Ontario is in a state of unprecedented crisis. While the province recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic-induced shock on its socio-economic structure, Ontario’s low-income and vulnerable population have seen their poverty and marginalization increase in almost…
The Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) is currently in the process of being created. The Canada Disability Benefit Act passed into law in June 2023, and since then, government staff have engaged with people across Canada…
In 2019, three First Nations took the Canadian government to court to address drinking water advisories in their communities and in First Nations communities across Canada. A landmark settlement agreement was approved by the…
The Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) is hiring for a full-time Administrative Manager position. The Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) is a community legal clinic that specializes in advancing income security for Ontarians living with…
Social assistance is inadequate in Ontario. People who depend on Ontario Works or Ontario Disability Support Program live in deep poverty, and many do not have enough to afford food, rent, medicine and winter boots.…
The Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) is expanding our current legal team and is hiring for a full-time Staff Lawyer position. ISAC is a community legal clinic that specializes in advancing income security for Ontarians…
NOTE: The following information was compiled and posted by Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) on December 6, 2023, and is being re-posted with permission. Sign up for CLEO’s mailing list here! As 2024 approaches, it’s time to look…
Ontario’s social assistance system is in the midst of a “modernization” process that aims to “build a more responsive, efficient, and person-centred” system. The modernization process essentially involves two parts – Social Assistance Renewal (SAR)…
The Government of Ontario has opened up its pre-budget consultation period for submissions from members of the public. This is a great time to share your thoughts on what should be included and prioritized in…
On October 23, 2023, Adrian Merdzan, ISAC Staff Lawyer, joined a panel of experts on an Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development webinar to discuss the Canada Disability Benefit. Adrian joined the first of two…
On November 2, the Ontario Government released the 2023 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review, titled “Building a Strong Ontario Together”. Aside from a provision for low‐income seniors, the Review contains glaring omissions in recognizing…
Tomorrow, Nabila Qureshi and Anu Bakshi, ISAC Staff Lawyers, and Anna Rosenbluth from the Clinic Resource Office (CRO) will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada in an important case concerning access to judicial review…