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 …
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Ontario COVID-19 Child Benefit: Funding for Children, Youth and Students
Apply before May 17, 2021– Funding for Children, Youth and Students The Ontario government is providing financial support to families in Ontario with learners to help with additional costs during the COVID-19 pandemic, through a benefit called the Ontario COVID-19 Child Benefit. This funding is in addition to the Support for Learners Program that was …
Employment Opportunity: ISAC is hiring Legal & Admin Assistant
ISAC is seeking a full-time Legal and Administrative Assistant. This is a permanent, full time, unionized position. The preferred start date is late May/early June. WHAT YOU’LL DO The primary role of Legal and Administrative Assistant is to provide litigation support to legal staff, as well as administrative assistance to program staff and management. As …
2021 Ontario Budget: ISAC response and analysis / Budget de l’Ontario de 2021 : Réponse et analyse du CASR
A French version below/ Une version française ci-dessous Budget fails to tackle inequities worsened by COVID-19 pandemic and leaves low-income Ontarians behind In February of 2021, ISAC prepared submissions as part of the 2021 Ontario Budget consultations. ISAC’s 2021 Provincial Budget Consultation submission made recommendations for investments under three priority areas: Justice for Workers, Income Security …
2021 Federal Pre-Budget Consultations Submission / Consultations prébudgétaires fédérales de 2021
ISAC made the following six recommendations for the Spring 2021 Federal budget: Legislate 7 employer-paid sick days under the Canada Labour Code Recommendation #1 – Legislate 7 days of paid sick leave under the Canada Labour Code. Legislate an additional 14 days of paid sick leave during declared pandemics. Reform Employment Insurance into a decent …
2021 Provincial Budget Consultation / Présentation des consultations sur le budget de 2021
ISAC has made a submission to the Minister of Finance. Informed by ongoing consultation with our community partners on issues relevant to our mandate, our submission includes recommendations on: Investing in Justice for Workers: • Recommendation #1 – Legislate paid sick leave: Legislate 10 Personal Emergency Leave days in the Employment Standards Act, 2000, including …
2020 Fall Provincial Budget Consultation / Présentation des consultations sur le budget de l’automne 2020
Please note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, submissions to the Minister of Finance were delayed until the Fall 2020 Budget consultations. Our submission to the Ontario’s Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs in January 2020. Read ISAC’s Fall 2020 Budget Consultation Submission below: English / French
OW and ODSP Rates and the OCB Fall 2020 / Les taux d’OT, du POSPH et de la POE l’ automne 2020
– la version française suit dessous – Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) rates have not increased this year. However, the Ontario Child Benefit (OCB), for people who have children, has been increased slightly with inflation. The increase to OCB came into effect in July 2020. As in past years, we have …
ISAC Annual Report / Rapport annuel 2019-2020
– la version française suit dessous – The past year has been a difficult one for ISAC and it certainly ended with a bang in the form of CoVid-19. This year’s Annual Report is testament to the fact that, despite budget cuts and pandemics, the ISAC staff, management and Board remain committed to pursuing access …
Income Security Advocacy Centre and Parkdale Community Legal Services welcome the Supreme Court’s landmark decision for gig workers
Media Release Toronto: In a ground-breaking decision released this morning, the Supreme Court of Canada made it easier for workers to challenge unfair contractual terms imposed by companies that hire them, whether or not they are in a formal employment relationship. The court sided with Uber drivers and reached a decision that addresses the concerns …
Open Letter addressing protections for injured workers during COVID-19
On June 3, 2020, ISAC sent a letter to Minister Monte McNaughton, who is Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development. The letter expresses concerns about the inadequate level of protections for injured workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and the negative impacts this will have on the health of people in Ontario. To view this …
