On Thursday, March 23, following Finance Minister Bethlenfalvy’s Speech from the Throne, the Provincial 2023-2024 Budget was introduced. Released shortly after the three-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Budget contained few provisions to support…
Informed by ongoing consultation with our community partners on issues relevant to our mandate, ISAC has made the following eight recommendations for the Spring 2023 budget: Invest in Income Security Programs Recommendation #1: Raise social…
When a person living with disabilities receives Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) income support, they have a responsibility to pursue other government benefits that they may be eligible for. ODSP may withhold income support to…
In a typical year, provincial budget season lasts from January to early Spring, and includes pre-budget and budget submission periods, meetings, and hearings. ISAC’s Senior Policy Analyst, Devorah Kobluk, was invited to present to MPP…
The federal government is offering three temporary benefits for families and people living on low incomes. Canada Dental Benefit (temporary, one-time benefit, two eligibility periods) The Canada Dental Benefit is intended to support families whose…
On November 14, 2022, the Minister of Finance, Peter Bethlenfalvy, presented the Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review. While the proposed changes for people who rely on the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) and can work…
ISAC’s Senior Policy Analyst Devorah Kobluk was interviewed for the Globe and Mail regarding changes to the province’s delivery of employment services. Read the full article by clicking here. Note: article is behind a paywall.
ISAC’s Senior Policy Analyst Devorah Kobluk was quoted in an article by Press Progress about changes to the employment services model which are part of the province’s plan to modernize of social assistance. Read the…
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…
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…
A French version below/ Une version française ci-dessous Budget fails to tackle inequities worsened by COVID-19 pandemic and leaves low-income Ontarians behind In February of 2021, ISAC prepared submissions as part of the 2021 Ontario Budget…
In a typical year, provincial budget season lasts from January to early Spring, and includes pre-budget and budget submission periods, meetings, and hearings. ISAC’s Senior Policy Analyst Devorah Kobluk was invited to present to Minister…