Op-Ed: Provincial and federal budgets must invest in people, not drive them deeper into poverty
ODSP medical reviews could overwhelm legal clinics already reeling under disability appeals
Province announces launch of $50 million Local Poverty Reduction Fund
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Elimination of the ODSP Work-Related Benefit “undercuts some of Ontario’s most determined and resourceful citizens”
Ontario releases report on first year of second Poverty Reduction Strategy, as mandated by law
Op-Ed: People with disabilities deserve to be paid a legal wage
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Use this online tool to send a letter asking government to Save the ODSP Work-Related Benefit
Government announces creation of Ontario Energy Support Program
Ottawa set to enforce four year limit on temporary foreign workers
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Sign on to send a message that Ontario can do better on Poverty Reduction
CCPA releases the 2015 Alternative Federal Budget
Feds end contract and take away jobs from people with developmental disabilities on ODSP
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It’s nearly tax time – an important time to let people with low incomes know how they can benefit from filing their taxes. Use and/or pass along this calculator about tax-delivered credits and benefits
BC makes big social assistance policy change for single parents: eligibility continues with 12 months free tuition and childcare while training for a “high demand” job, extended medical for first year of work, and increased earned income exemption
A call to halt the forced mass exodus of Canada’s migrant farm workers on April 1
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BC ends clawback of child support payments from welfare and disability benefits
Rabble.ca series: Poor people can’t cook, and other myths
Wellesley study shows one-third of workers in Ontario lack extended health benefits – low-income workers and women most affected
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OPSEU is taking the province to court over the new social assistance computer system
Hamilton Council says the plug should be pulled on the new computer system until a fix is found
Northumberland County says they’ve had problems but are working hard to cope
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Liberals backtrack on plan that would have disentitled low income kids from dental care
Brantford Mayor calls new social assistance computer system “an act of staggering incompetence”
OECD report says trickle-down economics doesn’t work; shows how inequality holds back economic growth
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Star editorial: Province must correct computer and administrative errors for welfare recipients:
2014 Hunger Report shows food bank use is soaring across Ontario – I’m quoted on the inadequacy of social assistance benefits
On provisions in Bill C-43 that would allow provinces to restrict refugee claimant access to social assistance
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Advocates take on federal government over Bill C-43
In a whirlwind week of organizing, ISAC and our partners pushed back on Bill C-43
C-43 is the omnibus bill that contains two sections that would allow the provinces to restrict access to social assistance benefits for refugee claimants and others without status in Canada:
Last week, we appeared with Canadian Council for Refugees at the Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs during their pre-hearings on Bill C-43
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Top Stories
Daily Bread’s “Who’s Hungry” report shows the percentage of people with disabilities using food banks in the GTA has doubled since 2005
ISAC op-ed in the Star: The new Social Security Tribunal demonstrates Ottawa’s unjust approach to disability insurance
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Top Story: Ontario’s Second Poverty Reduction Strategy
Government releases its Poverty Reduction Strategy: “Realizing Our Potential”
ISAC: The test of the strategy will be how it deals with social assistance poverty
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