ISAC’s Senior Policy Analyst Devorah Kobluk was quoted in an article by Press Progress about changes to the employment services model which are part of the province’s plan to modernize of social assistance. Read the…
– la version française suit dessous – Federal Budget 2022 Analysis: People with disabilities forgotten; Workers wait for paid sick days and EI reform Income security and poverty alleviation Overall, this budget does not offer…
ISAC’s Senior Policy Analyst Devorah Kobluk was interviewed for an article in The Hill Times about pandemic benefits interactions with regular benefits, which resulted in a loss of GIS for thousands of seniors who then…
ISAC calls on the government to raise social assistance rates and to maintain social assistance recipient’s access to health and other benefits for the duration of the pandemic. From April to December 2021, the government…
On Friday February 25, 2022, ISAC’s Senior Policy Analyst Devorah Kobluk appeared as a witness before the Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology to speak to Bill C-12, An Act to amend the…
– la version française suit dessous – Informed by ongoing consultation with our community partners on issues relevant to our mandate, ISAC has made the following nine recommendations for the Spring 2022 budget: Invest in…
UPDATE – March 4, 2022: Bill C-12 passed without amendment and received royal assent on March 3, 2022. This is an important victory for low-income seniors who have accessed temporary pandemic benefits and may need…
TORONTO – Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) calls on the federal government to make funds available immediately for low-income seniors who lost their Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) due to CERB and CRB. Today’s Economic and…
On Thursday, December 9, 2021, ISAC’s Senior Policy Analyst Devorah Kobluk appeared as a witness before the Standing Committee on Finance to speak to Bill C-2, An Act to provide further support in response to…
– la version française suit dessous – This year the federal government launched consultations on reforming Canada’s Employment Insurance Program. It represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to improve EI and address the EI program’s longstanding failures…
2021 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review: Inadequate for Low-Income Ontarians The 2021 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review was released on Thursday, November 5. It does not include meaningful investments or immediate action on…
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…