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Community Organizing

Ontario Workers Are Being Left Out in the Cold: Join Two Upcoming Actions to say Enough is Enough!

Workers in Ontario are facing high rates of inflation, precarious and dangerous work, and job instability due to the impact of international tariffs, all while being asked to accept paycheques that can’t keep up with…

November 27, 2025
Campaigns, Community Organizing, Disability Justice, Employment Standards, Migrant Workers, Minimum Wage, Workers' Rights
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Press Release: Community Groups are Putting Queen’s Park ON NOTICE – Food is a Right! Freeze the Rents! Raise the Rates! Raise Wages!

TORONTO, ON – On Thursday, October 23, at 11 a.m., a coalition of organizations focused on disability justice, food security, workers’ rights, renters’ rights, income security, poverty reduction, and improved social services will arrive at…

October 23, 2025
Community Organizing, Disability Justice, Housing, Minimum Wage, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Poverty Reduction, Press Release, Social Assistance, Social Assistance Rates, Workers' Rights

On October 23, We’re Putting Queen’s Park ON NOTICE!

Food is a Right! Freeze the Rent! Raise the Rates! Raise Wages! On Thursday, October 23, starting at 11 a.m., a coalition of organizations focused on disability justice, food security, workers’ rights, renters’ rights, income…

October 22, 2025
Campaigns, Community Organizing, Disability Justice, Minimum Wage, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Social Assistance, Workers' Rights

On the 33rd International Day to Eradicate Poverty, let’s stop wasting time and make permanent changes to improve the lives of Ontarians.

The International Day to Eradicate Poverty occurs every year on October 17. Adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1992, reflecting on the aspirations of the declaration today brings mixed feelings. Poverty in Canada dipped…

October 17, 2025
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), Community Organizing, Disability Justice, Poverty Reduction, Social Assistance
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Statement on the Provincial Decision to Allow Canada Disability Benefit Recipients to Keep Their Full Social Assistance Income

TORONTO – The Ontario government has announced it will exempt the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) as income, which will allow people receiving social assistance to keep both provincial social assistance income and CDB income. This…

May 27, 2025
Campaigns, Community Organizing, Disability Justice, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Policy Advocacy, Press Release

Provincial Election 2025 Round-up: February 15 – February 21

Every week during the election, we’ll post select info and articles featuring our work and the work of our clinic colleagues and community allies to help inform you about the issues at stake in the…

February 21, 2025
Community Organizing, Provincial Elections, Public Education

Provincial Election 2025 Round-up: February 8 – February 14

Every week during the election, we’ll post select info and articles featuring our work and the work of our clinic colleagues and community allies to help inform you about the issues at stake in the…

February 14, 2025
Community Organizing, Provincial Elections, Public Education

Provincial Election 2025 Round-up: January 29 – February 7

Every week during the election, we’ll post select info and articles featuring our work, the work of our clinic colleagues, and community groups and allies to help inform you about the issues at stake in…

February 7, 2025
Community Organizing, Provincial Elections, Public Education

Update on the Canada Disability Benefit – Fall 2024

A lot has happened with the CDB in the last few months! The Federal Government released proposed CDB rules: A lot of new information was released about the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) in the federal…

December 13, 2024
Campaigns, Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Community Organizing, Disability Justice, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Poverty Reduction
Crowd image of June 2023 Rally in Toronto with Old City Hall in the background, and marchers holding round signs on sticks that say different slogans including Justice for Workers and "Salud y Educación Publica" (Health and Public Education)

Say Yes to Immigrant Justice and No to Racism: Myths and Facts that Cut Through The Noise (re-post from Migrant Rights Network)

*Note: This post was originally drafted by the Migrant Rights Network and was posted with permission and with minor edits for length Parliament returns next week! This is why on September 12-15, we are taking…

September 11, 2024
Campaigns, Community Organizing, Disability Justice, Migrant Workers, Poverty Reduction, Public Education, Workers' Rights
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OW and ODSP rates and OCB as of July 2024

As of July 2024, Ontario Works (OW) sees no increase or inflation-based adjustment. For the sixth year and counting, OW rates have remained the same despite the ongoing impacts of high inflation on the cost…

July 12, 2024
Community Organizing, Ontario Child Benefit (OCB), Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Public Education, Social Assistance, Social Assistance Rates

Join us on July 4 in Toronto at the Nothing Without Us Rally about the Canada Disability Benefit

Nothing Without Us: An Action about the Canada Disability Benefit Join us at Matt Cohen Park (across from Chrystia Freeland’s Office) for a Community Gathering in Toronto to talk about the low proposed rates, access requirements,…

June 26, 2024
Campaigns, Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Community Organizing, Disability Justice, Social Assistance
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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.