Portage College Public Legal Education Program

Find out about benefit and credit payments you could get from the Canada Revenue Agency this tax season!

A representative from the Canada Revenue Agency will share information on Seniors Benefits and Credits

• Common types of income and credits for seniors,
• Pension income splitting,
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan,
• OAS repayment,
• Payment methods,
• Authorizing a representative,
• Climate Action Incentive,
• Avoiding scams, and
• Q&A time.

This session will be held online . Details on how to access the session will be emailed 1 day prior. Please ensure you check the email you registered with.

Register at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/seniors-income-tax-benefits-and-credits-tickets-219478073827

This workshop #1 on the legal history of Canada in relation to Indigenous peoples. Part 2 is linked below.

About this event

The history and structures of colonialism are largely unknown to most Canadians; Yet understanding this history is essential to understanding the myriad of current issues in Indigenous – Canadian relations.

This two part workshop series will examine the legal history of Canada in relation to Indigenous peoples. Participants will gain understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ agency, resistance, and activism in resisting settler state agendas and laws that were aimed at dispossession of lands, resources and loss of languages and cultures (through assimilation policies). We will also discuss how Indigenous Peoples continue to protect their inherent rights as Peoples, assert Treaty rights and revitalize their ties to land, culture and languages.

In Part 1 we will examine the Doctrine of Discovery and how it led to the manifestation of Canada. Participants will gain understanding of how the laws of Canada were aimed at the dispossession and cultural genocide of Indigenous Peoples.

In Part 2 we will learn more about “the colonial project” in Canada and Indigenous Peoples’ agency, resistance, and activism in resisting settler state agendas and laws. We will examine how tools like the TRC Calls to Action and UNDRIP can be pathways to reconciliation in Canada.

Certificates will be available to those who attend both sessions.

Register at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-secret-history-of-turtle-island-part-i-the-doctrine-of-discovery-tickets-219635253957

A representative from the Canada Revenue Agency will share information on:

• What are taxes,
• Why we pay taxes,
• Levels of Government,
• Do you need to file,
• How do you file?
• The underground economy,
• How and when you should apply for benefits
• Avoiding scams,
• How the Canada Revenue Agency might contact you, etc., and
• Q&A time.

This session will be held online. Details on how to access the session will be emailed 1 day prior. Please ensure you check the email you registered with.

Contact shelley.jackson@portagecollege.ca should you need help accessing the session.

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Register at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/studentsyouth-income-tax-benefits-and-credits-tickets-219498825897

A representative from the Canada Revenue Agency will share information on:

• Why file your tax return?
• What benefits and credits are available ?
• Canada Workers Benefit,
• Climate Action Incentive,
• Canada Child benefit,
• Child Disability Benefit,
• Disability Tax Credit,
• GST,
• Canada Workers Benefit,
• Overpayments and repayments,
• Climate Action Incentive, and
• Q&A time

This session will be held online . Details on how to access the session will be emailed 1 day prior. Please ensure you check the email you registered with.

Contact shelley.jackson@portagecollege.ca should you need help accessing the session.

Sign up for our newsletter for notifications of upcoming free webinars.

Register at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/benefits-and-credits-for-all-tickets-219526608997

This workshop #1 on the legal history of Canada in relation to Indigenous peoples. Part I is linked below.

About this event

The history and structures of colonialism are largely unknown to most Canadians; Yet understanding this history is essential to understanding the myriad of current issues in Indigenous – Canadian relations.

This two part workshop series will examine the legal history of Canada in relation to Indigenous peoples. Participants will gain understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ agency, resistance, and activism in resisting settler state agendas and laws that were aimed at dispossession of lands, resources and loss of languages and cultures (through assimilation policies). We will also discuss how Indigenous Peoples continue to protect their inherent rights as Peoples, assert Treaty rights and revitalize their ties to land, culture and languages.

In Part 1 we will examine the Doctrine of Discovery and how it led to the manifestation of Canada. Participants will gain understanding of how the laws of Canada were aimed at the dispossession and cultural genocide of Indigenous Peoples.

In Part 2 we will learn more about “the colonial project” in Canada and Indigenous Peoples’ agency, resistance, and activism in resisting settler state agendas and laws. We will examine how tools like the TRC Calls to Action and UNDRIP can be pathways to reconciliation in Canada.

Certificates will be available to those who attend both sessions.

Register at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-secret-history-of-turtle-island-part-ii-colonialism-in-canada-tickets-219649295957