Version française à suivre bientôt Budget promises childcare, some income supports, but fails to focus on systemic poverty ISAC prepared a submission as part of the 2021 Federal Pre-Budget Consultations in February of 2021. We…
ISAC made the following six recommendations for the Spring 2021 Federal budget: Legislate 7 employer-paid sick days under the Canada Labour Code Recommendation #1 – Legislate 7 days of paid sick leave under the Canada…
On Tuesday, August 21, the federal government released Canada’s first-ever national Poverty Reduction Strategy. Canada’s Poverty Reduction Strategy (CPRS), entitled Opportunity for All, sets targets and timelines for reducing poverty, puts in place a new…
The federal Liberal government introduced its third budget last Tuesday, February 27. The Budget and all associated documents are available at this link: https://www.budget.gc.ca/2018/docs/nrc/2018-02-27-en.html Here are a few highlights on income security and related issues.…
The federal government released its Fall Economic Statement yesterday, which included new investments in the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) and the Working Income Tax Benefit (WITB). Since 2016, advocates have been pushing the federal government…
The federal Budget announced on March 22 does very little to address the poverty and income inequality that Canadians are experiencing right now. The Budget did announce important investments over time in key areas like…
The government of Canada has made a number of significant investments in improvements to federal income security programs in Budget 2016. After ten years of erosion of government’s commitment in these areas, Budget 2016 reverses…