ISAC is seeking to hire a full-time Worker’s Rights Organizer. This is a permanent, full time, unionized position. The preferred start is November 2021. The primary role of Worker’s Rights Organizer is to plan and conduct community outreach activities including campaigns and public education, and to advocate for law reform and community development. As an …
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Trapped Behind the Welfare Wall on Disability Assistance: Podcast Episode
Non-partisan, candid, and thought-provoking, the Daily Bread Food Bank’s The 2030 Project tackles some of the biggest and most social pressing issues facing Canada today, from universal basic income, to digital access, disability rights, the future of work, and more. The 2030 Project is an educational tool as well as a call to action for how people can …
OW and ODSP Rates and the OCB Fall 2021 / Les taux d’OT, du POSPH et de la POE l’ automne 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 …
ISAC Annual Report / Rapport annuel 2020-2021
ISAC staff, management, and board members have been hard at work throughout this pandemic year, ensuring that despite the additional challenges brought on by the pandemic, access to justice is preserved and enhanced for people living on low incomes in Ontario. Download and read our 2020-2021 Annual Report to find out more about our litigation, …
Federal Election 2021: Tools You Can Use
Election day is September 20, and the official election campaign started August 15. An election period is a time to have your voice heard. Ask your local candidates about what they will do for low-income Ontarians. Talk to members of the general public about poverty-related issues that are important to you. We have prepared some …
ISAC 2022 Federal Pre-Budget Submission / Présentation prébudgétaire 2022 de l’ISAC
ISAC made the following five recommendations for the 2022 Federal budget: Recommendation #1 – Legislate 7 employer-paid sick days under the Canada Labour Code and an additional 14 days of paid sick leave during declared pandemics. Recommendation #2 – Reform Employment Insurance into a fair and accessible program for all workers by: setting a cross-Canada …
Ontario’s strategies to end poverty will make life worse for low-income people post-pandemic | The Star
Low-income Ontarians entered the pandemic in distress and have disproportionately borne the brunt of the pandemic’s impacts. This would be the perfect time for Ontario to ensure a successful and complete recovery by making permanent changes to alleviate poverty. Instead, in the middle of the second wave, the province delivered two strategies that will fail …
Eligible seniors set to receive increases in Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement
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 …
Immediate deferral of overpayment collection for social assistance recipients is needed.
ISAC calls for the government to defer all overpayment collection for social assistance recipients. Social assistance recipients are under unprecedented pressure because of the ongoing pandemic and emergency measures. They have plunged deeper into debt, increased costs due to the pandemic, difficulty accessing services due to lockdown measures and deteriorated in their physical and mental …
2021 Federal Budget: ISAC response/analysis
Version française à suivre bientôt Budget promises childcare, some income supports, but fails to focus on systemic poverty ISAC prepared a submission as part of the 2021 Federal Pre-Budget Consultations in February of 2021. We made several recommendations including the following: legislate 7 employer-paid sick days under the Canada Labour Code; reform Employment Insurance (EI); …
