Kensington-Chinatown Local Immigration Partnership Network presents: Provincial Election Town Hall on Decent Work and Income Security Tuesday, May 17, 2022, 3:00 pm Featured Speakers: Deena Ladd, Workers Action Centre Sang-Hun Mun, Industrial Accident Victims Group of Ontario …
The Provincial Election is coming up on Thursday June 2, 2022! Time to get informed, get active, and get out and vote when the time comes. Our Provincial Election 2022 Participation Guide includes information on:…
On Friday February 25, 2022, ISAC’s Senior Policy Analyst Devorah Kobluk appeared as a witness before the Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology to speak to Bill C-12, An Act to amend the…
UPDATE – March 4, 2022: Bill C-12 passed without amendment and received royal assent on March 3, 2022. This is an important victory for low-income seniors who have accessed temporary pandemic benefits and may need…
Today, ISAC, along with over 100 organizations from across Canada, called on Minister Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Disability Inclusion, to address the issue of CERB-GIS benefits interaction which has resulted in…
Non-partisan, candid, and thought-provoking, the Daily Bread Food Bank’s The 2030 Project tackles some of the biggest and most social pressing issues facing Canada today, from universal basic income, to digital access, disability rights, the future…
ISAC made the following five recommendations for the 2022 Federal budget: Recommendation #1 – Legislate 7 employer-paid sick days under the Canada Labour Code and an additional 14 days of paid sick leave during declared…
Low-income Ontarians entered the pandemic in distress and have disproportionately borne the brunt of the pandemic’s impacts. This would be the perfect time for Ontario to ensure a successful and complete recovery by making permanent…
The federal government has announced increases to seniors’ benefits in the coming weeks. • OAS eligible older seniors set to receive $500 one-time payment during the week of August 16, 2021 • OAS and GIS…