In this week’s edition of Update Friday, CLO Council President and CEO on CTV, Save the Date for our 2026 Conference, and more! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/4pQZfbW
Will Ontario’s Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy Actually Reduce Human Trafficking?
The Government of Ontario’s recent work to address human trafficking is laudable and noteworthy. There is a new anti-human trafficking strategy with funding attached, and the four pillars of the strategy (i.e., raising awareness, supporting survivors, holding offenders accountable, and preventing it from happening in the first place) seem pretty logical. The strategy’s prevention pillar is focused mainly on children … Read More
Update Friday Newsletter: November 28, 2025
In this week’s edition of Update Friday, CLO responds to Ombudsman report, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and more! Read the full edition: bit.ly/4p45vgn
PRESS RELEASE: Community Living Ontario calls on the province to act immediately on Ombudsman recommendations re: inappropriate hospitalization of adults with developmental disabilities
For Immediate Release//Toronto, Ontario, November 25, 2025 Today, Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé released a new report on the inappropriate hospitalization of adults with developmental disabilities. The report contains harrowing stories of people living in hospital for years, where they were physically and chemically restrained, and where their health and quality of life declined precipitously. “I am saddened but unfortunately not … Read More
Track the Movement – Fall 2025 (September – November)
What happened in September? YAC Members Take the Stage at the Inspiring Possibilities Conference On September 18th, four of CLO’s Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) members – Arshiaa Bhayana, Nathan T., Megan den Dekker, and Moira Robertson – presented ‘Truths of Institutionalization: Sincerely, Youth Trying to Stop History from Repeating Itself’ at the annual Community Living Ontario (CLO) Inspiring Possibilities Conference. … Read More
Update Friday Newsletter: November 21, 2025
In this week’s edition of Update Friday, Family Leadership Retreat, Waiting To Belong Petition grows, and more! Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/43EkAgc
Employment Support Services in Ontario – Under pressure, Underperforming, Underwhelming
Will anything change after more than five years of criticism? Community Living Ontario has published two reports on Ontario Progressive Conservative changes to employment programs (now called ‘Integrated Employment Services’) over the past few years. The reports were published in partnership with the Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN) under the banner of “Tangled in Red Tape,” and they offer a discouraging picture. For those who aren’t up to speed: starting in 2019, the province gave up direct control over employment … Read More
Update Friday Newsletter: November 14, 2025
In this week’s edition of Update Friday, learn about our new public awareness campaign, CBC launches Disability Life and more. Read the full edition: bit.ly/UF-Nov-14-2025 Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
PRESS RELEASE: Living in Poverty, Homeless and Being Lured into Crime and Human Trafficking – People with Intellectual Disabilities Falling Through the Cracks
For Immediate Release//Toronto, Ontario, November 12, 2025 “It’s not right this is happening!” “This is heartbreaking…”** These are the voices of Ontarians reacting to the escalating crisis in our province’s Developmental Services sector, a crisis that’s been decades in the making. More than thirty years of chronic underinvestment have led to over 53,000 adults with intellectual disabilities waiting for essential supports and services. Some of our … Read More
Update Friday Newsletter: November 7, 2025
In this week’s edition of Update Friday, new federal budget announced, member success stories, and more. Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/4owYDrI Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-UF
