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Income Security Advocacy Centre

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ISAC’s primary goal is to advance the systemic interests and rights of low-income Ontarians around income security programs and low-wage precarious employment. To reach our goals, we engage in various strategies: litigation, law and policy…

June 16, 2022
ISAC News
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In the Media: ‘I don’t know how long I can do this’: Disabled Ontarians still waiting on federal disability benefit, TVO 

ISAC’s Senior Policy Analyst Devorah Kobluk was interviewed for a TVO.org article on the topic of the Canada Disability Benefit. Read the full story on TVO‘s website here: https://www.tvo.org/article/i-dont-know-how-long-i-can-do-this-disabled-ontarians-still-waiting-on-federal-disability-benefit

June 21, 2022
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), In the Media

Yatar v. TD Insurance Meloche Monnex: Ontario Court of Appeal decision removes a barrier to accessing judicial review

Social assistance recipients have a statutory right to appeal certain decisions about their benefits to the Social Benefits Tribunal. However, there are some decisions that they cannot appeal. For example, decisions about access to “discretionary…

June 10, 2022
Access to Justice, Litigation

Statement on the results of the 2022 Provincial Election

Premier Ford’s newly elected government faces an electorate that has overwhelmingly voted in favour of raising social assistance rates, raising the minimum wage, and improving life for workers. Ontarians have delivered a mandate to this…

June 3, 2022
Provincial Elections

Provincial Election 2022 Round-up: May 30 – June 1, 2022

Every week during the election, we’ll post select info and articles featuring our work and the work of our clinic colleagues and community allies to help inform you about the issues at stake in the…

June 1, 2022
Provincial Elections, Public Education

Provincial Election 2022: Tools You Can Use

The 2022 Provincial Election was called on May 4, and Election Day is Thursday, June 2. We will update this post regularly with our materials, event recordings, links to the weekly round-ups, and more. Videos…

May 31, 2022
Provincial Elections, Public Education

The Political Hot Potato: Disability, Poverty, and Income Support

Guest post by Trevor Manson and Devorah Kobluk Broad popular support but no political movement Nearly nine-in-10 (89%) of Canadians are in favour of a Canadian Disability Benefit (CDB). An overwhelming majority also agree that…

May 30, 2022
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Policy Advocacy, Provincial Elections

Provincial Election 2022 Round-up: May 23 – May 27, 2022

Every week during the election, we’ll post select info and articles featuring our work and the work of our clinic colleagues and community allies to help inform you about the issues at stake in the…

May 27, 2022
Provincial Elections, Public Education

Provincial Election 2022: Income Security Questionnaire – Answered!

As part of ISAC’s election advocacy, we sent all four major parties 10 questions on important issues that affect people living on low incomes in Ontario. As of May 27, 2022, three of the four…

May 27, 2022
Provincial Elections, Public Education

Provincial Election 2022 Round-up: May 16 – May 20, 2022

Every week during the election, we’ll post select info and articles featuring our work and the work of our clinic colleagues and community allies to help inform you about the issues at stake in the…

May 20, 2022
Provincial Elections, Public Education

Provincial Election 2022 Round-up: May 9 – May 13, 2022

Every week during the election, we’ll post select info and articles featuring our work and the work of our clinic colleagues and community allies to help inform you about the issues at stake in the…

May 13, 2022
In the Media, Provincial Elections, Public Education

Provincial Election Town Hall on Decent Work and Income Security – Tuesday, May 17, 3:00 p.m.

Kensington-Chinatown Local Immigration Partnership Network presents: Provincial Election Town Hall on Decent Work and Income Security  Tuesday, May 17, 2022, 3:00 pm  Featured Speakers:  Deena Ladd, Workers Action Centre Sang-Hun Mun, Industrial Accident Victims Group of Ontario …

May 12, 2022
General, Provincial Elections, Public Education
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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.