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Fact Sheet: Social Assistance Update

November 20, 2019

It has been almost a year since the Ontario government announced a number of proposed changes to our social assistance programs on Nov. 22, 2018. Many of these changes have been cancelled or postponed as a result of community resistance. This fact sheet explains where we are today. Proposed changes that have been cancelled The …

Filed Under: Policy Advocacy, Public Education Tagged With: enews, Social Assistance Reform

Access to Justice for Workers: Uber v. Heller

October 28, 2019

** Français ci-dessous ** In Ontario, if your boss refuses to pay the minimum wage or violates your other employment rights, you can go to court or contact the Ministry of Labour. But can your boss make you sign an agreement to give up that right? On November 6, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear …

Filed Under: Blog, Litigation Tagged With: Access to Justice, Employment Standards, enews

ISAC Welcomes Decision to Reverse Cut to TCB / Se réjouit de la décision d’annuler la suppression de la Prestation transitoire pour enfants

October 3, 2019

** Français ci-dessous ** The Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) welcomes the provincial government’s decision to reverse the cancellation of the Transition Child Benefit, a program that helps feed and clothe 32,000 Ontario children every month. The Transition Child Benefit (TCB) provides up to $230 per child to social assistance recipients who do not receive federal or …

Filed Under: Blog, Community Organizing, Litigation, Policy Advocacy Tagged With: Social Assistance Reform, Transition Child Benefit

New data shows Ontario to deny basic needs to approximately 32,000 children

September 13, 2019

The Ontario government has introduced a law that will cancel the Transition Child Benefit on November 1, 2019. With Ontario’s changes, families living in poverty who are ineligible for child tax benefits will experience a significant loss of up to $230 per month per child. A typical two-parent households with two children, for example, will …

Filed Under: General, Public Education Tagged With: Canada Child Benefit, Social Assistance Reform, Transition Child Benefit

Changes coming to Employment Insurance Appeal Process

August 20, 2019

The Government of Canada has announced that it is making changes to the way that workers appeal Employment Insurance (EI) decisions. Starting in April 2021, workers will appeal to a new Employment Insurance Boards of Appeal that includes decision-makers that reflect the interests of workers. The announcement is a victory for the workers and advocates …

Filed Under: Public Education Tagged With: Access to Justice, Employment Insurance, enews, Social Security Tribunal

Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) budget cut by 25%: Provincial government’s cut to legal aid will hurt the most vulnerable

June 12, 2019

ISAC was advised this morning that our budget will be cut by 25% over the next two years. We have been directed to de-prioritize law reform and community development work. This cut is a direct attack on low-income people in this province, including the social assistance recipients and low-income workers that ISAC serves. The cuts …

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Access to Justice, enews, Legal Aid, Provincial Budgets

New law allows migrant workers facing abuse to change jobs

June 10, 2019

On June 4, 2019, migrant workers in Canada working for an abusive employer finally got a process for changing jobs – a right that other workers can take for granted. In order to work in Canada, non-permanent residents or citizens must have a work permit. Most migrant workers are issued what are called “closed” work …

Filed Under: Blog, Community Organizing, Policy Advocacy Tagged With: Employment Standards, enews, Good Jobs, Migrant Workers

Benefit for Children To Be Cut from OW/ODSP

May 16, 2019

We have recently learned that the Ontario government plans on eliminating a benefit that allows some parents on Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Program to feed and clothe their children. The Transition Child Benefit provides up to $230 per child per month to parents on OW or ODSP who are not eligible for the …

Filed Under: Policy Advocacy, Public Education Tagged With: Canada Child Benefit, enews, Ontario Child Benefit, Social Assistance General, Transition Child Benefit

Public Forum: Access to Justice for All!

May 13, 2019

If you are in Toronto, please join us for a public forum on funding cuts to legal aid and community legal clinics! When: Thursday, May 16, 7:00 pm Where: Metro Hall, 55 John Street, Room 309 RSVP via Eventbrite by clicking here or via Facebook by clicking here. Community legal clinics are facing 15% funding …

Filed Under: Community Organizing, Policy Advocacy Tagged With: Access to Justice, enews

Defend Disability!

May 8, 2019

In November of last year, Minister MacLeod announced her intention to change the definition of disability that her ministry uses to determine if a low-income person is eligible for ODSP benefits. This is just one of a number of other changes that were announced at that time. Minister MacLeod’s proposal would make the definition more …

Filed Under: Policy Advocacy Tagged With: enews, Social Assistance General, Social Assistance Reform

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