Municipal Elections are happening across the province on October 26! This is the perfect time to speak publicly about the importance of municipal and regional government support for people on social assistance and to ask…
SAVE THE DATE! Join us for Disability and Chill, a fun, welcoming, and educational community event for people with disabilities! Hosted by the ODSP Action Coalition, Legal Assistance of Windsor (LAW), Windsor-Essex Bilingual Legal Clinic…
ISAC recently submitted recommendations to the Department of Finance Canada in response to its consultation on proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act, focusing on proposed legislative changes to the Disability Tax Credit (DTC). The…
The 2026 Federal Budget comes at a time of heightened economic uncertainty. Canada is facing significant disruption from U.S. tariffs and ongoing threats of further trade action. Canada’s response must ensure that the costs of…
The Department of Finance is inviting submissions to its Pre-Budget Consultation in advance of the 2026 Federal Budget. This means it’s time to share your thoughts on what the federal government’s budget priorities for the…
ISAC Staff Lawyer Robin Nobleman was recently interviewed by Press Progress about the inadequacy of OW rates, problems with the low earnings exemption and clawbacks, ODSP application denial rates, and other issues facing social assistance…
On August 13, 2026, the Ontario government made changes to the rules about social assistance eligibility that may affect people with temporary status or no immigration status in Canada. Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario…
Between 2020 and 2022, many people received COVID-19 income support benefits from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). These income support benefits include the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), Canada Recovery Sickness…
ISAC Staff Lawyer Robin Nobleman was interviewed by the Toronto Star about recent changes to Ontario social assistance regulations. The article discusses new changes in availability of social assistance based on immigration status. Robin’s comments…
ISAC Staff Lawyer Robin Nobleman was interviewed by Ricochet Media about food security and income security, in particular the long-standing issues with Employment Insurance (EI). This article discusses the growing emergency for food banks, and…
The Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) is a new monthly federal benefit for people with disabilities who earn under a certain income and who maintain other eligibility requirements (such as being eligible for the Disability Tax…
This post was guest authored by Saloni Sohal, 2026 ISAC Summer Student The federal government has proposed changes to the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) that will make it easier for people with disabilities to access…