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ISAC works to address issues of income security and poverty in Ontario

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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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In the Media: “Centralize, digitize, privatize: unpacking Ontario’s welfare reforms”, CCPA’s Monitor Mag

ISAC’s Senior Policy Analyst Devorah Kobluk was interviewed for an article in The Monitor, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives online magazine, on the topic of the modernization of social assistance. Read the full story…

May 10, 2022
In the Media, Social Assistance Reform
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In the Media: “What should happen to minimum wage?”, CBC’s Ontario Today

ISAC’s Workers’ Rights Organizer Dave Bush was a guest on CBC’s Ontario Today to discuss minimum wage in the context of the 2022 Provincial Election. You can listen to the segment by clicking here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-45/clip/15911390

May 9, 2022
In the Media, Minimum Wage, Workers' Rights

New! ISAC’s Provincial Election 2022 Participation Guide Just Released! / Nouveau! Le guide de participation aux élections provinciales 2022 du CASR vient d’être publié!

The Provincial Election is coming up on Thursday June 2, 2022! Time to get informed, get active, and get out and vote when the time comes. Our Provincial Election 2022 Participation Guide includes information on:…

May 3, 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.