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Bokhari v. Top Medical Transportation Services and Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario: ISAC challenges the Human Rights Tribunal’s practice of denying oral hearings to applicants

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…

January 14, 2026

Knauff v. Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario et al: 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

Attorney General of Québec v. Kanyinda: Preserving the Charter’s right to equality for low-income communities

On March 6, 2026, right in time for International Women’s Day, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Quebec (Attorney General) v. Kanyinda. Eight of nine justices ruled in favour of Ms. Kanyinda,…

June 3, 2025

Ontario (Community and Social Services) v. Robinson-Cooke: Court finds that Ontario’s Guide Dog Benefit is discriminatory

Note: This post originally published in May 2024, and has since been updated based on additional information and decisions. It was most recently updated in May 2025. The Ontario Court of Appeal has declined to…

May 6, 2025

ODSP: Treatment and the Definition of Disability

The eligibility rules for Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) benefits do not require a person to undergo specific medical tests, treatments or referrals. Instead, decision-makers must look at how a person’s health problems impact them…

June 24, 2019

New Legal Challenge to ODSP’s Special Diet Allowance: Neuromyelitis Optica

Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) recognize that some people with disabilities will have higher food costs because their medical conditions require them to eat a special diet. Both programs provide a…

July 13, 2018

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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.