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 FINANCIAL LITERACY RESOURCES 

If you are thinking about leaving an abusive relationship, this guide will explain financial support options that may be available.
BOOKLET 2021  - 4 pages
 

Cette brochure résume les principales informations sur les questions juridiques qui se posent au sein des familles.
NOUVEAU LIVRET  2024
48 PAGES

This booklet helps you spot signs of an economic eviction and offers practical tips and options to handle the situation.
NEW BOOKLET 2025
8 PAGES

This booklet provides information on elder abuse, how to recognize it and what to do about it.
BOOKLET 2019
20 PAGES

This tip sheet describes mental capacity and its importance in determining the options that are available in the prevention of elder abuse.
TIP SHEET 2015
 

This tip sheet describes documents that can be set up by an older adult, before his/her incapacity, that can help prevent elder abuse.
TIP SHEET 2019
 

If you have lost your job through no fault of your own, you may be eligible for Employment Insurance.
TIP SHEET 2019

This booklet summarizes key information on estate planning, including making a Personal Directive, an Enduring Power of Attorney and a Will.
NEW BOOKLET 2025
44 PAGES

Le but de la préparation d'un testament est de transmettre vos biens à vos proches selon vos souhaits et avec le moins de problèmes possible. Si vous décédez sans testament, il est souvent plus coûteux, plus compliqué et plus long de régler votre succession.
LIVRET 2020

Une directive personnelle est un document écrit, signé, daté et attesté qui désigne une autre personne pour s'occuper de vos affaires personnelles (uniquement non financières ).
LIVRET 2020

En préparant une procuration perpétuelle dès maintenant, vous pouvez vous assurer que vos biens sont gérés par une personne qui vous connaît et qui sait ce que vous voulez, une personne en qui vous avez confiance pour agir au mieux de vos intérêts, lorsque vous n'êtes pas en mesure de prendre des décisions par vous-même.
LIVRET 2020

This booklet summarizes key information about legal issues that arise within families.
NEW BOOKLET 2024
40 PAGES

If your property is being foreclosed upon, or you are a tenant in a property that is being foreclosed upon, this booklet explains how foreclosure works, and your rights during the process.
BOOKLET 2019

Do you have questions about your rights as a tenant when you have lost your job? This tip sheet answers some common questions.
NEW TIP SHEET 2024
2 PAGES

A life lease agreement occurs when a person buys the exclusive right to occupy a unit in a particular development for life, a fixed term or until the person can no longer live independently within the unit.
NEW BOOKLET 2024
8 PAGES

Things to consider when making a Personal Directive.
CHECKLIST 2020

Things to consider when making a Will.
NEW CHECKLIST 2020

Things to consider when making an Enduring Power of Attorney.
CHECKLIST 2020

This tip sheet describes mental capacity and its importance in decision making.
TIP SHEET 2021
 

This booklet is an overview of deposits, occupancy fees and other potential issues that may arise when purchasing a new or conversion condo.
BOOKLET 2020

 

Les partenaires adultes interdépendants comprennent les couples non mariés et les partenaires non sexuels qui vivent ensemble. 
NOUVEAU LIVRET 2024
4 PAGES

This tip sheet sets out the rules that a landlord must follow to increase rent.
NEW TIP SHEET 2025
2 PAGES

A tenant who rents a condo from a landlord is bound by many laws including residential tenancy law, contract law, condo property law and condo bylaws.
NEW BOOKLET 2024
8 PAGES

If you are a homeowner thinking about renting out a room in your home, you should become familiar with the laws that relate to this type of living arrangement.
NEW BOOKLET 2024
4 PAGES

A reverse mortgage is a loan that allows homeowners to turn a portion of their home's equity into cash without having to sell their home.
BOOKLET 2020
 

Having good accountability and transparency practices can enhance the credibility of a charity.
BOOKLET 2011

This booklet helps small and mid-size registered charities and non-profit organizations assess their accountability and transparency practices.
BOOKLET 2011

This sample agreement is meant only to be a guide to assist you in developing your own rental agreement, and may include terms that do not apply to your situation.
FORM 2020

If you are thinking of buying a condominium, there are some commonly used condominium terms that you should become familiar with.
TIP SHEET 2020

 
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