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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

ISAC’s Forum on Income Security & The Election: Watch Here!

On Friday, April 22, 2022, ISAC held an online forum on Income Security & the Provincial Election. Moderated by Laurie Monsebraaten, panelists Lisa Gretzky, Mitzie Hunter, and Abhijeet Manay answered questions about fighting poverty in…

April 26, 2022
Public Education

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

OW and ODSP Rates and the OCB Fall 2021 / Les taux d’OT, du POSPH et de la POE l’ automne 2021

– la version française suit dessous – Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) rates have not increased this year. However, the Ontario Child Benefit (OCB), for people who have children, has been…

September 17, 2021
Ontario Child Benefit (OCB), Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Public Education, Social Assistance Rates

Eligible seniors set to receive increases in Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement

The federal government has announced increases to seniors’ benefits in the coming weeks. • OAS eligible older seniors set to receive $500 one-time payment during the week of August 16, 2021 • OAS and GIS…

July 14, 2021
Government Benefits - General, Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), Old Age Security (OAS), Public Education

2021 Ontario Budget: ISAC response and analysis / Budget de l’Ontario de 2021 : Réponse et analyse du CASR

A French version below/ Une version française ci-dessous Budget fails to tackle inequities worsened by COVID-19 pandemic and leaves low-income Ontarians behind In February of 2021, ISAC prepared submissions as part of the 2021 Ontario Budget…

April 6, 2021
Policy Advocacy, Provincial Budgets, Public Education, Social Assistance, Workers' Rights

2020 Fall Provincial Budget Consultation / Présentation des consultations sur le budget de l’automne 2020

Please note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, submissions to the Minister of Finance were delayed until the Fall 2020 Budget consultations. Our submission to the Ontario’s Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs in…

December 2, 2020
Policy Advocacy, Provincial Budgets, Public Education

OW and ODSP Rates and the OCB Fall 2020 / Les taux d’OT, du POSPH et de la POE l’ automne 2020

– la version française suit dessous – Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) rates have not increased this year. However, the Ontario Child Benefit (OCB), for people who have children, has been…

October 22, 2020
Ontario Child Benefit (OCB), Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Public Education, Social Assistance Rates

Virtual townhall on issues affecting people with disabilities during COVID-19

On April 7, 2020, Ontario Autism Coalition hosted a virtual town hall on COVID-19 hardships and its impact on the community of people with disabilities. Yola Grant, Executive Director of ISAC, presented on the federal…

April 21, 2020
Community Organizing, Disability Justice, Public Education

Have your say on Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy / donnez votre avis sur la Stratégie ontarienne de réduction de la pauvreté

** Français ci-dessous ** The provincial government is conducting consultations for a new poverty reduction strategy for Ontario. Have your say! ISAC has provided a . Informed by ongoing consultation with our community partners on issues relevant…

March 30, 2020
Employment Standards, General, Minimum Wage, Policy Advocacy, Public Education, Social Assistance

Accessing Income Support in the wake of COVID-19 / L’accès au soutien du revenu en raison de la COVID-19 (Updated September 23, 2020)

This document lists several income support programs that may be available to Ontario residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. This information is changing rapidly and we recommend that you check with the relevant government’s website for…

March 26, 2020
Canada Child Benefit (CCB), Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB), Employment Insurance (EI), General, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Public Education, Social Assistance

OW and ODSP Rates and the OCB March 2020 / Les taux d’OT, du POSPH et de la POE Mars 2020

– la version française suit dessous – Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) rates have not increased this year. However, the Ontario Child Benefit (OCB), for people who have children, has been…

March 10, 2020
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.