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Income Security Advocacy Centre

Income Security Advocacy Centre

ISAC works to address issues of income security and poverty in Ontario

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Press Release: ISAC Urges Provincial Government to Fund Increases to Social Assistance Rates and Invest in People Living on Low Incomes

TORONTO, ON – Today the Ministry of Finance released its 2022 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review.  While the Economic Outlook included some announcements that will improve the lives of some people living on low…

November 14, 2022
Press Release, Provincial Budgets, Social Assistance Rates
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ISAC’s Advocacy Makes Gains for Low-Income Seniors But Timing is Crucial

TORONTO – Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) calls on the federal government to make funds available immediately for low-income seniors who lost their Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) due to CERB and CRB. Today’s Economic and…

December 14, 2021
Campaigns, Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), Federal Budgets, Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), Policy Advocacy, Press Release

Income Security Advocacy Centre and Parkdale Community Legal Services welcome the Supreme Court’s landmark decision for gig workers

Media Release Toronto: In a ground-breaking decision released this morning, the Supreme Court of Canada made it easier for workers to challenge unfair contractual terms imposed by companies that hire them, whether or not they…

June 26, 2020
Litigation, Press Release, Supreme Court of Canada, Workers' Rights

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…

April 21, 2020
Policy Advocacy, Press Release, Social Assistance

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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.