RightsPlus Canada

What RightsPlus Canada does

RightsPlus Canada is a federally incorporated not-for-profit organization headquartered in Toronto, Ontario that delivers human rights education, legal information, referral services, community tax clinic services, training and capacity building, online rights campaigns, volunteer placement, and legislative advocacy to disadvantaged populations including seniors, youth, immigrants, refugees, and low-income individuals in Canada. The organization explicitly adopts a "rights-based approach" that goes beyond the strict legal framework of rights — pairing legal remedies with practical supports such as training, financial assistance, human rights education, legal aid referrals, and food bank connections to address both the legal and social dimensions of poverty and injustice. Its operational model is direct, community-based service delivery out of a single Toronto office (1468 Victoria Park Ave., Suite 111), supplemented by community outreach, workshops, and referral partnerships with community legal clinics; services are provided free of charge to target communities.

The organization does not develop proprietary technology. Its digital footprint consists of a Wix.com-hosted website, a Facebook page, and a YouTube channel carrying advocacy content such as "Rights of seniors in Canada" and a referenced parliamentary "Member's Statement" critique of senior-related policy cuts. The service menu is wide but shallow — nine distinct program lines (Legal Education, Legal Information, Referrals, Publication, Community Tax Clinic, Training & Capacity Building, Online Rights Campaign, Volunteer Placement, Legislative Advocacy) are listed, without disclosed beneficiary volumes or outcome metrics.

As a non-profit, RightsPlus generates no commercial revenue; pricing is not applicable because services are free to end users. Governance is board-led with no disclosed parent entity, institutional investors, or major funders. The executive board comprises Chair Ali Hamza Memon (LL.M, Osgoode), Member Khadijah Suleman (international development practitioner with WHO/Elections Canada experience), Board Member Syed Masiul Hasan (18 years in development agencies including ActionAid South Asia), and Executive Director Zakir Hossain Sarker (LL.M, Osgoode Hall Law School; former Human Rights Advisor, ActionAid Denmark). International development advisor Maria Nandago (Brandeis, Heller School) provides additional counsel. The Executive Director received the 2020 Bob Luker Community Award from George Brown College, the only third-party recognition disclosed.

Name

RightsPlus Canada

Legal name

RightsPlus Canada

Website

https://rightspluscanada.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

RightsPlus Canada is a Toronto-based federally incorporated not-for-profit that delivers free human rights education, legal information, referrals, community tax clinic services, training, and advocacy for disadvantaged seniors, youth, immigrants, refugees, and low-income individuals across Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-Profit Human Rights Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Defense & Legal Aid Services (BPAIAFAC), Disability Rights & Accessibility Advocacy (BPAGAFAF)

Keywords

• Human rights education
• Legal aid services
• Community tax clinic
• Legislative advocacy
• Capacity building training

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

RightsPlus Canada is a federally incorporated not-for-profit that delivers free human-rights-based programs to disadvantaged communities in Canada. It offers legal education, legal information, referral services to community legal clinics, a community tax clinic, training and capacity-building workshops, publications, online rights campaigns, volunteer placement, and legislative advocacy. Services target seniors, youth, immigrants, refugees, and low-income individuals in and around Toronto.

Product overview

RightsPlus Canada is a federally incorporated not-for-profit organization offering a suite of human rights and legal services focused on empowering disadvantaged people. The organization provides legal education, legal information, referral services, publications, community tax clinic, training and capacity building programs, online rights campaigns, volunteer placement, and legislative advocacy. The services target seniors, youth, immigrants, and refugees, with a rights-based approach that goes beyond traditional legal aid to address evolving needs in a fast-paced world.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Legal Education
• Legal Information
• Referral Services
• Publication
• Community Tax Clinic
• Training & Capacity Building
• Online Based Rights Campaign
• Volunteer Placement
• Legislative Advocacy

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Native Women's Resource Centre: Toronto community organization providing culturally relevant support, advocacy, and capacity building for Indigenous women and their families; comparable as a local Toronto-based human rights and social services nonprofit.

Direct peers

• ARCH Disability Law Centre: Specialized legal aid clinic serving persons with disabilities in Ontario; directly comparable as a rights-based legal aid organization serving vulnerable populations with referrals, education, and advocacy.
• Canadian Council for Refugees: National umbrella for refugee-serving organizations providing advocacy, training, and information sharing; comparable as an advocacy and capacity-building organization serving immigrants and refugees, a primary RightsPlus segment.
• Justice for Children and Youth: Ontario legal aid clinic providing legal services to young people; directly comparable as a rights-based legal aid organization serving youth, a key RightsPlus target segment.
• Income Security Advocacy Centre: Ontario advocacy and legal support organization focused on low-income people's economic rights; comparable as a community-based advocacy and legal information provider for disadvantaged populations.
• Human Rights Legal Support Centre: Ontario organization providing free legal support to individuals with human rights claims before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario; closest functional peer to RightsPlus's legal aid and human rights mandate.
• Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF): Canadian nonprofit advancing substantive equality through litigation, policy, and education; comparable to RightsPlus's human rights-based approach combining legal remedies, education, and legislative advocacy.
• Community Legal Services of Toronto (Downtown Legal Aid Clinic): Toronto-based community legal clinic offering free legal services to low-income residents; directly comparable as a Toronto-area legal aid, referral, and rights education provider.

Broad incumbents

• Legal Aid Ontario: Provincial legal aid provider serving low-income Ontarians with legal representation and clinics; directly comparable as a free legal services/access-to-justice organization for disadvantaged populations, though much larger in scope and funding.

Others

• Canadian Association of Community Legal Centres: Umbrella association representing Ontario's community legal clinics; comparable ecosystem player relevant to RightsPlus's referral network and community legal clinic model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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