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Income Security Advocacy Centre

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ISAC office closure: December 24 – January 1

ISAC offices will be closed for the winter break starting on Wednesday, December 24 at noon. The office will re-open on Friday, January 2. We wish you a restful winter break and happy new year! If you are looking for legal information while we are closed, check out the Steps to Justice website.

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We advance the systemic interests and rights of low-income and equity-seeking communities and meaningfully support Indigenous Peoples and communities, with a focus on improving income security programs and ending low-wage precarious employment.

Updates

ISAC intervenes at the Ontario Court of Appeal in a motion deciding whether the legal test for seeking permission to appeal should be updated

On November 7, 2025, the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) intervened in coalition with other civil society organisations in Knauff v. Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario et al. at the Court of Appeal for Ontario.…

December 3, 2025
Access to Justice, Litigation
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In the Media: “Canadians fight back as CRA cracks down on pandemic benefit recipients”, Business in Vancouver (BIV)

ISAC Staff Lawyer Nabila Qureshi was recently interviewed for a Business in Vancouver article on the CERB overpayment issues still plaguing many low income workers across the country. The article speaks to the overwhelming need…

December 2, 2025
Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), In the Media, Workers’ Rights
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ISAC – ACTO Joint Submission on the forthcoming Ontario Poverty Reduction Strategy

Ontario’s current Poverty Reduction Strategy, Building a Strong Foundation for Success: Reducing Poverty in Ontario (2020–2025), is nearing its end without having delivered meaningful or lasting reductions in poverty. Despite its stated ambition, the strategy…

November 28, 2025
Disability Justice, Employment Standards, Housing, Policy Advocacy, Poverty Reduction, Social Assistance, Workers’ Rights

Ontario Workers Are Being Left Out in the Cold: Join Two Upcoming Actions to say Enough is Enough!

Workers in Ontario are facing high rates of inflation, precarious and dangerous work, and job instability due to the impact of international tariffs, all while being asked to accept paycheques that can’t keep up with…

November 27, 2025
Campaigns, Community Organizing, Disability Justice, Employment Standards, Migrant Workers, Minimum Wage, Workers’ Rights

Join ISAC at Disability Without Poverty’s National Virtual Symposium on December 3

Disability Without Poverty (DWP), a national disability justice organization, is holding a virtual symposium on December 3, 2025, the International Day for Persons with Disabilities. The symposium, titled “Disability Poverty in Canada: Learning from Today…

November 26, 2025
Disability Justice, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Policy Advocacy, Poverty Reduction, Social Assistance Reform

Ontario Budget 2026: Have your say!

The Government of Ontario has opened up its pre-budget consultation period for submissions from members of the public. This is a great time to share your thoughts on what should be included and prioritized in…

November 25, 2025
Policy Advocacy, Provincial Budgets, Public Education

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ISAC intervenes at the Ontario Court of Appeal in a motion deciding whether the legal test for seeking permission to appeal should be updated

On November 7, 2025, the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) intervened in coalition with other civil society organisations in Knauff v. Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario et al. at the Court of Appeal for Ontario.…

December 3, 2025
Access to Justice, Litigation
Four simple black and white icons positioned in each corner of the image around a thin blue circle. The images are of a folded newspaper, a microphone on a desktop stand, a black circle surrounding a white square with a black triangular "play" icon inside of it, and a video camera on a stand.

In the Media: “Canadians fight back as CRA cracks down on pandemic benefit recipients”, Business in Vancouver (BIV)

ISAC Staff Lawyer Nabila Qureshi was recently interviewed for a Business in Vancouver article on the CERB overpayment issues still plaguing many low income workers across the country. The article speaks to the overwhelming need…

December 2, 2025
Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), In the Media, Workers’ Rights
Simple graphic icon which includes an outline of a piece of paper with the top left corner folded in, and two star shapes on the right side of the piece of paper. These elements are in dark blue, and they are placed inside a light blue circle.

ISAC – ACTO Joint Submission on the forthcoming Ontario Poverty Reduction Strategy

Ontario’s current Poverty Reduction Strategy, Building a Strong Foundation for Success: Reducing Poverty in Ontario (2020–2025), is nearing its end without having delivered meaningful or lasting reductions in poverty. Despite its stated ambition, the strategy…

November 28, 2025
Disability Justice, Employment Standards, Housing, Policy Advocacy, Poverty Reduction, Social Assistance, Workers’ Rights

Ontario Workers Are Being Left Out in the Cold: Join Two Upcoming Actions to say Enough is Enough!

Workers in Ontario are facing high rates of inflation, precarious and dangerous work, and job instability due to the impact of international tariffs, all while being asked to accept paycheques that can’t keep up with…

November 27, 2025
Campaigns, Community Organizing, Disability Justice, Employment Standards, Migrant Workers, Minimum Wage, Workers’ Rights

Join ISAC at Disability Without Poverty’s National Virtual Symposium on December 3

Disability Without Poverty (DWP), a national disability justice organization, is holding a virtual symposium on December 3, 2025, the International Day for Persons with Disabilities. The symposium, titled “Disability Poverty in Canada: Learning from Today…

November 26, 2025
Disability Justice, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Policy Advocacy, Poverty Reduction, Social Assistance Reform

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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.