Impact/Events
🏠 MCLS welcomes the introduction of Mississauga’s new anti-renoviction By-law.
Bad-faith renovictions have been used to displace tenants from affordable housing for too long. The By-law is an important safeguard in protecting affordable housing in Mississauga. Read more about the changes and what tenants can expect: 🔗 City of Mississauga Guide https://www.mississauga.ca/services-and-programs/building-and-renovating/rental-repairs-and-renovations-licence/what-tenants-can-expect-during-the-rental-repairs-and-renovations-licence-process 🔗 CBC News Coverage https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/new-mississauga-renoviction-bylaw-9.7320853
Read moreNew address, same commitment to our community.📍🤝
We are thrilled to announce that Mississauga Community Legal Services has officially moved! This relocation marks an exciting new chapter in our ongoing commitment to providing accessible legal support to low-income residents here in Mississauga. You can now find us at our new, fully accessible, and centrally located hub: 🏢 Suite 104,
Read moreWe Won GOLD! 🥇✨
We are so incredibly grateful to share that, thanks to your amazing support, we have won Gold in the Community Organization category for the 2026 CommunityVotes Mississauga! To put this into perspective, an astounding 2,835 businesses and individuals were nominated this year. Only the top nominees in each category moved on to the voting round,
Read moreStop Bill 60: Protect Ontario Renters 🏠⚠️
The amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act through Bill 60 will strip away procedural fairness rights and lead to more evictions and even longer delays at the Landlord and Tenant Board.
Read moreMeeting with City Councillor Martin Reid
Our Executive Director, Sabrina Karmali and Staff Lawyer Douglas Varrette met with City Councillor Martin Reid to talk about our legal clinic and the work that we do. We look forward to work with Councillor Reid and his team to help the low income residents of Mississauga access legal services.
Read moreBrief for the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology’s Study of Bill C-22
ISAC’s brief on Bill C-22 endorsed by Mississauga Community Legal Services. The Income Security Advocacy Centre’s brief on Bill-C22 (Canada Disability Benefit).
Read moreLetter to Premier of Ontario, Hon. Doug Ford and Minister of Health, Hon. Sylvia Jones
Mississauga Community Legal Services’ letter regarding the healthcare coverage cuts for the uninsured. Mississauga Community Legal Service (MCLS) submitted a letter to regarding the healthcare coverage cuts for the uninsured. Check it out here: Cuts to Life-Saving Healthcare Program Serving Uninsured People
Read moreVote Pop-Up
Mississauga Community Legal Services (MCLS) will be hosting a vote pop-up on Monday, October 17th from 1 – 5pm. The vote pop-up will be taking place at the front entrance of our building and will be facilitated by volunteers from The Mississauga Food Bank. The purpose of the vote pop-up is to provide resources and information about the voting process in preparation for the upcoming Municipal Election.
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