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Ontario Works rates are too low for people to live on. The low rates and punitive rules are a widespread problem for everyone in Ontario. We care about people on social assistance and we want the system fixed! Send a letter to the Premier and other policymakers to tell them it’s time to fix OW!
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.
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Mr. Araya, a formerly incarcerated person, brought a case against Corrections Services Canada (CSC) in which he alleges that he was subjected to human rights violations due to his race. In a 2023 hearing, the…
The Ontario government’s mandate is to protect the province, its communities, workers, and businesses. In the face of U.S. tariffs, rising costs, and ongoing economic uncertainty, the provincial budget must help Ontarians to withstand current…
“While people across the country were preparing to ring in the new year, the Canada Revenue Agency took the time to issue a stern warning: if you erroneously received emergency pandemic benefits five years ago, you…
Are you a community worker helping clients apply for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) and the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB)? Do you support clients if their application is denied? If so, join us on January…
On November 24, 2025, ISAC appeared before the Divisional Court of Ontario in Bokhari v. Top Medical Transportation Services and Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. Together with the Clinic Resource Office and Don Valley Community…
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.…
Updates
Mr. Araya, a formerly incarcerated person, brought a case against Corrections Services Canada (CSC) in which he alleges that he was subjected to human rights violations due to his race. In a 2023 hearing, the…
The Ontario government’s mandate is to protect the province, its communities, workers, and businesses. In the face of U.S. tariffs, rising costs, and ongoing economic uncertainty, the provincial budget must help Ontarians to withstand current…
“While people across the country were preparing to ring in the new year, the Canada Revenue Agency took the time to issue a stern warning: if you erroneously received emergency pandemic benefits five years ago, you…
Are you a community worker helping clients apply for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) and the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB)? Do you support clients if their application is denied? If so, join us on January…
On November 24, 2025, ISAC appeared before the Divisional Court of Ontario in Bokhari v. Top Medical Transportation Services and Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. Together with the Clinic Resource Office and Don Valley Community…
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