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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

Challenging CERB and CRB Overpayments: Webinar & Resources

On April 4, Nabila Qureshi, Staff Lawyer at ISAC, and Amy Brubacher, Staff Lawyer at Don Valley Community Legal Services, gave a workshop designed for community workers to help clients who are facing CERB and…

April 6, 2023
Access to Justice, Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), Government Benefits - General, Public Education
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ISAC’s Clinic Trainings on CPP-D Benefits & Appeals a Success

Throughout Autumn 2022, ISAC legal staff delivered several small group trainings on the basics of the Canada Pension Plan-Disability (CPP-D) benefit to more than 55 community legal clinic caseworkers working across Ontario. Our goal was…

January 18, 2023
CPP-D, Public Education, Social Security Tribunal

Ontario Budget 2023: Have your say!

The Government of Ontario has opened up its pre-budget consultation period for submissions from members of the public. This is a great time to share your thoughts on what should be included and prioritized in…

January 13, 2023
Provincial Budgets, Public Education

Impact of Proposed Changes to Earned Income Exemptions for ODSP – November 2022

On November 14, 2022, the Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review proposed changes to how earned income will be deducted from benefit cheques of people on the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) only. Note: These…

November 24, 2022
Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Provincial Budgets, Public Education, Social Assistance Rates

Changes to benefits aimed at rising cost of living (CLEO re-post)

NOTE: The following information was compiled and posted by Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) on November 4, 2022, and is being re-posted with permission. Sign up for CLEO’s mailing list here! Changes to benefits aimed…

November 10, 2022
Government Benefits - General, Minimum Wage, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Public Education, Special Diet Allowance, Workers' Rights

Provincial Election 2022 Round-up: May 30 – June 1, 2022

Every week during the election, we’ll post select info and articles featuring our work and the work of our clinic colleagues and community allies to help inform you about the issues at stake in the…

June 1, 2022
Provincial Elections, Public Education

Provincial Election 2022: Tools You Can Use

The 2022 Provincial Election was called on May 4, and Election Day is Thursday, June 2. We will update this post regularly with our materials, event recordings, links to the weekly round-ups, and more. Videos…

May 31, 2022
Provincial Elections, Public Education

Provincial Election 2022 Round-up: May 23 – May 27, 2022

Every week during the election, we’ll post select info and articles featuring our work and the work of our clinic colleagues and community allies to help inform you about the issues at stake in the…

May 27, 2022
Provincial Elections, Public Education

Provincial Election 2022: Income Security Questionnaire – Answered!

As part of ISAC’s election advocacy, we sent all four major parties 10 questions on important issues that affect people living on low incomes in Ontario. As of May 27, 2022, three of the four…

May 27, 2022
Provincial Elections, Public Education

Provincial Election 2022 Round-up: May 16 – May 20, 2022

Every week during the election, we’ll post select info and articles featuring our work and the work of our clinic colleagues and community allies to help inform you about the issues at stake in the…

May 20, 2022
Provincial Elections, Public Education

Provincial Election 2022 Round-up: May 9 – May 13, 2022

Every week during the election, we’ll post select info and articles featuring our work and the work of our clinic colleagues and community allies to help inform you about the issues at stake in the…

May 13, 2022
In the Media, Provincial Elections, Public Education
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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.