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Seniors Co-Housing:
Re-Thinking Traditional Housing Models for Canada’s Growing Senior Population

This article was originally prepared for the Ontario Bar Association’s Real Property Law & Elder Law program on March 22, 2019

The Toronto Star recently featured a High Park co-housing project – Wine on the Porch. That project, its story, and a small handful of others like it, has helped spark renewed interest in co-housing (or collaborative housing) in Ontario.

That story began:

“It began half in jest — two couples enjoying their annual weekend getaway, strolling the streets of Stratford, Ont., wistfully admiring the pretty Victorians and wondering aloud about the future.

“Would it be feasible to avoid the loneliness that creeps with age by joining forces in a private home with room for shared meals and laughter and cosy nooks for private chats or reading?”

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Client Profile: Canadian Mental Health Association York and South Simcoe

March 27th, 2019 by Iler Campbell

The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) York and South Simcoe is a branch of CMHA National and works to promote mental health for all and assist with the recovery of those living with mental illness and addiction. CMHA works toward this mission by providing education and resources about mental health, and offers a range of supports and services. CMHA York and South Simcoe serves York Region and South Simcoe County through several locations in these areas.

CMHA recognizes that mental health is something that affects us all, and it is important to educate people on the importance of taking care of their mental health and destigmatizing mental illness. One in three people in Canada will experience mental health problems or illness.

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Spring event roundup

March 13th, 2019 by Iler Campbell

It’s been a long, snowy winter and we’re more than ready to emerge again to engage with our clients and others in the sector. Please check us out at these spring events!

On March 18, 2019, Celia Chandler will deliver a human rights workshop to a group of housing co‑ops in Niagara Region.
On March 22, 2019, Brian Iler will talk about co‑housing to lawyers at the Ontario Bar Association’s session called Future of Independent Living for Older Adults: Real Estate and Elder Law Considerations.
The Housing Services Corporation’s Regeneration Forum is held this year on March 25 and 26. We are pleased to advertise in its program. Shelina Ali will attend on behalf of the firm.
Safia Lakhani and articling student, Brynn Leger, are conducting two tenants’ rights workshops – one on March 27 and the second on April 18 – for a settlement organization through the Ontario Bar Association’s Speakers’ Bureau.
Celia Chandler is taking a vacation to the west coast in a couple of weeks but will stop in at the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association Congress in Victoria on April 3 where she will promote Iler Campbell LLP at the trade show.
On April 6, Safia will give a talk on cannabis to housing co‑ops at the Central Ontario Co‑operative Housing Federation event in Guelph.
The following weekend, April 13, Michael Hackl will discuss working with unionized staff at CHFT’s Spring Member Education Event here in Toronto.
On April 16, Celia will travel west again, but only to Waterloo this time, where she will give a talk on employment law to housing co‑op boards.
Iler Campbell LLP is a proud sponsor of the Ontario Co‑operative Association’s Queen’s Park Reception on April 30.
Iler Campbell is a ticket sponsor at the Toronto Artscape Foundation’s fundraiser, Creative TO, on May 9.
And finally, conference season will wind up with the CHF Canada AGM in London the first week of June, where Celia and Michael will both present workshops.

Please say “hi” if you’re at these events. We look forward to seeing you.

Supreme Court’s Jarvis decision re-examines privacy in public places

March 5th, 2019 by Brynn Leger

This article was first published on rabble.ca

In R v Jarvis, an Ontario high school teacher was charged with voyeurism after secretly taking videos of his female students’ chests with a camera pen. Intuitively, Jarvis’ actions seem wrong. But the trial court and Court of Appeal acquitted him. The Supreme Court overturned those decisions and convicted Jarvis, updating the analysis of “reasonable expectation of privacy” in the process. Continue reading “Supreme Court’s Jarvis decision re-examines privacy in public places”

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