Income Security Advocacy Centre

ISAC works to address issues of income security and poverty in Ontario

Matthews Review of OW and ODSP

In December 2004, Deb Matthews, the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Community and Social Services, released her long-awaited report on social assistance with several recommendations for improving the system in ways that actually work for low-income people.

Read the Matthews Review of Employment Assistance Programs in Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program.

Read ISAC’s press release immediately following the Matthews Report

Read ISAC’s detailed response to the Matthews’ Report: The Matthews Report: Moving Towards Income Security