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Human Rights Tribunal ruling on insurance companies and CPP-D: Reilly v. Ford

February 11, 2019

In a disappointing decision released on January 18, 2019, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario ruled that insurance companies do not discriminate when they deduct benefits received from a Canada Pension Plan Disability pension from long-term disability insurance payments. Background on the Case Disability insurance plays a critical role in ensuring that those who are …

Filed Under: Litigation Tagged With: CPP-D, enews, Human Rights

Legal clinics challenge CPP-D deductions from insurance payments: Reilly v. Ford hearing starts June 18

June 15, 2018

The Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) is partnering with the HIV/AIDS Legal Clinic of Ontario (HALCO) and the ARCH Disability Law Centre to intervene in an important human rights case. Our coalition will argue that it is discriminatory for insurance companies and employers to to reduce the amount of long-term disability benefits they pay to disabled …

Filed Under: Litigation Tagged With: CPP-D, enews, long-term disability insurance

Challenging discriminatory legislation: Watch the Supreme Court hearing live

November 22, 2017

Where can you go when government benefit programs discriminate against you? The Supreme Court of Canada will be hearing an important case about that issue on November 28, 2017. The Government of Canada is responsible for a number of very important programs and social benefits that people rely on in order to get by, including …

Filed Under: Litigation Tagged With: Access to Justice, Canada Child Benefit, CPP-D, Employment Insurance, enews, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Old Age Security

Canada’s Poverty Reduction Strategy: ISAC’s Submission and Have Your Say

July 24, 2017

ISAC recently made a submission to the federal government’s consultations on the creation of a national Poverty Reduction Strategy. While Canada is a wealthy country, nearly 5 million of us continue to live in poverty. The federal government has a critically important role to play in reducing and eliminating poverty and income inequality nationally. Our …

Filed Under: Policy Advocacy Tagged With: Canada Child Benefit, Canada Social Transfer, CPP-D, Employment Insurance, enews, Old Age Security, Poverty Reduction Strategy

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