Income Security Advocacy Centre
ISAC works to address issues of income security and poverty in Ontario
The “Income Security: A Roadmap for Change” report will transform income security in Ontario, including OW and ODSP. Read our submission about how government should move forward on the report’s recommendations.
What is basic income? What could it mean for people on social assistance? Our webinars and print materials can help you find out.
OW and ODSP rates increased as of Sept 30, 2018. Our rates sheet has details on current basic needs and shelter benefits, as well as amounts for the Ontario Child Benefit.
On October 23, Ontario’s government tabled Bill 47, the Making Ontario Open for Business Act.…
More than 1100 people and nearly 100 organizations from across Ontario have signed this letter…
September 23rd marked the beginning of the very first Gender Equality Week in Canada, aimed…
The new Ontario government recently announced that they will reveal a new direction for social…
– la version française suit dessous – Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) ...
Minister MacLeod’s announcement to cut social assistance rates by 1.5 per cent will take approximately ...
The provincial government increased Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) rates in ...
NOTE: As of June 31, 2018, all of these changes are now "on pause" and ...
