It’s time to tear down the “welfare wall” for persons with disabilities
Freeing our people: Updates from the long road to deinstitutionalization
Sudbury to review discretionary benefits for OW and ODSP recipients
Lawsuit takes on WSIB for rejecting “chronic mental stress” claims
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Star editorial: Wynne government should dump cruel panhandling ban
Reducing Canada’s workplace gender gap would add $150 billion to GDP
Calgary outpaces Toronto and Vancouver as Canada’s least-affordable city for low-income residents
Safe Streets Act to be challenged in court
The CRA is keeping tax cheat data secret, breaking minister’s commitment
Meat prices set to rise by up to 9% this year even as other groceries take less of a bite
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The offices of the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) will be closed on Wednesday, June 21, in honour and recognition of National Aboriginal Day. “We have described for you a mountain. We have shown you…
More Canadians seeking CPP disability benefits have denials overturned on appeal
Average hourly wages in Canada have barely budgeted in 40 years
Canadians owe $1.67 for every $1 of household disposable income, StatsCan says
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Our allies at the Fight for $15 and Fairness are kicking off their summer campaign today to ensure victory for workers. Take action and spread the word to make sure that the gains that have…
The Ontario government recently announced details of its Basic Income Pilot Project. ISAC held a webinar on basic income last October, which examined the idea of basic income and some of the opportunities and risks,…
Big changes are in store for workers in Ontario! The Ontario government recently announced a package of reforms to the laws that govern the quality of work in Ontario. These changes are coming thanks to…
Action Alert! Our allies with the Fight for $15 and Fairness need your support. Please take 15 minutes to call your MPP right NOW! Tell them we need a $15 minimum wage and decent work!…
On International Workers Day, migrant workers are still precarious and unsupported
Federal Liberals suspend tax audits of political charities
Case for Canada’s infrastructure bank not compelling, researchers warn
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More than 930,000 Ontarians continue to wait for incomes that give health and dignity: Other announcements bring much-needed change Ontario’s 2017 Budget does very little to address the deep poverty experienced by people relying on…