By Justin Dharamdial ‘12

On December 8, 2010 while most Osgoode students were in the thick of exam season, five students doing their clinical placement at Parkdale Community Legal Services went on a field trip to Ottawa. Raha Bahreini ‘11, Laura Siperman ‘11, Iliana Petrovic ‘11, Sandra Dzever ‘12 and I from the immigration division at PCLS went to see our supervising lawyer, Geraldine Sadoway, argue for an intervener in the Mavi case at the Supreme Court of Canada. And Raha actually got special permission from the Chief Justice to sit with counsel Sadoway on the other side of the “bar” since she had worked on the intervener factum: the rest of us were green with envy.

Affidavit and Statutory Declaration Fridays

Do you need:

• An affidavit of identity?
• A Toronto Community Housing Confirmation of Income?
• An OSAP Confirmation of Separation and/or Eligibility?
• Permission for a child (aged 18 or under) to travel abroad?
• A Declaration for a Vistor Visa?

In order to receive service, please bring a piece of photo ID if it is available.

*PCLS may also provide services not in the above list.

Stephanie Hobbs, Nathan Higgins & Ryan Newell are all alumni of Parkdale who have received the Fred Zemans Award in recognition of their dedication to their clients and their colleagues during their time spent at Parkdale. PCLS visited all three at Sack Goldblatt Mitchell, a fantastic firm in downtown Toronto.

Parkdale Community Legal Services, and particular Community Legal Worker This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , are proud to work in partnership with with and provide support for the Workers' Action Centre's (WAC) "Stop Wage Theft" campaign, seeking to highlight everyday occurrences of low-income workers being denied pay that is owed them.