On November 24, 2025, ISAC appeared before the Divisional Court of Ontario in Bokhari v. Top Medical Transportation Services and Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. Together with the Clinic Resource Office and Don Valley Community…
On November 7, 2025, the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) intervened in coalition with other civil society organisations in Knauff v. Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario et al. at the Court of Appeal for Ontario.…
Alongside Mississauga Community Legal Services, ISAC successfully co-represented Ms. M.I. in a fresh hearing, disputing the overpayment of over $95,000. This is the first SBT decision to cite Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, 2023 ONCA 476, and…
On March 6, 2026, right in time for International Women’s Day, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Quebec (Attorney General) v. Kanyinda. Eight of nine justices ruled in favour of Ms. Kanyinda,…
Note: This post originally published in May 2024, and has since been updated based on additional information and decisions. It was most recently updated in May 2025. The Ontario Court of Appeal has declined to…
The Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) is pleased that the Ontario Divisional Court has found that the Social Benefits Tribunal’s practice of issuing “boilerplate” reasons when denying a reconsideration breaches procedural fairness. In recent years,…
To receive a post-secondary education, students living with disabilities require support and accommodation that costs more than what abled students need. Accordingly, students living with disabilities in Ontario rely on various grants to help finance…
The Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) was granted intervener status in Jacob v. Canada (Attorney General). This legal challenge concerns workers living with severe disabilities and their exclusion from receiving pandemic benefits. To be considered…
When an Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) recipient turns 65, they may qualify for Old Age Security (OAS) benefits. OAS is a federally administered monthly pension that is available to seniors aged 65 and older…
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…
A person receiving Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) income support has a duty to report their income, assets, financial situation, and living arrangements to their caseworker. For single recipients living with a disability who require…
When a person is forced to stop working because of their disability, they may struggle to make ends meet. To survive, they often apply for federally administered Canada Pension Plan Disability (CPP-D) benefits and provincially…