Minimum Wage and Workers’ Rights
Income Security: A Roadmap for Change
Ontario Pre-Budget 2018
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The deadline to provide feedback to the Ministry of Community and Social Services on the Roadmap for Change report passed on January 5. But that’s not the end of the opportunity to have your say.…
Tomorrow, show your support for workers facing bully bosses! The minimum wage has gone up to $14 an hour starting January 1st! But some businesses have responded by cutting paid breaks and shifts, firing workers,…
In the spring of 2017, the federal government acted on complaints from across the country by hiring a consultant to carry out a review of the Employment Insurance appeals process. That consultant’s report has now…
Being on social assistance draws more spite than race, colour, gender… but not more than being Muslim: survey
ISAC and Steering Committee on Social Assistance feedback submission on “Income Security: A Roadmap for Change”
The CRA “picks on people who can’t defend themselves,” says single mother battling agency
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The new report called “Income Security: A Roadmap for Change” was released in November, as we have mentioned in previous emails. The provincial government is looking for feedback on the Roadmap report by January 5,…
An important new report called “Income Security: A Roadmap for Change” provides community members, advocates, and decision-makers an important opportunity to push for major new investments and transformation in Ontario’s income security system, including social…
Income Security Reform: A Roadmap for Change
Proposed welfare reform plan includes 22% boost to payments:
On welfare reform, Ontario urged to “just do it”
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Dear Friends of ISAC, Our allies at the Fight for $15 & Fairness have announced a victory today for Ontario workers – see the email below. Legislation that will improve the wages and working conditions…
Where can you go when government benefit programs discriminate against you? The Supreme Court of Canada will be hearing an important case about that issue on November 28, 2017. The Government of Canada is responsible…