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New law allows migrant workers facing abuse to change jobs

On June 4, 2019, migrant workers in Canada working for an abusive employer finally got a process for changing jobs – a right that other workers can take for granted. In order to work in…

June 10, 2019
Community Organizing, Employment Standards, Good Jobs, Migrant Workers, Policy Advocacy

May 1: No Worker Left Behind! / Travailleuses et travailleurs uni.e.s!

Tomorrow is International Workers Day – here’s an important call to action from our partners at the Migrant Rights Network. * Go to a May 1st action near you, take a picture of yourself with this placard and…

April 30, 2019
Community Organizing, Employment Standards, General, Good Jobs, Human Rights, Migrant Workers

MARCH 21: #UNITEAGAINSTRACISM | CROSS-CANADA DAY OF ACTION / Journée d’Action Transcanadienne: Unissons-Nous Contre Le Racisme!

Here’s an important call to action from our partners at the Migrant Rights Network. Migrants and refugees are being forced out from their homes in unprecedented numbers globally. Here in Canada, anti-immigrant protests and racially…

March 18, 2019
Community Organizing, Employment Standards, General, Good Jobs, Human Rights, Migrant Workers

Ontario Court of Appeal ruling is a victory for Uber workers

In a ground breaking case, the Ontario Court of Appeal has decided that a clause in Uber’s contract with its drivers – which requires them to take legal disputes with the company to the Netherlands…

February 7, 2019
Employment Standards, Good Jobs

Ontario jobs numbers contradict fears about raising the minimum wage

This Labour Day weekend marks eight months since Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, came into effect. Bill 148 increased the minimum wage from $11.60 to $14.00 an hour, gave all workers access…

August 29, 2018
Employment Standards, Good Jobs, Minimum Wage, Public Education

Election 2018: Tools That You Can Use

ISAC’s election kit and associated resources are ready for you to use in your community. Election Day is June 7, and the official election campaign started on May 9. An election period provides a vital…

April 23, 2018
Community Organizing, Good Jobs, Indigenous Justice, Policy Advocacy, Provincial Elections, Public Education, Roadmap, Social Assistance Reform

Email Premier Wynne: Strengthen & Pass Bill 148!

Over the past year, the $15 & Fairness movement successfully pressured the government to introduce legislation to raise the minimum wage to $15 by January 1, 2019. This important move will boost the incomes of 1.7 million people…

October 18, 2017
Community Organizing, Employment Standards, Good Jobs, Minimum Wage, Policy Advocacy

Legislative Assembly resumes! Email the Premier, step up the pressure!

We’re forwarding this recent email from our partners at the Fight for $15 & Fairness and encourage you to get involved! – ISAC The Toronto Star published a heart-breaking expose revealing the reckless treatment of workers…

September 12, 2017
Community Organizing, Employment Standards, Good Jobs, Migrant Workers, Policy Advocacy

Tackling social assistance poverty

A test of success for Ontario’s second five-year Poverty Reduction Strategy The provincial government unveiled its second five-year Poverty Reduction Strategy earlier today, called ‘Realizing Our Potential’. ISAC commends government for continuing to focus on…

September 3, 2014
Good Jobs, Housing, Policy Advocacy, Poverty Reduction Strategy, Public Education, Social Assistance Reform

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This site contains general legal information for people in Ontario, Canada. It is not intended to be used as legal advice for a specific legal problem. ISAC is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization. ISAC is funded by Legal Aid Ontario (LAO). The funding for this website is also provided by LAO. The views expressed in any of ISAC’s publications (including written, oral, or visual) are the views of the clinic and do not necessarily reflect those of LAO.