Income Security Advocacy Centre

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

Canada Disability Benefit (CDB)

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There’s still time to submit comments on how to improve the Canada Disability Benefit. Our Submissions Guide is here!

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…

Access to Justice, Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Disability Justice, Federal Benefits - General, Indigenous Justice, Policy Advocacy, Poverty Reduction, Public Education, Social Assistance
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In the News: “‘Nothing for most and no easy way to fight back:’ Advocates skeptical as regulations for Canada Disability Benefit Act outlined”

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…

Access to Justice, Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Disability Justice, In the Media, Policy Advocacy, Social Security Tribunal

2024 Federal Budget Reaction

Since its announcement, the 2024 Federal Budget has continued to generate much conversation, speculation, and expectation. Now that the dust has settled, let’s look at what the Budget offers and misses from an income security…

Canada Child Benefit (CCB), Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Disability Justice, Employment Insurance (EI), Federal Benefits - General, Federal Budgets, Indigenous Justice, Migrant Workers, Poverty Reduction, Refugee Law, Workers' Rights
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Federal Budget 2024: ISAC’s Pre-Budget Submission (February 2024)

Every federal budget cycle includes a period for public submissions well in advance of budget deliberations. The federal government first solicited submissions for Budget 2024 in August 2023 (you can read our August 2023 submission…

Canada Child Benefit (CCB), Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), Employment Insurance (EI), Federal Budgets, Indigenous Justice, Migrant Workers, Poverty Reduction