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Older Adult Homeowners Beware: This Housing Scam is on the Rise (ACE re-post)

Guest post by Karen Steward, Sarah Tella, and Kimber-lee Wargalla, from the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE), one of ISAC’s sister clinics. It was originally published in their Fall 2023 newsletter, and has been…

August 3, 2023
Housing, Public Education
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Press Release: Annual Social Assistance Rates Sheet Released, Too Little For ODSP Recipients and No Increase for OW Recipients

TORONTO, ON – Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) recipients will see a slight increase to their July social assistance cheques due to an inflation-related increase to basic needs and maximum shelter allowances. The Income Security…

July 7, 2023
Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Press Release, Social Assistance Rates
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ODSP and OW Rates and OCB as of July 2023

For the fifth year in a row, Ontario Works (OW) incomes remain stagnant and well below the official poverty line for every family type. The provincial government did not make any increases to OW benefit…

July 7, 2023
Government Benefits - General, Ontario Child Benefit (OCB), Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Social Assistance Rates

Update on Bill C-22 (Canada Disability Benefit) – June 2023

On June 20, 2023, the Senate passed the House’s recommended changes to Bill C-22. Since both the House and the Senate approved Bill C-22 with the same text, the Bill now moves to Royal Assent.…

June 22, 2023
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Government Benefits - General, Poverty Reduction, Public Education
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Press Release: Bill C-22 (Canada Disability Benefit) Passed by the House, Moves Closer to Becoming Law; Appeal Rights Enshrined

TORONTO, ON – The Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) applauds members of the House of Commons for passing the long-awaited Bill C-22 (Canada Disability Benefit). The Bill will now return to the Senate for final…

June 15, 2023
Access to Justice, Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Disability Justice, Press Release

Update on Bill C-22 (Canada Disability Benefit) – May 2023

On Thursday May 18, 2023, the Senate passed Bill C-22 with the amendments adopted by the SOCI Committee. This is welcome news! The amendments that were added to the Bill will make it so that:…

May 25, 2023
Access to Justice, Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Disability Justice
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Filling in the Gaps on Energy Affordability: New Report Gives Recommendations on Ending Energy Poverty for Northern Ontarians

Guest post by Zoé St Pierre, Student-at-Law at CELA In March 2023, the Low-Income Energy Network (LIEN) and Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) published Pathway Out of Energy Poverty in Northern Ontario, a report assessing…

May 16, 2023
Policy Advocacy, Poverty Reduction, Public Education, Social Assistance

Tell the Senate to Pass a Stronger Bill C-22!

ARCH Disability Law Centre, the Income Security Advocacy Centre, and many other community legal clinics and advocates across Ontario have closely followed the progress of Bill C-22 – Canada Disability Benefit Act as it has…

May 9, 2023
Access to Justice, Campaigns, Disability Justice
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ISAC in the Senate on Bill C-22 (Canada Disability Benefit)

Bill C-22 (Canada Disability Benefit) has been moving through Parliament over the last several months. The purpose of the Bill is to create a new federal income benefit for people with disabilities. The Bill initially…

April 14, 2023
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Disability Justice, Government Benefits - General, Policy Advocacy

Challenging CERB and CRB Overpayments: Webinar & Resources

On April 4, Nabila Qureshi, Staff Lawyer at ISAC, and Amy Brubacher, Staff Lawyer at Don Valley Community Legal Services, gave a workshop designed for community workers to help clients who are facing CERB and…

April 6, 2023
Access to Justice, Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), Government Benefits - General, Public Education

Ontario Budget 2023: Designed to Balance the Books on the Backs of Ontario’s Poorest During a Worsening Affordability Crisis

On Thursday, March 23, following Finance Minister Bethlenfalvy’s Speech from the Throne, the Provincial 2023-2024 Budget was introduced. Released shortly after the three-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Budget contained few provisions to support…

March 30, 2023
Employment Standards, Government Benefits - General, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Policy Advocacy, Provincial Budgets, Social Assistance
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Statement on Government Cuts to Life-Saving Healthcare Program Serving Uninsured People

ISAC is profoundly disappointed that the Ontario Government plans to end a vital program that provides OHIP coverage to uninsured people living in Ontario. This program successfully improves health outcomes and reduces financial hardship for…

March 28, 2023
Disability Justice, Human Rights, Migrant Workers
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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.