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Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)

Challenge to whether Ontario’s Guide Dog Benefit is discriminatory Goes to Court

On June 12, 2024, the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) intervened in Ministry of Community and Social Services v. Robinson-Cooke at the Ontario Divisional Court. The case was about whether the strict training and accreditation requirements for…

June 14, 2024
Disability Justice, Human Rights, Litigation, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)

Court finds that portions of the Safe Streets Act are unconstitutional

Many people who depend on Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support live in deep poverty. They may rely on panhandling to make ends meet, because their income assistance is inadequate to survive. However, for over…

May 22, 2024
Human Rights, Litigation, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW)

New Intervention: Challenge to whether Ontario’s Guide Dog Benefit is discriminatory

The Ontario Divisional Court granted the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) intervener status in Ministry of Community and Social Services v. Robinson-Cooke. This legal challenge concerns whether the strict training and accreditation requirements for the Guide…

May 6, 2024
Human Rights, Litigation, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Social Assistance, Social Assistance Reform, Social Benefits Tribunal

Protecting Student Grants from ODSP Clawbacks

To receive a post-secondary education, students living with disabilities require support and accommodation that costs more than what abled students need. Accordingly, students living with disabilities in Ontario rely on various grants to help finance…

April 17, 2024
Litigation, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Social Assistance, Social Benefits Tribunal
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Ontario Budget 2024: No Real Lifeline for Low Income Ontarians

Last week, the Ontario government tabled a $214 billion budget for 2024-25, the largest in the province’s history. But if you are among the hundreds of thousands of low income working age Ontarians struggling to…

April 3, 2024
Disability Justice, Government Benefits - General, Minimum Wage, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Policy Advocacy, Poverty Reduction, Provincial Budgets, Social Assistance Rates
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New Resource: Info Sheet on CPP-D and Returning to Work

People who receive Canada Pension Plan Disability (CPP-D) benefits may be interested inand able to work to some degree but may have concerns about how this will impact theirbenefits. Our new info sheet on CPP-D…

March 5, 2024
CPP-D, Government Benefits - General, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Public Education
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Ontario Pre-Budget Submission 2024: An Opportunity to Change Course 

Ontario is in a state of unprecedented crisis. While the province recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic-induced shock on its socio-economic structure, Ontario’s low-income and vulnerable population have seen their poverty and marginalization increase in almost…

January 31, 2024
Disability Justice, Employment Standards, Minimum Wage, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Policy Advocacy, Poverty Reduction, Provincial Budgets, Social Assistance, Workers' Rights

Modernization of Ontario’s Social Assistance Programs: New Amendments, Same Old Concerns

Ontario’s social assistance system is in the midst of a “modernization” process that aims to “build a more responsive, efficient, and person-centred” system. The modernization process essentially involves two parts – Social Assistance Renewal (SAR)…

December 7, 2023
Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Policy Advocacy, Social Assistance Reform

Promises and Pitfalls of the Canada Disability Benefit: Webinar Link

On October 23, 2023, Adrian Merdzan, ISAC Staff Lawyer, joined a panel of experts on an Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development webinar to discuss the Canada Disability Benefit. Adrian joined the first of two…

November 24, 2023
Access to Justice, Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Government Benefits - General, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Policy Advocacy, Public Education
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Response to the Ontario Government’s Fall 2023 Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review

On November 2, the Ontario Government released the 2023 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review, titled “Building a Strong Ontario Together”. Aside from a provision for low‐income seniors, the Review contains glaring omissions in recognizing…

November 16, 2023
Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Policy Advocacy, Poverty Reduction, Provincial Budgets, Social Assistance Rates, Workers' Rights

Ontario’s Human Rights Tribunal rules that Ontario’s Guide Dog Benefit is discriminatory

Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) offer a monthly Guide Dog Benefit for routine care of a guide dog. Those on social assistance could receive $84 per month only if the…

August 17, 2023
Disability Justice, Human Rights, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)

New Case: ODSP: Protecting Income Support Recipients from Double Recovery

When an Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) recipient turns 65, they may qualify for Old Age Security (OAS) benefits. In addition, OAS recipients with low income may also receive additional income support via the Guaranteed…

August 14, 2023
Disability Justice, Litigation, Old Age Security (OAS), Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
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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.