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“My dreams are shattered”: Immigration Program Shut Down Within Hours Leaving Thousands of Migrant Care Workers Stranded

MEDIA RELEASE: Migrant Rights Network is calling on the government to stop the caps and exclusions and ensure permanent resident status for all. Toronto & Vancouver, March 31, 2025 – Migrant care workers across Canada…

March 31, 2025
Campaigns, Migrant Workers, Press Release, Workers' Rights
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Another Year with NO Relief: Ontario Works Recipients Left to Live on $733 per month (Press Release)

TORONTO, ON – Social assistance rates for Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) recipients will increase today, but Ontarians struggling to get by on Ontario Works (OW) will see no increase to their social assistance incomes…

July 31, 2024
Campaigns, Disability Justice, Ontario Works (OW), Poverty Reduction, Press Release, Social Assistance Rates

Important Legal Victory: Safe Streets Act Provisions Struck Down for Violating Charter Rights

The Income Support Advocacy Centre is pleased that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has found that some provisions of the Safe Streets Act violate the freedom of expression and presumption of innocence of people who panhandle to survive,…

April 4, 2024
Human Rights, Litigation, Press Release

Constitutional Battle to End Criminalization of Panhandling Goes to Court – Fair Change Joint Press Release

TORONTO, ON – A long-awaited constitutional challenge seeking to strike down the Safe Streets Act and end the criminalization of panhandling in Ontario will be heard in Superior Court starting Tuesday. Lawyers representing Fair Change,…

February 2, 2024
Human Rights, Litigation, Press Release
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Press Release: Annual Social Assistance Rates Sheet Released, Too Little For ODSP Recipients and No Increase for OW Recipients

TORONTO, ON – Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) recipients will see a slight increase to their July social assistance cheques due to an inflation-related increase to basic needs and maximum shelter allowances. The Income Security…

July 7, 2023
Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Press Release, Social Assistance Rates
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Press Release: Bill C-22 (Canada Disability Benefit) Passed by the House, Moves Closer to Becoming Law; Appeal Rights Enshrined

TORONTO, ON – The Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) applauds members of the House of Commons for passing the long-awaited Bill C-22 (Canada Disability Benefit). The Bill will now return to the Senate for final…

June 15, 2023
Access to Justice, Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Disability Justice, Press Release
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Press Release: ISAC Urges Provincial Government to Fund Increases to Social Assistance Rates and Invest in People Living on Low Incomes

TORONTO, ON – Today the Ministry of Finance released its 2022 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review.  While the Economic Outlook included some announcements that will improve the lives of some people living on low…

November 14, 2022
Press Release, Provincial Budgets, Social Assistance Rates
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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

Income Security Advocacy Centre and Parkdale Community Legal Services welcome the Supreme Court’s landmark decision for gig workers

Media Release Toronto: In a ground-breaking decision released this morning, the Supreme Court of Canada made it easier for workers to challenge unfair contractual terms imposed by companies that hire them, whether or not they…

June 26, 2020
Litigation, Press Release, Supreme Court of Canada, Workers' Rights

Virtual Press Conference: Income Security During COVID 19

On April 8, 2020 Arash Ghiassi, lawyer at Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC), hosted a press conference on ISAC’s open letter addressing income insecurity and assistance during the COVD-19 pandemic in Ontario. The letter demanded…

April 21, 2020
Policy Advocacy, Press Release, Social Assistance

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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.