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Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE) is a specialty community legal clinic located in Toronto that provides a range of legal services to Ontario's low-income seniors. Learn more at www.acelaw.ca
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📣 We’re Hiring at ACE!
ACE is seeking a Litigation Lawyer to advance the rights of low-income seniors through client-centred, impact-driven advocacy and litigation.
If you’re passionate about access to justice and seniors’ rights, check out the posting
👉 www.acelaw.ca/about/join-o...
Join Our Team - The Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE)
At ACE, we are dedicated to protecting the legal rights and advancing the interests of older adults. We believe in ensuring that seniors have access to justice and the support they need to live with d...
www.acelaw.ca
December 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Accessibility in our courts starts with listening
Share your experience in the OCAC's Court Accessibility Survey & help shape better services for persons with disabilities: www.surveymonkey.com/r/OCACSurveyEN
#CourtAccessibility #OntarioCourts #AccessToJustice #DisabilityInclusion #ONJustice
December 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Today, members of the Elder Justice Coalition are calling for the expansion of the coercive control offence to protect older adults from abuse by adult children and others in positions of trust.
It’s time the law reflected the realities of elder abuse.
Read our statement:
November 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🚀Opportunity Alert
ACE is accepting RFPs for a Strategic Planning Consultant. If you’re passionate about seniors’ rights & strategic change-making, bring your vision & expertise!
📅Open until Nov 24 2025
➡️Details & how to apply: www.acelaw.ca/about/join-o...
#RFP #StrategicPlanning
Join Our Team - The Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE)
At ACE, we are dedicated to protecting the legal rights and advancing the interests of older adults. We believe in ensuring that seniors have access to justice and the support they need to live with d...
www.acelaw.ca
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🎥Now Available: The recording of ACE’s 2025 Special Lecture — A Lawyer’s Standard of Care to Vulnerable Older Clients: Recognizing and Preventing Exploitative and Abusive Property Transactions — is online!

📌Watch the video + access resources here: www.acelaw.ca/special-lect...
#LegalEthics
Special Lecture 2025 - The Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE)
A Lawyer’s Standard of Care to Vulnerable Older Clients: Recognizing and Preventing Exploitative and Abusive Property Transactions Date Thursday, September 25, 2025 Time 3:30 PM Doors Open / Meet &...
www.acelaw.ca
October 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
📰ACE IN THE NEWS: Woman blocked from visiting her elderly mother at a Toronto long-term care home speaks out
Jane Meadus: “Homes and even hospital staff definitely need more education on this topic...”
#Elderlaw #SeniorsRights #LTCRights
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/01/a...
Woman blocked from visiting her elderly mother at a Toronto long-term care home speaks out
A Toronto woman is detailing what she calls a cruel and illegal order from a long-term care home where her mother was staying.
toronto.citynews.ca
October 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Register for ACE’s Special Lecture 2025:
A Lawyer’s Standard of Care to Vulnerable Older Adults
📅Thurs, Sept 25, 2025 | 4:30–6:00 PM
📍Ontario Bar Association + Live Stream
🔗For InPerson: HTTPS://WWW.SURVEYMONKEY.COM/R/ACESL-INPERSON
🔗For Live Stream: HTTPS://WWW.SURVEYMONKEY.COM/R/ACESL-LIVESTREAM
September 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
👏As members of the Toronto Heat Safety Coalition, we applaud this project to install A/C units for seniors. But more is needed.
🏘️The City must pass a maximum indoor temp by-law (26ºC) this year.
❗Another summer cannot go by without protecting tenants.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
City installing AC units for seniors as Toronto sizzles under another heat warning | CBC News
The City of Toronto is providing free portable air conditioners to low-income, vulnerable seniors as part of a pilot program that started this spring.
www.cbc.ca
July 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
📢ACE has made a formal submission to the Ministry of LTC opposing the amendment to establish a 3yr publication period of inspection reports published on-line. Transparency matters. Read our full submission here: acelaw.ca/wp-content/u... #onpoli #LTC #ElderRights #Accountability
July 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
🚨 LAST DAY TO APPLY! 🚨
Low-income seniors (65+) in Toronto can get a FREE portable A/C through the City’s pilot program.
📞 Call: 416-397-2220
💻 Apply online: toronto.ca/ACProgram
Don’t miss out—apply today! Please share w seniors.
#TorontoHeatSafety #SeniorsSupport
June 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
🚨 Attention Toronto seniors (65+)
Live in an apartment & have a low income? You may qualify for a FREE portable AC unit through City of Toronto’s new pilot program!

🗓️ Apply by June 6, 2025
📞 416-397-2220
🌐 toronto.ca/ACProgram

#Toronto #Seniors #ExtremeHeat #ACPilotProgram
May 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
🚨ACE has partnered w Sotos LLP to launch a class action against Financeit over predatory home loans targeting seniors & vulnerable homeowners through door-to-door sales
Victim? Learn more & sign up for updates: www.sotosclassactions.com/cases/financ...
#ConsumerProtection #ClassAction #Financeit
FinanceIt Loans - Sotos Class Actions
Action on behalf of consumers affected by loan agreements with FinanceIt regarding HVAC and home improvement goods and services.
www.sotosclassactions.com
April 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
📢Toronto Public Library Presents: Transitioning from ODSP to OAS📢
Join the virtual session on navigating the shift from ODSP to Old Age Security (OAS). When to apply, how benefits change, & what supports are available.
🗓March 11, 2025
⏰12 – 1:30PM
🔗Register: www.eventbrite.ca/e/transition...
March 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
📢Webinar Alert!📢
Join @EAPreventionON & @equifaxcanada for an essential discussion on Protecting & Restoring Your Identity & Credit! 🛡️💳
📅March 4th⏰ 1–2:30 PM (ET)
Learn about credit scores, consumer rights & fraud prevention.
🔗 Register now: eapon.ca/Webinar_Equi...
#FraudPrevention
February 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
📢 The City of Toronto wants your input! 🏙️✨

Are you a senior or older adult living in Toronto? Help shape the City’s 3rd Seniors’ Strategy! Share your thoughts on how Toronto can better support seniors at one of six in-person workshops—no registration needed!

#TorontoSeniors
February 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
📢Toronto Seniors, We Need Your Voice📢
The City of Toronto is shaping the next Toronto Seniors’ Strategy & wants your input.
📝 Take a 10-15 min survey to help improve programs & services for older adults. Available in multiple languages.
Online Survey🔗 cotsurvey.chkmkt.com?e=421077&d=l...
February 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🚨 Attention Ontario Seniors 🚨
Scams using new gvnt energy rebate programs to target vulnerable homeowners. Learn how to spot fraud, protect yourself & access legitimate programs offering FREE energy upgrades!
Learn more at 🔗 www.acelaw.ca
February 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Hello, Bluesky!👋
We're ACE (Advocacy Centre for the Elderly), a legal clinic dedicated to protecting & advancing the rights of low-income seniors in Ontario.
Follow for legal updates, advocacy & resources to help seniors navigate complex systems. Let’s build a more just & inclusive society together!
February 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM