Robinson Huron Treaty Settlement: The History of the Treaty, the Legal Case and Settlement, and the Impact on Social Assistance Recipients

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…

September 19, 2024

Indigenous Justice, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Public Education, Supreme Court of Canada, Truth and Reconciliation

First Nations Drinking Water Settlement & OW and ODSP Exemptions

In 2019, three First Nations took the Canadian government to court to address drinking water advisories in their communities and in First Nations communities across Canada. A landmark settlement agreement was approved by the…

December 18, 2023

Indigenous Justice, Public Education, Truth and Reconciliation

ODSP and Indigenous Persons / Le POSPH et les personnes autochtones

– la version française suit dessous – Improving Access to ODSP for Indigenous Persons with Disabilities: A new resource to support ODSP applications and appeals The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples…

October 12, 2017

Human Rights, Indigenous Justice, Litigation, Public Education, Social Assistance, Truth and Reconciliation

National Aboriginal Day June 21 – A Call to Action

The offices of the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) will be closed on Wednesday, June 21, in honour and recognition of National Aboriginal Day. “We have described for you a mountain. We have shown you…

June 19, 2017

General, Indigenous Justice, Truth and Reconciliation