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Historic breakthrough for $15 and Fairness

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…

May 31, 2017
Community Organizing, Employment Standards, Minimum Wage

URGENT: Call your MPP right NOW! 

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!…

May 16, 2017
Community Organizing, Employment Standards, Policy Advocacy

Media & Policy News: 5 May 2017

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
[…]

May 5, 2017
Media and Policy News E-list Archive

Ontario Budget 2017: ISAC response and analysis

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…

April 28, 2017
Employment Standards, Poverty Reduction, Public Education, Social Assistance Reform

Media & Policy News: 27 April 2017

Budget
Basic Income
Housing and Homelessness
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April 27, 2017
Media and Policy News E-list Archive

Ontario’s Basic Income Pilot Project: What will it mean for people on social assistance?

– la version française suit dessous – Earlier this week, the Ontario government announced its Basic Income Pilot Project. The government has not yet provided all the details about how the pilot project will work,…

April 27, 2017
Basic Income, Public Education

Media & Policy News: 21 April 2017

Housing
Basic Income
Social Assistance
[…]

April 21, 2017
Media and Policy News E-list Archive

Wage Theft? Time to Fight Back!

Workers owed money from Able Translations Ltd. are fighting to get their pay. We need your help to reach out to other interpreters and translators that may be owed money from Able Translations. Able Translations…

April 10, 2017
Community Organizing, Employment Standards

Media & Policy News: 7 April 2017

Ontario ends onerous reviews for disabled people on welfare
Advocate says Ontario’s social assistance programs need to do more
Toronto’s ‘gig economy’ fueled by young workers starved for choice
Business group discovers being good is good for business
[…]

April 7, 2017
Media and Policy News E-list Archive

New ODSP Medical Reviews Start This Month

The Ministry of Community and Social Services is putting in place a new medical review process that will be a big improvement for people on ODSP. Starting this month, all medical reviews will be done…

April 7, 2017
Medical Reviews, Policy Advocacy, Social Assistance

Media & Policy News: 30 March 2017

You shouldn’t have to do your taxes to get benefits
Brantford City Council votes to van use of temp agencies to hire City workers
Bankruptcy study points to worsening income inequality in Ontario

March 30, 2017
Media and Policy News E-list Archive

Media & Policy News: 24 March 2017

Federal Budget 2017: Building a Strong Middle Class
The budget that could have been
Saskatchewan redesigning welfare programs to get “able-bodied” people off the dole
Housing groups want BC to double welfare cheques
[…]

March 24, 2017
Media and Policy News E-list Archive
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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.