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Policy Advocacy

ISAC 2023 Federal Budget Submission (February 2023 Edition)

Every federal budget cycle includes a period for submissions well in advance of budget deliberations, followed by a pre-budget submission period closer to the time when the budget will be released. ISAC submitted recommendations for…

February 7, 2023
Canada Child Benefit (CCB), Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Employment Insurance (EI), Federal Budgets, Policy Advocacy, Workers' Rights

On debt forgiveness of pandemic benefits, the AG says one thing, the CRA says another. We say there’s a third option.

Recently, the federal Standing Committee on Public Accounts (PACP) met to discuss the Auditor General’s December 2022 performance audit report, Report 10 – Specific COVID-19 Benefits, on the treatment of pandemic benefits.  ISAC’s analysis found…

February 7, 2023
Access to Justice, Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), Government Benefits - General, Policy Advocacy

Submission to HUMA Committee re: Bill C-22 (Canada Disability Benefit)

Bill C-22, An Act to reduce poverty and to support the financial security of persons with disabilities by establishing the Canada disability benefit and making a consequential amendment to the Income Tax Act, is currently…

November 17, 2022
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Government Benefits - General, Policy Advocacy

Extending the WIPB isn’t working for workers: Ontarians need 10 permanent paid sick days

On July 21, the Ontario government announced the extension of the Worker Income Protection Benefit (WIPB) to March 31, 2023. This is the second such extension of the WIPB since it was brought in on…

July 28, 2022
Employment Standards, Policy Advocacy, Workers' Rights

The Political Hot Potato: Disability, Poverty, and Income Support

Guest post by Trevor Manson and Devorah Kobluk Broad popular support but no political movement Nearly nine-in-10 (89%) of Canadians are in favour of a Canadian Disability Benefit (CDB). An overwhelming majority also agree that…

May 30, 2022
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Policy Advocacy, Provincial Elections

Provincial Budget 2022 Analysis / Budget de l’Ontario de 2022

Please find ISAC’s 2022 Ontario Budget analysis below (French version to follow). The full budget can be found at: https://budget.ontario.ca/2022/pdf/2022-ontario-budget-en.pdf. NOTE: All numbers in brackets are page number references to the budget document.   2022…

May 2, 2022
Policy Advocacy, Provincial Budgets, Public Education

Federal Budget 2022 Analysis / Analyse du budget fédéral de 2022

– la version française suit dessous – Federal Budget 2022 Analysis: People with disabilities forgotten; Workers wait for paid sick days and EI reform  Income security and poverty alleviation Overall, this budget does not offer…

April 15, 2022
Federal Budgets, Policy Advocacy

Statement on Bill C-12 re: Excluding Pandemic Benefits from the Calculation of GIS

UPDATE – March 4, 2022: Bill C-12 passed without amendment and received royal assent on March 3, 2022. This is an important victory for low-income seniors who have accessed temporary pandemic benefits and may need…

February 8, 2022
Campaigns, Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), General, Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), Policy Advocacy
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ISAC’s Advocacy Makes Gains for Low-Income Seniors But Timing is Crucial

TORONTO – Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) calls on the federal government to make funds available immediately for low-income seniors who lost their Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) due to CERB and CRB. Today’s Economic and…

December 14, 2021
Campaigns, Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), Federal Budgets, Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), Policy Advocacy, Press Release

ISAC to Standing Cttee on Finance: Support workers and low-income seniors, restore the GIS now / Restaurer le SRG maintenant

On Thursday, December 9, 2021, ISAC’s Senior Policy Analyst Devorah Kobluk appeared as a witness before the Standing Committee on Finance to speak to Bill C-2, An Act to provide further support in response to…

December 10, 2021
Campaigns, Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), Federal Budgets, Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), Policy Advocacy

Recommendations on Reforming Canada’s Employment Insurance Program: Submissions to the Federal Government

– 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…

November 25, 2021
Employment Insurance (EI), Migrant Workers, Policy Advocacy

Ontario’s 2021 Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review: Inadequate for Low-Income Ontarians

2021 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review: Inadequate for Low-Income Ontarians The 2021 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review was released on Thursday, November 5. It does not include meaningful investments or immediate action on…

November 9, 2021
Minimum Wage, Policy Advocacy, Provincial Budgets, Public Education, Social Assistance Rates
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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.