ISAC is profoundly disappointed that the Ontario Government plans to end a vital program that provides OHIP coverage to uninsured people living in Ontario. This program successfully improves health outcomes and reduces financial hardship for…
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…
In response to the unprecedented crisis brought on by the pandemic, the federal government instituted a number of reforms to Canada’s Employment Insurance (EI) program in 2020. These reforms allowed greater access to EI, and…
– la version française suit dessous – This year the federal government launched consultations on reforming Canada’s Employment Insurance Program. It represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to improve EI and address the EI program’s longstanding failures…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
We’re forwarding this recent email from our partners at the Fight for $15 & Fairness and encourage you to get involved! – ISAC The Toronto Star published a heart-breaking expose revealing the reckless treatment of workers…
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 Employment Standards Act and the Labour Relations Act are currently being reviewed in Ontario. The two Special Advisors leading this review issued an Interim Report on July 27, 2016. The Interim Report includes a…
More than 100 migrant workers will actually get the EI Parental Benefits they are owed after fighting for these benefits at tribunals and in court for many years. Last fall, the Income Security Advocacy Centre…