The Robinson Huron Treaty Settlement is a settlement agreement between different levels of government and several First Nations, which has come out of a unique and important court case on treaty obligations. The settlement agreement…
NOTE: The following information was compiled and posted by Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) on September 18, 2024, and is being re-posted with permission. Sign up for CLEO’s mailing list here! In June 2024, the Homeowner Protection Act…
*Note: This post was originally drafted by the Migrant Rights Network and was posted with permission and with minor edits for length Parliament returns next week! This is why on September 12-15, we are taking…
There are just under two weeks left in the consultation period for feedback on the new Canada Disability Benefit (CDB)! The consultation is open until September 23. We have done a line-by-line analysis of the…
The Canada Disability Benefit Act was passed in the House of Commons in Spring 2023, but the details of the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) are still being worked out by government staff. We are currently…
As of July 2024, Ontario Works (OW) sees no increase or inflation-based adjustment. For the sixth year and counting, OW rates have remained the same despite the ongoing impacts of high inflation on the cost…
The federal government has announced the next step in the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) rollout. ISAC attended a public meeting on June 26, 2024, where Economic and Social Development Canada (ESDC) staff shared that they…
ISAC staff members Anu Bakshi and Asif Khan recently co-authored an article published in Policy Options, the digital magazine for the Institute for Research on Policy Policy (IRPP), about a small change with big implications…
On June 6, Anu Bakshi, Staff Lawyer at the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC), and Erik Bornmann, Director of Guided Pathways at CLEO, gave a workshop designed for frontline/community workers to learn more about the…
Do you support clients who applied for Canadian Pension Plan–Disability (CPP-D) benefits and were denied? Or who had their request for reconsideration declined? This webinar will help community workers understand the CPP-D reconsideration and appeal…
The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) is a new dental coverage plan for people living on low incomes across Canada. It is the next step in ensuring that all Canadians have at least some level…
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…