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…
“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…
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.…
Individuals turn to the Social Security Tribunal (SST) to appeal government decisions related to their Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security benefits. These benefits are critical components of Canada’s social safety net. A…
ISAC has been actively monitoring and providing feedback to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) consultations on proposed changes to its Rules of Procedure since consultations began in November 2024. At that time, ISAC…
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…
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) is holding a consultation on proposed changes to its Rules of Procedure. The proposed changes would eliminate some procedural steps that can be helpful for unrepresented people trying…
Nabila Qureshi and Anu Bakshi, ISAC Staff Lawyers, and Anna Rosenbluth from the Clinic Resource Office have published an article in the Canadian Journal of Administrative Law and Practice entitled “Yatar v. TD Insurance Meloche…
There are just under two weeks left in the consultation period for feedback on the new Canada Disability Benefit (CDB)! The consultation is open until September 23. We have done a line-by-line analysis of the…
The Canada Disability Benefit Act was passed in the House of Commons in Spring 2023, but the details of the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) are still being worked out by government staff. We are currently…
Appeal rights are a necessary component of income support programs, writes former ISAC public health student Abby Taher. What would the ideal appeals process look like for the CDB? Abby has shared some ideas in…