBV. The complex relationship between violence, housing instability,
Read moreSystemic Advocacy – Declaration of IPV as an Epidemic @ Queen’s Park
On November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Your Way Forward attended Queen’s Park and, alongside sister clinic colleagues, called for the Ontario government to declare intimate partner violence as an epidemic. Michelle Choe, YWF staff lawyer at Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario, and Samira Ahmed,
Read moreCollaborative Presentation – Your Way Forward @ Int’l Access to Justice Forum
On October 14, 2024, Your Way Forward (ACTO’s Michelle Choe & Kerr Harvey, and overall program lead Miriam Roger) presented on the Gender-based Violence Panel at the International Access to Justice Forum, hosted by Osgoode Hall Law School. We were honoured to present alongside people doing incredible work both in Canada and internationally to ensure that survivors and other underserved groups are able to access just outcomes for the legal issues they are facing.
Read moreResource – Affordable Housing Options for Survivors
With input and support from YWF partner clinic Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO), the Ontario Association of Interval & Transition Housing (OAITH) have published a new resource which provides key information for survivors surround accessible housing options in Ontario. Please see OAITH’s Mulberry website for the resource translated into eight other languages,
Read moreArticle – Accessing justice for victims and survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence (Victims of Crime Research Digest No. 17)
Your Way Forward staff members were interviewed for a recently published article by Susan McDonald on access to justice for survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence. Notably, YWF staff spoke about the benefits of the integration of services for survivor clients in legal clinics, including the ability to leverage other clinic expertise and supports.
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