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Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)

Trapped Behind the Welfare Wall on Disability Assistance: Podcast Episode

Non-partisan, candid, and thought-provoking, the Daily Bread Food Bank’s The 2030 Project tackles some of the biggest and most social pressing issues facing Canada today, from universal basic income, to digital access, disability rights, the future…

September 30, 2021
Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Policy Advocacy

OW and ODSP Rates and the OCB Fall 2021 / Les taux d’OT, du POSPH et de la POE l’ automne 2021

– la version française suit dessous – Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) rates have not increased this year. However, the Ontario Child Benefit (OCB), for people who have children, has been…

September 17, 2021
Ontario Child Benefit (OCB), Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Public Education, Social Assistance Rates

Defer overpayment collection for social assistance recipients now!

ISAC calls for the government to defer all overpayment collection for social assistance recipients. Social assistance recipients are under unprecedented pressure because of the ongoing pandemic and emergency measures.  They have plunged deeper into debt,…

June 3, 2021
Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Policy Advocacy

OW and ODSP Rates and the OCB Fall 2020 / Les taux d’OT, du POSPH et de la POE l’ automne 2020

– la version française suit dessous – Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) rates have not increased this year. However, the Ontario Child Benefit (OCB), for people who have children, has been…

October 22, 2020
Ontario Child Benefit (OCB), Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Public Education, Social Assistance Rates

Open Letter from 150 community organizations / Lettre ouverte de 150 organismes communautaires

Download this letter in PDF format. Téléchargez cette lettre au format PDF. – Français ci-dessous – Income Security in the Time of COVID-19 Dear Minister Smith, We are an umbrella group of low-income Ontarians, health…

April 7, 2020
Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), Employment Insurance (EI), Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Policy Advocacy, Social Assistance Rates

Accessing Income Support in the wake of COVID-19 / L’accès au soutien du revenu en raison de la COVID-19 (Updated September 23, 2020)

This document lists several income support programs that may be available to Ontario residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. This information is changing rapidly and we recommend that you check with the relevant government’s website for…

March 26, 2020
Canada Child Benefit (CCB), Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB), Employment Insurance (EI), General, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Public Education, Social Assistance

Employment Services Transformation / Transformation des services d’emploi

** Français ci-dessous ** What the coming changes mean for Ontario’s social assistance recipients The Ontario government is changing how employment services are provided in the province. The most concerning aspect of the proposed changes is that…

February 25, 2020
General, Human Rights, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Policy Advocacy, Social Assistance Reform

ISAC Joins Press Conference Calling on Ontario to Respect the Rights of People with Disabilities

On December 10, International Human Rights Day, ISAC participated in a press conference hosted by Defend Disability  at Queen’s Park, urging the Province to protect the right of people with disabilities to an adequate standard…

December 11, 2019
Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Policy Advocacy, Social Assistance Reform

ISAC Press Release: Response to the Auditor General’s Report on ODSP

Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) cautions against relying on the Auditor General’s fundamentally flawed report on ODSP The report misunderstands the purpose of ODSP and relies on erroneous assumptions The Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)…

December 9, 2019
General, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Policy Advocacy, Social Assistance Reform

ODSP expenditures have increased because the program is better meeting the needs of Ontarians with disabilities: ISAC responds to the Auditor General’s Report

On December 4, 2019, the Auditor General released an audit of the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP). ODSP is a critical program that provides monthly income supports and health benefits to low-income persons with disabilities…

December 6, 2019
General, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Policy Advocacy, Social Assistance, Social Assistance Rates, Social Assistance Reform
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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.