Income Security Advocacy Centre

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

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Poverty Reduction

Helping people understand that reducing and eliminating poverty is possible, and that good public policy plays a role, is the focus of our public education work on poverty reduction. We do a lot of this work with partners at the 25 in 5 Network for Poverty Reduction.

Read our public education posts and documents below, and check the 25in5 website for more information.

  • Important Survey on How Canada Measures Poverty: Jan 31 deadline January 21, 2019- An important consultation is happening right now on the way that Canada measures poverty. The federal government has said that it will make the Market Basket Measure (MBM) Canada’s official poverty line, and will use the MBM to measure its progress on meeting its poverty reduction goals. But if the MBM isn’t set up properly ...
  • Federal Budget 2018: Income Security Highlights March 6, 2018- The federal Liberal government introduced its third budget last Tuesday, February 27. The Budget and all associated documents are available at this link: https://www.budget.gc.ca/2018/docs/nrc/2018-02-27-en.html Here are a few highlights on income security and related issues. This list is not exhaustive – some helpful resources are included at the end of this email that can provide ...
  • Ontario Budget 2017: ISAC response and analysis April 28, 2017- More than 930,000 Ontarians continue to wait for incomes that give health and dignity: Other announcements bring much-needed change Ontario’s 2017 Budget does very little to address the deep poverty experienced by people relying on support from Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), particularly those without other sources of income. The ...
  • The 2017 Federal Budget and Income Security March 24, 2017- The federal Budget announced on March 22 does very little to address the poverty and income inequality that Canadians are experiencing right now. The Budget did announce important investments over time in key areas like housing and childcare as well as modest changes to Employment Insurance and federal labour law. There are also targeted investments ...
  • Election 2015: Party Positions On Key Issues October 15, 2015- If you’re not one of the 3.6 million Canadians who voted in the advance polls, you may still be wondering who to vote for. We’ve compiled a list of quick facts on key issues as well as information on where the parties stand, compiled by other groups and organizations, to help you make up your ...