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Old Age Security (OAS)

Important Changes at the Social Security Tribunal (SST)

Important changes to the laws governing the Social Security Tribunal (SST) have been made as of December 5, 2022. The SST deals with appeals and issues relating to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Canada Pension…

December 15, 2022
Access to Justice, CPP-D, Government Benefits - General, Old Age Security (OAS), Social Security Tribunal

ISAC to Senate: Exclude pandemic benefits from the calculation of OAS and GIS

On Friday February 25, 2022, ISAC’s Senior Policy Analyst Devorah Kobluk appeared as a witness before the Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology to speak to Bill C-12, An Act to amend the…

February 28, 2022
Campaigns, Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), General, Government Benefits - General, Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), Old Age Security (OAS), Social Assistance

Eligible seniors set to receive increases in Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement

The federal government has announced increases to seniors’ benefits in the coming weeks. • OAS eligible older seniors set to receive $500 one-time payment during the week of August 16, 2021 • OAS and GIS…

July 14, 2021
Government Benefits - General, Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), Old Age Security (OAS), Public Education

Challenging discriminatory legislation: Watch the Supreme Court hearing live

Where can you go when government benefit programs discriminate against you? The Supreme Court of Canada will be hearing an important case about that issue on November 28, 2017. The Government of Canada is responsible…

November 22, 2017
Access to Justice, Canada Child Benefit (CCB), CPP-D, Employment Insurance (EI), Human Rights, Litigation, Old Age Security (OAS)

Canada’s Poverty Reduction Strategy: ISAC’s Submission and Have Your Say

ISAC recently made a submission to the federal government’s consultations on the creation of a national Poverty Reduction Strategy. While Canada is a wealthy country, nearly 5 million of us continue to live in poverty.…

July 24, 2017
Canada Child Benefit (CCB), CPP-D, Employment Insurance (EI), Old Age Security (OAS), Policy Advocacy, Poverty Reduction Strategy

The 2017 Federal Budget and Income Security

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…

March 24, 2017
Employment Insurance (EI), Federal Budgets, Housing, Media and Policy News E-list Archive, Migrant Workers, Old Age Security (OAS), Policy Advocacy, Poverty Reduction Strategy, Public Education

Federal OAS changes will leave some immigrant seniors in poverty

Immigrant seniors to be denied equal access Right now, the House of Commons and a committee of the Senate are reviewing a federal government Bill that will deprive elderly immigrants of equal access to benefits…

June 4, 2014
Old Age Security (OAS), Policy Advocacy, Public Education

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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.