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Impact of Proposed Changes to Earned Income Exemptions for ODSP – November 2022

On November 14, 2022, the Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review proposed changes to how earned income will be deducted from benefit cheques of people on the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) only. Note: These…

November 24, 2022
Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Provincial Budgets, Public Education, Social Assistance Rates

Submission to HUMA Committee re: Bill C-22 (Canada Disability Benefit)

Bill C-22, An Act to reduce poverty and to support the financial security of persons with disabilities by establishing the Canada disability benefit and making a consequential amendment to the Income Tax Act, is currently…

November 17, 2022
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Government Benefits - General, Policy Advocacy
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Press Release: ISAC Urges Provincial Government to Fund Increases to Social Assistance Rates and Invest in People Living on Low Incomes

TORONTO, ON – Today the Ministry of Finance released its 2022 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review.  While the Economic Outlook included some announcements that will improve the lives of some people living on low…

November 14, 2022
Press Release, Provincial Budgets, Social Assistance Rates

Changes to benefits aimed at rising cost of living (CLEO re-post)

NOTE: The following information was compiled and posted by Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) on November 4, 2022, and is being re-posted with permission. Sign up for CLEO’s mailing list here! Changes to benefits aimed…

November 10, 2022
Government Benefits - General, Minimum Wage, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Public Education, Special Diet Allowance, Workers' Rights
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Education Workers and the Fight for Decent Work 

55,000 education workers in Ontario are in the midst of bargaining for better working conditions and wages. On Sunday, the government announced their intentions to legislate away these workers’ right to strike and unilaterally impose…

October 31, 2022
Employment Standards, Workers' Rights
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In the Media: “Doug Ford’s math on social assistance doesn’t add up”, Op-Ed, Toronto Star

The ODSP Action Coalition and ISAC wrote an op-ed for the Toronto Star about the province’s problematic social assistance math and urged the government to solve the real problem: legislated poverty for people on ODSP.…

October 31, 2022
In the Media
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ISAC calls on government to use strong financial position to raise OW rates immediately

On October 27, 2022, the Financial Accountability Office (FAO) released its Economic and Budget Outlook, Fall 2022. It details the FAO’s projection of the Ontario government’s fiscal position, specifically that with unexpected and increased income,…

October 28, 2022
Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Provincial Budgets, Social Assistance Rates

Bill C-22 regarding the Canada Disability Benefit passes second reading; moves to committee phase (Updated Oct 25, 2022)

October 20: Earlier this week, Bill C-22, the federal bill regarding the Canada Disability Benefit, passed second reading in the House of Commons. It has now been referred for study to the Standing Committee on Human Resources,…

October 20, 2022
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB)

ISAC 2023 Federal Budget Submission

ISAC made the following five recommendations for the 2023 Federal budget: Recommendation 1 – Implement the 10 employer-paid sick days that were legislated in Bill C-3. Fix Bill C-3 by removing the accrual model and…

October 10, 2022
Federal Budgets

OW and ODSP Rates and the OCB as of September 2022

This marks the fourth year the provincial government did not make any increases to Ontario Works (OW) benefit rates. However, the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) benefit rates have increased by 5%. Families with children…

September 27, 2022
Ontario Child Benefit (OCB), Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Social Assistance Rates
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In the Media: “Ontario expands role of private firms in welfare jobs programs”, Globe and Mail

ISAC’s Senior Policy Analyst Devorah Kobluk was interviewed for the Globe and Mail regarding changes to the province’s delivery of employment services. Read the full article by clicking here. Note: article is behind a paywall.

September 23, 2022
In the Media, Social Assistance

ISAC 2021-2022 Annual Report

ISAC released its 2021-2022 Annual Report today. The Annual Report includes 2021-2022 Impact Highlights and a review of our work over the last year, including law and policy reform and advocacy, systemic litigation, public interest…

September 14, 2022
General, ISAC News
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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.