Please complete our Speaking Engagement Request Form to request a speaker from ACE for your event. We recommend that you submit your request at least two months prior to the event to allow enough time for our office to review and respond to your request.
If you have any questions regarding a Speaking Engagement Request please contact our Community Outreach Co-Ordinator at wargalk@lao.on.ca.
2021
Starting this fall ACE will be presenting a 7 part webinar series on Zoom.
Each episode will include a presentation by a staff lawyer followed by a question & answer session.
Seniors can submit questions to be answered live.
*each session will be presented in English & offered in French
Click the title(s) to register for the sessions you'd like to attend.
Planning for the Future part 1 – Legal Strategies dealing with Financial & Property Decisions
Date: October 19 2021 @ 12-1:30pm est
VIEW NOW ON YouTube ~ Presentation Slides
Planning for the Future part 2 – Legal Strategies dealing with Health & Personal Care
Date: October 26 2021 @ 12-1:30pm est
VIEW NOW ON YouTube ~ Presentation Slides
Aging Gracefully - When Can Someone Legally Make Decisions for You?
Date: November 16 2021 @ 12-1:30pm est
COMING SOON YouTube Recording ~ Presentation Slides
Long Term Care Homes part 1 – Getting Ready for LTC
Date: November 30 2021 @ 12-1:30pm est
COMING SOON YouTube Recording ~ Presentation Slides
Long Term Care Homes part 2 – Living in LTC & Knowing Your Rights
Date: December 7 2021 @ 12-1:30pm est
COMING SOON YouTube Recording ~ Presentation Slides
Seniors Housing – Knowing your Legal Rights
Date: January 11 2022 @ 12-1:30pm est
COMING SOON YouTube Recording ~ Presentation Slides
Protecting Yourself & Your Money from Financial Abuse
Date: February 1 2022 @ 12-1:30pm est
COMING SOON YouTube Recording ~ Presentation Slides
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Veiw the Recording NOW on YOUTUBE
Ontario’s Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission shone a light on the discrimination and institutional failures the senior population in Long-Term Care experience on a daily basis.
This year’s special lecture included a fireside chat between award-winning journalist Mike Wise and former Associate Chief Justice Frank N. Marrocco discussing the Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission’s investigation and recommendations. Opening words by Charles Harnick, QC, Board Chair, bringing greetings on behalf of Legal Aid Ontario.
Following the keynote presentation ACE hosted a panel discussion between:
Jane E. Meadus, Staff Lawyer & Institutional Advocate, ACE
Suzan Fraser, Public Law Lawyer, Fraser Advocacy
Dee Tripp, Executive Director, Ontario Association of Residents' Councils (OARC)
This program contains 1 hour & 15 minutes of EDI Professionalism Hour(s)
Special Lecture Supporting Documentation & Links
Ontario’s Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission – Final Report
Ontario’s Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission – 1st Interim Recommendations & 2nd Interim Recommendations
Ontario’s Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission – Transcripts
Ontario’s Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission – ACE’s Testimony
Ontario’s Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission – OARC Presentation
Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Long-Term Care Report – May 14 2020
ACE Newsletter Winter 2020-2021 – Issues Related to Accessing Residents on Long-Term Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
CLEO - Every Resident - Bill of Rights for people who live in Ontario long-term care homes
Current Legislation: Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007, S.O. 2007, c. 8
A Guide to the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 and Regulation 79/10
Proposed Legislation: The Providing More Care, Protecting Seniors, and Building More Beds Act, 2021
2020
- December 1, 2020 - "Protecting Resident Rights in Long-term Care: Their Legal Rights to Being Safe and Secure" hosted by Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario.
- November 5, 2020 - "Rights of long-term care residents and their families during COVID-19" hosted by CLEO in partnership with ACE and Advocacy North.
2017
- December 11, 2017 - "The Legal Guide to Consent, Capacity & Substitute Decision Making"
- November 30, 2017 - "Meet the New OBA Elder Law Section"