Blac News

WORKER SUPPORT SERVICES The Neighbourhood Organization – TNO

The Neighbourhood Organization (TNO) and the Black Legal Action Centre are partnered in the Worker Support Services (WSS) project. BLAC’s Staff Lawyer is providing legal information workshops to temporary foreign workers across Ontario. 

This new program provides support to temporary foreign workers in partnership with agencies across Ontario by:

  1. Helping migrant workers to access accurate information and available services and supports including health, legal, and social services in their communities.
  2. Increasing education and empowering migrant workers to exercise their rights while in Canada.
  3. Supporting increased social, civic engagement and participation of migrant workers in their communities.

Learn more about TNO and WSS here

The Black Legal Action Centre

Established in 2017, the Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC) is an independent not-for-profit community legal clinic that combats individual and systemic anti-Black racism by providing free legal services, conducting research, developing public legal education materials, and engaging in test case litigation and law reform.