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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

Update on the Canada Disability Benefit – Summer 2023

On June 22, 2023, Bill C-22 received Royal Assent and became law. This is great news, but the important work of figuring out the details of the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) is just beginning. We…

August 31, 2023
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Disability Justice, Policy Advocacy, Poverty Reduction

Update on Bill C-22 (Canada Disability Benefit) – June 2023

On June 20, 2023, the Senate passed the House’s recommended changes to Bill C-22. Since both the House and the Senate approved Bill C-22 with the same text, the Bill now moves to Royal Assent.…

June 22, 2023
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Government Benefits - General, Poverty Reduction, Public Education
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Filling in the Gaps on Energy Affordability: New Report Gives Recommendations on Ending Energy Poverty for Northern Ontarians

Guest post by Zoé St Pierre, Student-at-Law at CELA In March 2023, the Low-Income Energy Network (LIEN) and Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) published Pathway Out of Energy Poverty in Northern Ontario, a report assessing…

May 16, 2023
Policy Advocacy, Poverty Reduction, Public Education, Social Assistance

Ontario’s strategies to end poverty will make life worse for low-income people post-pandemic | The Star

Low-income Ontarians entered the pandemic in distress and have disproportionately borne the brunt of the pandemic’s impacts. This would be the perfect time for Ontario to ensure a successful and complete recovery by making permanent…

July 29, 2021
In the Media, Policy Advocacy, Poverty Reduction

Important Survey on How Canada Measures Poverty: Jan 31 deadline

An important consultation is happening right now on the way that Canada measures poverty. The federal government has said that it will make the Market Basket Measure (MBM) Canada’s official poverty line, and will use…

January 21, 2019
Policy Advocacy, Poverty Reduction, Public Education

Federal government releases national Poverty Reduction Strategy

On Tuesday, August 21, the federal government released Canada’s first-ever national Poverty Reduction Strategy. Canada’s Poverty Reduction Strategy (CPRS), entitled Opportunity for All, sets targets and timelines for reducing poverty, puts in place a new…

August 28, 2018
Canada Child Benefit (CCB), Employment Insurance (EI), Federal Budgets, Indigenous Justice, Policy Advocacy, Poverty Reduction

Federal Budget 2018: Income Security Highlights

The federal Liberal government introduced its third budget last Tuesday, February 27. The Budget and all associated documents are available at this link: https://www.budget.gc.ca/2018/docs/nrc/2018-02-27-en.html Here are a few highlights on income security and related issues.…

March 6, 2018
Canada Child Benefit (CCB), Employment Insurance (EI), Federal Budgets, Housing, Indigenous Justice, Poverty Reduction, Public Education, Refugee Law

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

Ontario Budget 2017: ISAC response and analysis

More than 930,000 Ontarians continue to wait for incomes that give health and dignity: Other announcements bring much-needed change Ontario’s 2017 Budget does very little to address the deep poverty experienced by people relying on…

April 28, 2017
Employment Standards, Poverty Reduction, Public Education, Social Assistance Reform

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, Public Education

Cap-and-Trade: Protecting low-income communities

The provincial government’s Climate Change Action Plan and new cap-and-trade program aim to reduce greenhouses gases, address the impacts of climate change, and move Ontario to a lower-carbon economy. But it could also have unwanted…

May 9, 2016
Policy Advocacy, Poverty Reduction
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