JoinMembers of CAO are eligible to join either or both of our group plans for benefits and general liability insurance. CAO has made an agreement with Ingle Insurance International to provide an optional member benefit plan to members in good standing. This plan allows individual and group members to sign up for an insurance plan that can include the following coverage:
This group plan is exclusively for members of:
For information on a specific plan for you or your organization: www.mediabenefits.com. Group Liability Insurance Plan Members of Community Arts Ontario are eligible for a group liability insurance plan, which may represent a substantial savings to your organization. Coverage available through the plan:
Community Arts Ontario is pleased to offer this insurance program as a benefit to members in good standing. For more details about our Group Plan contact: Richard Massie Legal Information The following organizations offer legal information or services. Legal Information Ontario Legal Information Ontario, a non-profit organization, offers legal information (not legal advice or other legal services) free of charge. To access this service email info@LegalLine.ca or link to http://www.LegalLine.ca. Aritists' Legal Advice Services Artists' Legal Advice Services (ALAS) offers a free-of-charge summary legal advice clinic in Toronto to artists of any discipline and who qualify for Legal Aid. The advice is in person, by appointment, in consultations that last up to one-half hour. Appointments with ALAS may be booked by telephone through 416-367-2527. The office is open on Tuesday and Thursday. Although the service is free-of-charge, clients are encouraged to make a contribution of $7.00 per appointment to offset the administrative costs of the service. Lawyer Referral Service The Law Society of Upper Canada established the Lawyer Referral Service in 1969. The service is available in both English and French. The Lawyer Referral Service will provide you with the name and telephone number of a lawyer who has signed on with the Lawyer Referral Service in the client's geographic area and field of law. Once contacted by the client, the lawyer provides a half-hour initial consultation free-of-charge. What, if any, legal services the lawyer is to provide to the client beyond the half-hour consultation is a matter for the client and the lawyer to work out between themselves. Contact Lawyer Referral Service at 1-800-268-8326 or 416-947-3330 or via their website at http://www.lsuc.on.ca/public/referral. For reduced wait times at a charge of $6.00 per call dial 1-900-565-4577. Volunteer Lawyers Service The Volunteer Lawyers Service was created in 1994, is funded by the Law Foundation of Ontario and is sponsored by the Canadian Bar Association - Ontario, the Law Society of Upper Canada, Pro Bono Students Canada, United Way offices and Volunteer Centres across the province. Among the services it offers are free-of-charge legal services to charitable and not-for-profit community organizations. Organizations applying for legal services must:
For more information on Volunteer Lawyers Service, visit them online at: http://www.volunteerlawyers.org/ MembershipYou can apply for membership by printing the form and mailing or faxing it back to our office (information found in form). |