In order to sponsor certain family members to come to Canada, sponsors have to establish that they have the “minimum necessary income” as required by Canada’s immigration regulations. The income requirement prevents low income people…

Led by the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO), tenant advocates and a group of homeless and inadequately housed individuals commenced a Charter application arguing that Ontario and Canada have violated the Charter by failing…

This case was about whether or not the law allows the Director of ODSP and the Social Benefits Tribunal to waive collection of overpayments in particular circumstances. For many years, people were able to appeal…

ISAC co-counselled with the Grey-Bruce Community Legal Clinic in a Divisional Court appeal of a decision denying ODSP benefits. The issue involved the type of new medical evidence that the Social Benefits Tribunal and the…

In 2006, the Ontario government overhauled the eligibility rules for the Special Diet Allowance, a benefit available to Ontario Works and ODSP recipients who face extra costs because of special dietary needs. Many recipients found…

In 2011/2012, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario held a disciplinary hearing involving Dr. Wong. The case had to do with the manner in which Dr. Wong completed Special Diet Allowance application forms.…