Income Security Reform – Sign the Petition: Make Ontario a world leader in social assistance and income security
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Ontario’s affordable housing plan “achieves the exact opposite,” say City of Toronto councillors:
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Minimum Wage and Workers’ Rights
Income Security: A Roadmap for Change
Ontario Pre-Budget 2018
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Being on social assistance draws more spite than race, colour, gender… but not more than being Muslim: survey
ISAC and Steering Committee on Social Assistance feedback submission on “Income Security: A Roadmap for Change”
The CRA “picks on people who can’t defend themselves,” says single mother battling agency
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Income Security Reform: A Roadmap for Change
Proposed welfare reform plan includes 22% boost to payments:
On welfare reform, Ontario urged to “just do it”
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Stats on homelessness in Timmins, Cochrane, Hearst and Moosonee shared at summit: Low social assistance shelter rates a fundamental problem
Ontario is complicit in precarious employment
Province tries to allay business fears over minimum wage hike
87% of small business families see no benefit to income sprinkling
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Ontario legal clinics launch challenges over ODSP Board and Lodge benefit rate
Should I report family social assistance fraud? Ethically Speaking
Groups allege problems and potential legal implications with EI appeals process
Advocates say BC disability exemption a move forward
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Canadian incomes jump, Ontario residents hit by manufacturing downturn: Statistics Canada
Undercover in Temp Nation
Ontario’s minimum wage hike could cost 50,000 jobs: provincial watchdog
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Michelle Kungl’s incredible journey, and her most daunting barrier yet – social assistance in Ontario
Ontario relaxes rules for ODSP, Ontario Works
Lawsuit against Manitoba aims to give child support payments back to children on social assistance
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The truth about food insecurity is that it’s not about food
Many Indigenous families not applying for Canada Child Benefit
CPP changes will disqualify 243,000 from Guaranteed Income Supplement: Report
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Ed. note: Apologies – IT problems prevented getting this out earlier. More catch up to come next week. Top Stories Pain and suffering compensation exemption levels raised for Ontario Works and ODSP recipients: http://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/exemption-levels-raised-for-ontario-works…
Federal Ombudsman investigating if women and kids living in shelters are getting CCB and WITB
Finance Minister Morneau proposes tax changes to close loopholes for wealthy
Renovation of Ontario housing co-ops put on hold due to federal government demands
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