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Income Security Advocacy Centre

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In the Media: “Low-income seniors complain of poor communication, hidden deadlines in GIS repayment rollout”, The Hill Times

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…

March 31, 2022
Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), In the Media

Reinvest the Savings: Statement on Provincial Government’s Underfunding of Social Assistance in 2021-22: Q3

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…

March 7, 2022
Provincial Budgets

2022 Provincial Budget Consultation / Présentation des consultations sur le budget de 2022

– 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…

February 18, 2022
Provincial Budgets

Statement on Bill C-12 re: Excluding Pandemic Benefits from the Calculation of GIS

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…

February 8, 2022
Campaigns, Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), General, Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), Policy Advocacy
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ISAC’s Advocacy Makes Gains for Low-Income Seniors But Timing is Crucial

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…

December 14, 2021
Campaigns, Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), Federal Budgets, Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), Policy Advocacy

ISAC to Standing Cttee on Finance: Support workers and low-income seniors, restore the GIS now / Restaurer le SRG maintenant

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…

December 10, 2021
Campaigns, Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), Federal Budgets, Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), Policy Advocacy

Work With Us! Contract Position – Staff Lawyer – Jan 10 Deadline for Applications

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…

December 9, 2021
ISAC News

Recommendations on Reforming Canada’s Employment Insurance Program: Submissions to the Federal Government

– 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…

November 25, 2021
Employment Insurance (EI), Migrant Workers, Policy Advocacy

Ontario’s 2021 Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review: Inadequate for Low-Income Ontarians

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…

November 9, 2021
Minimum Wage, Policy Advocacy, Provincial Budgets, Public Education, Social Assistance Rates

Min. Qualtrough: Restore the GIS for low-income seniors now! / Rétablir le Supplément de revenu garanti (SRG) pour les aînés à faible revenu!

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…

October 28, 2021
Access to Justice, Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), Community Organizing, General, Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), Policy Advocacy, Social Assistance

Work With Us! Joignez-vous à notre équipe!

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…

October 13, 2021
General, ISAC News

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…

September 30, 2021
General, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Policy Advocacy
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This site contains general legal information for people in Ontario, Canada. It is not intended to be used as legal advice for a specific legal problem. ISAC is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization. ISAC is funded by Legal Aid Ontario (LAO). The funding for this website is also provided by LAO. The views expressed in any of ISAC’s publications (including written, oral, or visual) are the views of the clinic and do not necessarily reflect those of LAO.