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Social Assistance Reform

Advocating for reforms to Ontario’s two social assistance programs, Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), is a core part of our work. We often partner with other groups, like the ODSP Action Coalition, on this work.

Information about our policy advocacy work on social assistance reform is below. Check our community organizing page and our public education page for more information.

 

  • 100 Days: Take Action Before November 8! September 19, 2018 - The new Ontario government recently announced that they will reveal a new direction for social assistance, based in part on “compassion for people in need,” after a 100-day review. Take action now to help ensure their November 8 announcement moves Ontario’s social assistance programs – Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) ...
  • There is nothing compassionate about Minister MacLeod’s announcement: Ontario’s cuts to social assistance will hurt the most vulnerable in Ontario July 31, 2018 - Minister MacLeod’s announcement to cut social assistance rates by 1.5 per cent will take approximately $150 million out of the hands of people who are among the most vulnerable in Ontario. “People on social assistance continue to live well below the poverty line and would have used the additional much-needed money to pay for basic ...
  • Future of OW/ODSP Changes Uncertain: Take Action! July 23, 2018 - – la version française suit dessous –  A few weeks ago, we circulated information about changes that are slated to take effect in Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program starting this fall, and others that are already in place. Since then, over 7,100 of you have downloaded this information, showing us that these changes are ...
  • Election 2018: Tools That You Can Use April 23, 2018 - 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 opportunity to advocate on issues that are important for low-income people across Ontario. It’s a time when the political parties ...
  • Ontario Budget 2018: ISAC Analysis and Budget Details March 28, 2018 - Important First Steps to Transformation but No Meaningful Progress on Rates The 2018 Ontario Budget introduced today proposes to make a number of critically important changes to social assistance and other benefit systems, which would start to move the system away from the punitive, intrusive system that currently exists and toward the supportive approach that ...
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