A French version below/ Une version française ci-dessous Budget fails to tackle inequities worsened by COVID-19 pandemic and leaves low-income Ontarians behind In February of 2021, ISAC prepared submissions as part of the 2021 Ontario Budget consultations. ISAC’s 2021 Provincial Budget Consultation submission made recommendations for investments under three priority areas: Justice for Workers, Income Security …
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2021 Federal Pre-Budget Consultations Submission / Consultations prébudgétaires fédérales de 2021
ISAC made the following six recommendations for the Spring 2021 Federal budget: Legislate 7 employer-paid sick days under the Canada Labour Code Recommendation #1 – Legislate 7 days of paid sick leave under the Canada Labour Code. Legislate an additional 14 days of paid sick leave during declared pandemics. Reform Employment Insurance into a decent …
2021 Provincial Budget Consultation / Présentation des consultations sur le budget de 2021
ISAC has made a submission to the Minister of Finance. Informed by ongoing consultation with our community partners on issues relevant to our mandate, our submission includes recommendations on: Investing in Justice for Workers: • Recommendation #1 – Legislate paid sick leave: Legislate 10 Personal Emergency Leave days in the Employment Standards Act, 2000, including …
2020 Fall Provincial Budget Consultation / Présentation des consultations sur le budget de l’automne 2020
Please note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, submissions to the Minister of Finance were delayed until the Fall 2020 Budget consultations. Our submission to the Ontario’s Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs in January 2020. Read ISAC’s Fall 2020 Budget Consultation Submission below: English / French
ISAC Annual Report / Rapport annuel 2019-2020
– la version française suit dessous – The past year has been a difficult one for ISAC and it certainly ended with a bang in the form of CoVid-19. This year’s Annual Report is testament to the fact that, despite budget cuts and pandemics, the ISAC staff, management and Board remain committed to pursuing access …
Open Letter addressing protections for injured workers during COVID-19
On June 3, 2020, ISAC sent a letter to Minister Monte McNaughton, who is Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development. The letter expresses concerns about the inadequate level of protections for injured workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and the negative impacts this will have on the health of people in Ontario. To view this …
Virtual townhall on issues affecting people with disabilities during COVID-19
On April 7, 2020, Ontario Autism Coalition hosted a virtual town hall on COVID-19 hardships and its impact on the community of people with disabilities. Yola Grant, Executive Director of ISAC, presented on the federal and provincial governments income security programs that could assist during the pandemic. Yola also highlighted some deficiencies in the programs …
Virtual Press Conference: Income Security During COVID 19
On April 8, 2020 Arash Ghiassi, lawyer at Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC), hosted a press conference on ISAC’s open letter addressing income insecurity and assistance during the COVD-19 pandemic in Ontario. The letter demanded that social assistance rates be raised and that federal benefits be exempt from clawbacks from social assistance recipients. It has …
Open Letter from 150 community organizations / Lettre ouverte de 150 organismes communautaires
Download this letter in PDF format. Téléchargez cette lettre au format PDF. – Français ci-dessous – Income Security in the Time of COVID-19 Dear Minister Smith, We are an umbrella group of low-income Ontarians, health care providers, and other organizations. We call on you to ensure the most vulnerable members of our Province have meaningful …
Have your say on Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy / donnez votre avis sur la Stratégie ontarienne de réduction de la pauvreté
** Français ci-dessous ** The provincial government is conducting consultations for a new poverty reduction strategy for Ontario. Have your say! ISAC has provided a . Informed by ongoing consultation with our community partners on issues relevant to our mandate, we make the following recommendations: Connecting people to good jobs: Recommendation #1: Ensure sufficient funding, inter-ministerial collaboration …
