ISAC’s Senior Policy Analyst Devorah Kobluk was interviewed for an article in The Hill Times about pandemic benefits interactions with regular benefits, which resulted in a loss of GIS for thousands of seniors who then…
ISAC calls on the government to raise social assistance rates and to maintain social assistance recipient’s access to health and other benefits for the duration of the pandemic. From April to December 2021, the government…
– la version française suit dessous – Informed by ongoing consultation with our community partners on issues relevant to our mandate, ISAC has made the following nine recommendations for the Spring 2022 budget: Invest in…
UPDATE – March 4, 2022: Bill C-12 passed without amendment and received royal assent on March 3, 2022. This is an important victory for low-income seniors who have accessed temporary pandemic benefits and may need…
TORONTO – Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) calls on the federal government to make funds available immediately for low-income seniors who lost their Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) due to CERB and CRB. Today’s Economic and…
On Thursday, December 9, 2021, ISAC’s Senior Policy Analyst Devorah Kobluk appeared as a witness before the Standing Committee on Finance to speak to Bill C-2, An Act to provide further support in response to…
ISAC is looking to fill an 8-months contract position for Staff Lawyer to cover a staff leave of absence. This is a full-time unionized (OPSEU) position with preferred start date of January 2022. The primary…
– la version française suit dessous – This year the federal government launched consultations on reforming Canada’s Employment Insurance Program. It represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to improve EI and address the EI program’s longstanding failures…
2021 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review: Inadequate for Low-Income Ontarians The 2021 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review was released on Thursday, November 5. It does not include meaningful investments or immediate action on…
Today, ISAC, along with over 100 organizations from across Canada, called on Minister Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Disability Inclusion, to address the issue of CERB-GIS benefits interaction which has resulted in…
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…