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Indigenous justice

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

Federal government releases national Poverty Reduction Strategy

August 28, 2018

On Tuesday, August 21, the federal government released Canada’s first-ever national Poverty Reduction Strategy. Canada’s Poverty Reduction Strategy (CPRS), entitled Opportunity for All, sets targets and timelines for reducing poverty, puts in place a new National Advisory Council on Poverty, and establishes an official national poverty line. The CPRS also commits to public reporting on …

Filed Under: Policy Advocacy Tagged With: Canada Child Benefit, Canada Social Transfer, Employment Insurance, enews, Federal Budgets, Indigenous justice, Poverty Reduction Strategy

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 …

Filed Under: Policy Advocacy Tagged With: Aboriginal justice, Basic Income, Indigenous justice, Social Assistance General, Social Assistance Rates, Social Assistance Reform

Ontario’s Political Parties on Income Security & Social Assistance Reform

May 30, 2018

– la version française suit dessous – The outcome of the June 7 provincial election will be very important for low-income people in Ontario. We sent four political parties in Ontario – the Liberals, NDP, Progressive Conservatives, and Greens –questions on where they stand on five important issues: What they would do to improve OW and ODSP …

Filed Under: Public Education Tagged With: enews, Indigenous justice, Provincial Elections, Social Assistance General, Social Assistance Reform

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 …

Filed Under: Community Organizing, Policy Advocacy, Public Education Tagged With: enews, Good Jobs, Indigenous justice, Provincial Elections, Roadmap, Social Assistance Reform

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 …

Filed Under: Policy Advocacy, Public Education Tagged With: enews, Indigenous justice, Provincial Budgets, Social Assistance Rates, Social Assistance Reform

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 …

Filed Under: Public Education Tagged With: Canada Child Benefit, Employment Insurance, enews, Federal Budgets, Housing, Indigenous justice, Poverty Reduction Strategy, Refugee law services, Tax Related Benefits

WEBINAR: A Roadmap for Change: What it says, why it matters, and what you can do

December 1, 2017

An important new report called “Income Security: A Roadmap for Change” provides community members, advocates, and decision-makers an important opportunity to push for major new investments and transformation in Ontario’s income security system, including social assistance. ISAC and Your Legal Rights hosted a webinar on the Roadmap on Friday, December 8. This webinar introduces people …

Filed Under: Policy Advocacy, Public Education Tagged With: enews, Indigenous justice, Roadmap, Social Assistance Reform, Tax Related Benefits

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