ISAC made the following five recommendations for the 2022 Federal budget: Recommendation #1 – Legislate 7 employer-paid sick days under the Canada Labour Code and an additional 14 days of paid sick leave during declared pandemics. Recommendation #2 – Reform Employment Insurance into a fair and accessible program for all workers by: setting a cross-Canada …
Ontario’s strategies to end poverty will make life worse for low-income people post-pandemic | The Star
Low-income Ontarians entered the pandemic in distress and have disproportionately borne the brunt of the pandemic’s impacts. This would be the perfect time for Ontario to ensure a successful and complete recovery by making permanent changes to alleviate poverty. Instead, in the middle of the second wave, the province delivered two strategies that will fail …
Eligible seniors set to receive increases in Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement
The federal government has announced increases to seniors’ benefits in the coming weeks. • OAS eligible older seniors set to receive $500 one-time payment during the week of August 16, 2021 • OAS and GIS eligible seniors will see increase in benefits as they are indexed to inflation in July 2021. To find out if …
Immediate deferral of overpayment collection for social assistance recipients is needed.
ISAC calls for the government to defer all overpayment collection for social assistance recipients. Social assistance recipients are under unprecedented pressure because of the ongoing pandemic and emergency measures. They have plunged deeper into debt, increased costs due to the pandemic, difficulty accessing services due to lockdown measures and deteriorated in their physical and mental …
2021 Federal Budget: ISAC response/analysis
Version française à suivre bientôt Budget promises childcare, some income supports, but fails to focus on systemic poverty ISAC prepared a submission as part of the 2021 Federal Pre-Budget Consultations in February of 2021. We made several recommendations including the following: legislate 7 employer-paid sick days under the Canada Labour Code; reform Employment Insurance (EI); …
Employment Opportunity: ISAC is hiring a Communications Specialist/Organizer
ISAC is seeking a full-time Communications Specialist / Organizer. This is a permanent, full time, unionized (OPSEU) position. The preferred start date is June 2021. WHAT YOU’LL DO The primary role of Communications Specialist / Organizer is to develop and implement ISAC’s communications strategy and engage with various constituencies within the legal clinic system and …
ISAC Submission regarding Bill 276 / Mémoire au Comité permanent des affaires gouvernementales au sujet du projet de loi 276
Informed by ongoing consultation with our community partners on issues relevant to our mandate, we make the following six recommendations for Bill 276, Supporting Recovery and Competitiveness Act, 2021, specifically Schedule 21, which amends the Ontario Works Act, 1997. Recommendation 1: Immediately raise the Ontario Works single rate to $1086.32 per month. Recommendation 2: Clearly …
Ontario COVID-19 Child Benefit: Funding for Children, Youth and Students
Apply before May 17, 2021– Funding for Children, Youth and Students The Ontario government is providing financial support to families in Ontario with learners to help with additional costs during the COVID-19 pandemic, through a benefit called the Ontario COVID-19 Child Benefit. This funding is in addition to the Support for Learners Program that was …
2021 Ontario Budget: ISAC response and analysis / Budget de l’Ontario de 2021 : Réponse et analyse du CASR
A French version below/ Une version française ci-dessous Budget fails to tackle inequities worsened by COVID-19 pandemic and leaves low-income Ontarians behind In February of 2021, ISAC prepared submissions as part of the 2021 Ontario Budget consultations. ISAC’s 2021 Provincial Budget Consultation submission made recommendations for investments under three priority areas: Justice for Workers, Income Security …
2021 Federal Pre-Budget Consultations Submission / Consultations prébudgétaires fédérales de 2021
ISAC made the following six recommendations for the Spring 2021 Federal budget: Legislate 7 employer-paid sick days under the Canada Labour Code Recommendation #1 – Legislate 7 days of paid sick leave under the Canada Labour Code. Legislate an additional 14 days of paid sick leave during declared pandemics. Reform Employment Insurance into a decent …
