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Permanent residency status for all means equal rights

On December 16, 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised regularization of undocumented people and permanent resident status for migrant workers and international students. This announcement was the result of sustained organizing by migrants. However, to…

February 16, 2023
Campaigns, Community Organizing, Migrant Workers

Min. Qualtrough: Restore the GIS for low-income seniors now! / Rétablir le Supplément de revenu garanti (SRG) pour les aînés à faible revenu!

Today, ISAC, along with over 100 organizations from across Canada, called on Minister Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Disability Inclusion, to address the issue of CERB-GIS benefits interaction which has resulted in…

October 28, 2021
Access to Justice, Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), Community Organizing, General, Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), Policy Advocacy, Social Assistance

Federal Election 2021: Tools You Can Use

Election day is September 20, and the official election campaign started August 15. An election period is a time to have your voice heard. Ask your local candidates about what they will do for low-income…

August 24, 2021
Community Organizing, Federal Elections

Virtual townhall on issues affecting people with disabilities during COVID-19

On April 7, 2020, Ontario Autism Coalition hosted a virtual town hall on COVID-19 hardships and its impact on the community of people with disabilities. Yola Grant, Executive Director of ISAC, presented on the federal…

April 21, 2020
Community Organizing, Disability Justice, Public Education

ISAC Welcomes Decision to Reverse Cut to TCB / Se réjouit de la décision d’annuler la suppression de la Prestation transitoire pour enfants

** Français ci-dessous ** The Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) welcomes the provincial government’s decision to reverse the cancellation of the Transition Child Benefit, a program that helps feed and clothe 32,000 Ontario children every month. The…

October 3, 2019
Community Organizing, Litigation, Policy Advocacy, Social Assistance Reform, Transition Child Benefit (TCB)

New law allows migrant workers facing abuse to change jobs

On June 4, 2019, migrant workers in Canada working for an abusive employer finally got a process for changing jobs – a right that other workers can take for granted. In order to work in…

June 10, 2019
Community Organizing, Employment Standards, Good Jobs, Migrant Workers, Policy Advocacy

Public Forum: Access to Justice for All!

If you are in Toronto, please join us for a public forum on funding cuts to legal aid and community legal clinics! When: Thursday, May 16, 7:00 pm Where: Metro Hall, 55 John Street, Room…

May 13, 2019
Access to Justice, Community Organizing, Policy Advocacy

Take Action! Community Legal Clinic Services Under Threat

The provincial government’s recent budget made cuts to a number of public programs and services, which will hurt low-income people in Ontario. This includes cuts to social assistance, public health, library services, prescription coverage for…

May 1, 2019
Access to Justice, Community Organizing, Litigation, Policy Advocacy, Public Education

May 1: No Worker Left Behind! / Travailleuses et travailleurs uni.e.s!

Tomorrow is International Workers Day – here’s an important call to action from our partners at the Migrant Rights Network. * Go to a May 1st action near you, take a picture of yourself with this placard and…

April 30, 2019
Community Organizing, Employment Standards, General, Good Jobs, Human Rights, Migrant Workers

MARCH 21: #UNITEAGAINSTRACISM | CROSS-CANADA DAY OF ACTION / Journée d’Action Transcanadienne: Unissons-Nous Contre Le Racisme!

Here’s an important call to action from our partners at the Migrant Rights Network. Migrants and refugees are being forced out from their homes in unprecedented numbers globally. Here in Canada, anti-immigrant protests and racially…

March 18, 2019
Community Organizing, Employment Standards, General, Good Jobs, Human Rights, Migrant Workers

End Employment Insurance discrimination against women / Mettre fin à la discrimination

* La version française suit * End Employment Insurance discrimination against women In the mid-1990s, Canada’s unemployment insurance system underwent a massive change. At that time, whether or not an unemployed worker qualified for payments…

February 8, 2019
Community Organizing, Employment Insurance (EI), General, Policy Advocacy, Public Education

Migrant Rights Network Launches on International Migrants Day / Lancement du Réseau Des Droits des Migrant(e)s à l’occasion de la Journée Internationale des Migrant(e)s

On December 8th and 9th, the Income Security Advocacy Centre joined nearly 60 representatives of 35 organizations in Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee, Anishinabe, Mississaugas of the New Credit territory (Toronto). Today, December 18th, 2018, International Migrants Day,…

December 18, 2018
Community Organizing, General, Migrant Workers
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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.