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Income Security Advocacy Centre

ISAC works to address issues of income security and poverty in Ontario

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Check out our Guide to Health Benefits in Ontario

This guide aims to connect people living on a low income to publicly funded programs that cover or subsidize the cost of these aspects of health care.

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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.

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Federal Election 2025: Issues and Campaigns We’re Paying Attention to this Federal Election

There is a lot going on during this Federal Election! With the ongoing threat of – and real consequences arising from – US tariffs, it would be easy to lose sight of ongoing issues like…

April 15, 2025
Campaigns, Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Disability Justice, Employment Insurance (EI), Federal Elections, Indigenous Justice

New Board of Appeal coming for first-level Employment Insurance (EI) appeals

After years of advocacy from workers’ groups, the federal government created the Employment Insurance Board of Appeal (EI BOA). The Board of Appeal will take over responsibility from the Social Security Tribunal – General Division…

April 4, 2025
Access to Justice, Employment Insurance (EI), Policy Advocacy, Public Education

Federal Election Day is coming up soon – here’s the latest info on where, when, how, and why to vote!

When is Election Day for the Federal Election? The federal election is coming up on Monday, April 28, 2025! I moved recently / I’m a new voter / I’m not sure if I’m registered. How…

April 3, 2025
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Employment Insurance (EI), Federal Elections, Public Education

Temporary Improvements to Employment Insurance in Response to Tariff Threats Don’t Go Far Enough

Employment Insurance (EI) has always been an important program for workers in Canada who lose their jobs. It’s even more important now in the face of US tariffs. The tariffs are expected to cause wide-ranging…

April 1, 2025
Disability Justice, Employment Insurance (EI), Employment Standards, Policy Advocacy, Workers’ Rights
Two simple icons, one of a piece of paper with the top left corner folded sharply and with four lines across the paper. A dark blue circle with a white exclamation mark in the middle of it overlaps the bottom right corner of the piece of paper.

“My dreams are shattered”: Immigration Program Shut Down Within Hours Leaving Thousands of Migrant Care Workers Stranded

MEDIA RELEASE: Migrant Rights Network is calling on the government to stop the caps and exclusions and ensure permanent resident status for all. Toronto & Vancouver, March 31, 2025 – Migrant care workers across Canada…

March 31, 2025
Campaigns, Migrant Workers, Press Release, Workers’ Rights
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Federal Budget 2025: ISAC’s Budget Submission (March 2025)

Every federal budget cycle includes a period for public submissions well in advance of budget deliberations. Last August, we posted our initial federal pre-budget submission linked here. In the months ensuing, we modified our submission…

March 31, 2025
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Employment Insurance (EI), Employment Standards, Federal Budgets, Migrant Workers, Policy Advocacy

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Federal Election 2025: Issues and Campaigns We’re Paying Attention to this Federal Election

There is a lot going on during this Federal Election! With the ongoing threat of – and real consequences arising from – US tariffs, it would be easy to lose sight of ongoing issues like…

April 15, 2025
Campaigns, Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Disability Justice, Employment Insurance (EI), Federal Elections, Indigenous Justice

New Board of Appeal coming for first-level Employment Insurance (EI) appeals

After years of advocacy from workers’ groups, the federal government created the Employment Insurance Board of Appeal (EI BOA). The Board of Appeal will take over responsibility from the Social Security Tribunal – General Division…

April 4, 2025
Access to Justice, Employment Insurance (EI), Policy Advocacy, Public Education

Federal Election Day is coming up soon – here’s the latest info on where, when, how, and why to vote!

When is Election Day for the Federal Election? The federal election is coming up on Monday, April 28, 2025! I moved recently / I’m a new voter / I’m not sure if I’m registered. How…

April 3, 2025
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Employment Insurance (EI), Federal Elections, Public Education

Temporary Improvements to Employment Insurance in Response to Tariff Threats Don’t Go Far Enough

Employment Insurance (EI) has always been an important program for workers in Canada who lose their jobs. It’s even more important now in the face of US tariffs. The tariffs are expected to cause wide-ranging…

April 1, 2025
Disability Justice, Employment Insurance (EI), Employment Standards, Policy Advocacy, Workers’ Rights
Two simple icons, one of a piece of paper with the top left corner folded sharply and with four lines across the paper. A dark blue circle with a white exclamation mark in the middle of it overlaps the bottom right corner of the piece of paper.

“My dreams are shattered”: Immigration Program Shut Down Within Hours Leaving Thousands of Migrant Care Workers Stranded

MEDIA RELEASE: Migrant Rights Network is calling on the government to stop the caps and exclusions and ensure permanent resident status for all. Toronto & Vancouver, March 31, 2025 – Migrant care workers across Canada…

March 31, 2025
Campaigns, Migrant Workers, Press Release, Workers’ Rights

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