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Employment Services Transformation / Transformation des services d’emploi

February 25, 2020

** Français ci-dessous ** What the coming changes mean for Ontario’s social assistance recipients The Ontario government is changing how employment services are provided in the province. The most concerning aspect of the proposed changes is that organizations providing these services will be paid according to how many social assistance recipients they connect to jobs. These changes …

Filed Under: General, Policy Advocacy Tagged With: enews, Human Rights, Ontario Disability Support Program, Social Assistance Reform

May 1: No Worker Left Behind! / Travailleuses et travailleurs uni.e.s!

April 30, 2019

Tomorrow is International Workers Day – here’s an important call to action from our partners at the Migrant Rights Network. * Go to a May 1st action near you, take a picture of yourself with this placard and share on social media using the hashtag: #UniteAgainstRacism. * If you can’t go to an action, post a photo any way and …

Filed Under: Community Organizing, General Tagged With: Employment Standards, enews, Good Jobs, Human Rights, Migrant Workers

MARCH 21: #UNITEAGAINSTRACISM | CROSS-CANADA DAY OF ACTION / Journée d’Action Transcanadienne: Unissons-Nous Contre Le Racisme!

March 18, 2019

Here’s an important call to action from our partners at the Migrant Rights Network. Migrants and refugees are being forced out from their homes in unprecedented numbers globally. Here in Canada, anti-immigrant protests and racially motivated attacks are on the rise. Meanwhile, right wing politicians who use anti-immigrant and racist rhetoric are getting rewarded with …

Filed Under: Community Organizing, General Tagged With: Employment Standards, enews, Good Jobs, Human Rights, Migrant Workers

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

Improving access to justice for Indigenous people: New inter-regional Gladue Briefs Project

January 29, 2019

Community legal clinics in the south-west region of Ontario, along with Thunder Bay’s Kinna’aweya legal clinic and the Income Security Advocacy Centre, have joined together in a Gladue Briefs Project with the aim of ensuring that administrative tribunals make decisions that better take into account the circumstances of Indigenous people who appear before them. Background …

Filed Under: Litigation, Public Education Tagged With: enews, Human Rights, Indigenous justice, Indigenous Rights

Open Letter to Minister MacLeod: Five Principles for the 100-day Review

October 29, 2018

More than 1100 people and nearly 100 organizations from across Ontario have signed this letter to Minister Lisa MacLeod, which we sent today to her office and the offices of all Ontario’s MPPs. If you missed signing this letter and want to take action, please send an email to Minister MacLeod voicing your support for …

Filed Under: Policy Advocacy Tagged With: enews, Human Rights, Indigenous justice, Social Assistance Rates, Social Assistance Reform

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) …

Filed Under: Community Organizing, Policy Advocacy Tagged With: enews, Human Rights, Indigenous justice, Social Assistance General, Social Assistance Reform

Protect the Privacy of Individuals at Administrative Tribunals: Court Case April 4-6

April 4, 2018

An important case concerning the privacy of individuals who seek to enforce their rights at administrative tribunals will be heard this week. This case could directly affect the privacy of individuals at the Human Rights Tribunal, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, and the Landlord and Tenant Board, among other administrative tribunals. It could also set …

Filed Under: Litigation Tagged With: Access to Justice, enews, Human Rights, Social Assistance General

Government should be held accountable for discrimination: Court case Feb 28

February 27, 2018

In a landmark case at the Human Rights Tribunal, Sheryl Abbey was successful in proving that the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) discriminated against her. But the Tribunal refused to award her compensation for the injury that she experienced as a result. She has asked the Divisional Court to review that decision. A coalition made …

Filed Under: Litigation Tagged With: enews, Human Rights, Social Assistance General

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

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