Sarah L. Boyd, Barrister & Solicitor

06/30/2026

🥵What to do during a *Heat Warning*☀️
* 🛝Free Indoor Playgrounds, like the one at Flemingdon Park in Toronto (https://tinyurl.com/2bxe7em8)
* In Toronto, check out this map 🗺️ (https://tinyurl.com/4zu45s75) of cool spaces like pools 🏊, libraries 📚, and other spaces with air conditioning ❄️
* Similar map for Hamilton (https://tinyurl.com/p2nudddu) along with information about free bus tickets 🚌 (https://tinyurl.com/45kx6vy5)
* Same information for Region of Waterloo (there’s a map … but it doesn’t always work 🙃: https://tinyurl.com/5n6ec6x2)
* A list for London (https://london.ca/cooling-centres)
* Stay hydrated 🚰
* Take cool baths or showers 🚿
* In Toronto, use can get a pass 🪪 at some library locations to visit museums 🏛️and galleries 🖼️ for free - and they are usually air conditioned (https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/map/)
* If you want to stay connected, check out this map of free WiFi locations in Toronto (https://tinyurl.com/t94z7sfe)
* The list of cooling spaces for Simcoe County (https://tinyurl.com/2k59smpa); Niagara Falls (https://tinyurl.com/tbnkvbj6); Oxford/Elgin/St. Thomas (https://tinyurl.com/3pxrufm2); Richmond Hill (https://tinyurl.com/yeyjv3nx)
* Some museums 🏛️are free, and (at least somewhat) air conditioned, such as Toronto’s First Post Office 💌 (https://townofyork.com/); Bank of Canada Museum in Ottawa🏦 (https://www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca/); Museum London (https://museumlondon.ca/); the City of Waterloo Museum (https://tinyurl.com/ykxwt7y5); Market Gallery 🖼️ in Toronto (https://tinyurl.com/48ursskf); Royal Canadian Regiment⚔️ Museum in London (https://tinyurl.com/4ybmdrsk); Woodstock Gallery🖼️ in Woodstock (https://tinyurl.com/3zm2by5e)

04/08/2026

REFUGEE LAW CHANGES (updated)
The newly-passed C-12 doesn't affect refugee claims made on/before June 2/25 - it only affects claims made on/after June 3/25.
* If you made a claim on/after June 3/25, and had entered Canada a year or more before the date you made your claim, your case will be moved to a different process called a "Pre-Removal Risk Assessment".
* If you entered Canada from the USA without authorization, and made a claim on/after June 3/25, your case may be moved to a different process called a "Pre-Removal Risk Assessment".
* If you already filed a claim, you need to wait until we are notified of any changes to your case.
* Everyone who has made a refugee claim, or makes one in the future, will still have a chance to show they are at risk in their country. Nothing about the change in the law removes your right to seek asylum in Canada, only the procedure.

01/28/2026

11/29/2025