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To build public awareness and inform low-income Ontarians about the issues we’re working on, we create information sheets, backgrounders, and updates as required and circulate them electronically, primarily through our ISAC E-List (subscribe here).

Click on the links below for our latest public education material. Documents related to major topic areas are in the sidebar to the right. All our materials are on our Publications Archive page.

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Latest Public Education Posts

Ontario’s 2021 Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review: Inadequate for Low-Income Ontarians November 9, 2021 - 2021 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review: Inadequate for Low-Income Ontarians The 2021 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review was released on Thursday, November 5. It does not include meaningful investments or immediate action on programs or policies which would improve income security for low-income Ontarians. The government claims that it is “saying yes” to ...
OW and ODSP Rates and the OCB Fall 2021 / Les taux d’OT, du POSPH et de la POE l’ automne 2021 September 17, 2021 - – la version française suit dessous – Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) rates have not increased this year. However, the Ontario Child Benefit (OCB), for people who have children, has been increased slightly with inflation. The increase to OCB came into effect in July 2021. As in past years, we have ...
Eligible seniors set to receive increases in Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement July 14, 2021 - The federal government has announced increases to seniors’ benefits in the coming weeks. • OAS eligible older seniors set to receive $500 one-time payment during the week of August 16, 2021 • OAS and GIS eligible seniors will see increase in benefits as they are indexed to inflation in July 2021. To find out if ...
2020 Fall Provincial Budget Consultation / Présentation des consultations sur le budget de l’automne 2020 December 2, 2020 - Please note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, submissions to the Minister of Finance were delayed until the Fall 2020 Budget consultations. Our submission to the Ontario’s Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs in January 2020. Read ISAC’s Fall 2020 Budget Consultation Submission below: English / French
OW and ODSP Rates and the OCB Fall 2020 / Les taux d’OT, du POSPH et de la POE l’ automne 2020 October 22, 2020 - – la version française suit dessous – Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) rates have not increased this year. However, the Ontario Child Benefit (OCB), for people who have children, has been increased slightly with inflation. The increase to OCB came into effect in July 2020. As in past years, we have ...

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