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Min. Qualtrough: Restore the GIS for low-income seniors now! / Rétablir le Supplément de revenu garanti (SRG) pour les aînés à faible revenu!

October 28, 2021

Today, ISAC, along with over 100 organizations from across Canada, called on Minister Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Disability Inclusion, to address the issue of CERB-GIS benefits interaction which has resulted in low-income working seniors experiencing a reduction or complete loss of their GIS benefit. Specifically, we are calling on Minister Qualtrough …

Filed Under: Community Organizing, General, Policy Advocacy Tagged With: Access to Justice, Canada Emergency Response Benefit, Guaranteed Income Supplement, Social Assistance General

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

March 30, 2020

** 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 to our mandate, we make the following recommendations: Connecting people to good jobs: Recommendation #1: Ensure sufficient funding, inter-ministerial collaboration …

Filed Under: Blog, General, Policy Advocacy, Public Education Tagged With: Employment Standards, enews, Minimum Wage, Social Assistance General

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)

March 26, 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 updated information. – La version française de ce document est disponible en téléchargement ici –   Introduction COVID-19 is a …

Filed Under: Blog, General, Public Education Tagged With: Canada Child Benefit, Canada Emergency Response Benefit, Canada Emergency Student Benefit, CERB, CESB, Employment Insurance, enews, ODSP, Ontario Disability Support Program, Ontario Works, Social Assistance General, WSIB

Have your say on Ontario’s 2020 Budget / donnez votre avis sur le budget de l’Ontario 2020

January 21, 2020

** Français ci-dessous ** Time for Justice: Have your say on Ontario’s 2020 Budget Ontario’s Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs is conducting Pre-Budget Consultations. ISAC appeared at the Standing Committee’s hearings and provided a . Informed by ongoing consultation with our community partners on issues relevant to our mandate, we make the following recommendations for the 2020 budget: …

Filed Under: General, Policy Advocacy Tagged With: Access to Justice, Auditor General, Employment Standards, enews, Minimum Wage, Provincial Budgets, Social Assistance General, Social Assistance Rates

ODSP expenditures have increased because the program is better meeting the needs of Ontarians with disabilities: ISAC responds to the Auditor General’s Report

December 6, 2019

On December 4, 2019, the Auditor General released an audit of the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP). ODSP is a critical program that provides monthly income supports and health benefits to low-income persons with disabilities who have no other means to pay for their basic necessities such as food and shelter. The focus of the …

Filed Under: Blog, General, Policy Advocacy Tagged With: Auditor General, enews, Ontario Disability Support Program, Social Assistance General, Social Assistance Rates, Social Assistance Reform

Benefit for Children To Be Cut from OW/ODSP

May 16, 2019

We have recently learned that the Ontario government plans on eliminating a benefit that allows some parents on Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Program to feed and clothe their children. The Transition Child Benefit provides up to $230 per child per month to parents on OW or ODSP who are not eligible for the …

Filed Under: Policy Advocacy, Public Education Tagged With: Canada Child Benefit, enews, Ontario Child Benefit, Social Assistance General, Transition Child Benefit

Defend Disability!

May 8, 2019

In November of last year, Minister MacLeod announced her intention to change the definition of disability that her ministry uses to determine if a low-income person is eligible for ODSP benefits. This is just one of a number of other changes that were announced at that time. Minister MacLeod’s proposal would make the definition more …

Filed Under: Policy Advocacy Tagged With: enews, Social Assistance General, Social Assistance Reform

S.A. v. Metro Vancouver Housing: Supreme Court Decision Preserves Access to Social Programs after Inheritance

January 28, 2019

In an important decision released on January 25, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed that families can make arrangements to ensure that, after their death, their loved ones with disabilities will be financially supported while at the same time maintaining access to much-needed social services and housing. Background on the Case Families often …

Filed Under: Litigation Tagged With: Henson Trust, Social Assistance General

100 Days: Take Action Before November 8!

September 19, 2018

The new Ontario government recently announced that they will reveal a new direction for social assistance, based in part on “compassion for people in need,” after a 100-day review. Take action now to help ensure their November 8 announcement moves Ontario’s social assistance programs – Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) …

Filed Under: Community Organizing, Policy Advocacy Tagged With: enews, Human Rights, Indigenous justice, Social Assistance General, Social Assistance Reform

Helping people with mental health disabilities access ODSP: An expert report on the complexity of mental health treatment in Ontario

August 30, 2018

– la version française suit dessous – People with mental health disabilities face particular barriers in accessing Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) benefits. A new report by a group of medical experts from University of Toronto’s Collaborative Mental Health Care Working Group will help applicants establish their eligibility for ODSP benefits. To qualify as a …

Filed Under: Litigation, Public Education Tagged With: mental health, Social Assistance General

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