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Provincial Election 2022 Roundup: May 9 – May 13, 2022

May 13, 2022

Every week during the election, we’ll post select info and articles featuring our work and the work of our clinic colleagues and community allies to help inform you about the issues at stake in the 2022 Provincial Election.  Monday, May 9: Dave Bush, ISAC’s Workers’ Rights Organizer, joined host Amanda Pfeffer of CBC’s Ontario Today …

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Provincial Election Town Hall on Decent Work and Income Security – Tuesday, May 17, 3:00 p.m.

May 12, 2022

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  Devorah Kobluk, Income Security Advocacy Centre  And all the Candidates in Spadina-Fort York running in the Provincial Election are invited …

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New! ISAC’s Provincial Election 2022 Participation Guide Just Released! / Nouveau! Le guide de participation aux élections provinciales 2022 du CASR vient d’être publié!

May 3, 2022

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: What types of decisions the province is responsible for when it comes to income security issues How to vote How …

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Provincial Budget 2022 Analysis: Nothing offered for people on social assistance, little for workers / Budget de l’Ontario de 2022 : un programme purement électoraliste qui n’offre rien aux personnes qui vivent de l’assistance sociale et peu aux travailleurs

May 2, 2022

Please find ISAC’s 2022 Ontario Budget analysis below (French version to follow). The full budget can be found at: https://budget.ontario.ca/2022/pdf/2022-ontario-budget-en.pdf. NOTE: All numbers in brackets are page number references to the budget document.   2022 Ontario Budget: a de facto election platform that offers nothing for  people on social assistance and little for workers This …

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Work With Us! – Intake Coordinator/Admin Assistant – May 11 Deadline for Applications

April 27, 2022

ISAC is seeking an Intake Coordinator/Admin Assistant. This is a permanent, full time, unionized position, with a preferred start date of May/June 2022. The primary role of Intake Coordinator/ Admin Assistant is to provide intake, reception and administrative support to program staff, management and Board of Directors. This position acts as the first point of …

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GIS lump sum back-payments begin rolling out today!

April 19, 2022

Today marks the start of the broad roll-out of the GIS lump sum back-payment. Clients who: -lost who faced a reduction or loss of GIS or Allowance benefits from July 2021 onwards due to receiving CRB and CERB in 2020; and, -did not already receive their lump sum through the “early access” process done quickly …

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Reinvest the Savings: Statement on Provincial Government’s Underfunding of Social Assistance in 2021-22: Q3

March 7, 2022

ISAC calls on the government to raise social assistance rates and to maintain social assistance recipient’s access to health and other benefits for the duration of the pandemic.  From April to December 2021, the government spent $5.5 billion less than forecast. Some of these savings funds should be reinvested in social assistance to help vulnerable …

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2022 Provincial Budget Consultation / Présentation des consultations sur le budget de 2022

February 18, 2022

– la version française suit dessous – Informed by ongoing consultation with our community partners on issues relevant to our mandate, ISAC has made the following nine recommendations for the Spring 2022 budget:  Invest in Justice for Workers:  Recommendation #1: Legislate 10 Personal Emergency Leave days in the Employment Standards Act, 2000 that can be …

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Statement on Bill C-12 re: Excluding Pandemic Benefits from the Calculation of GIS

February 8, 2022

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 to continue to do so as the pandemic continues.   February 8, 2022 Today Bill C-12, An Act to amend …

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ISAC to Standing Cttee on Finance: Support workers and low-income seniors, restore the GIS now / Restaurer le SRG maintenant

December 10, 2021

On Thursday, December 9, 2021, ISAC’s Senior Policy Analyst Devorah Kobluk appeared as a witness before the Standing Committee on Finance to speak to Bill C-2, An Act to provide further support in response to COVID-19. Speaking with conviction and compassion, Devorah recommended: Retroactively extend the Canada Recovery Benefit at its original $500 rate until …

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