Thousands rally at Queen’s Park for workers’ rights and $15 minimum wage
Social assistance rates in Ontario are up. Here’s what it actually means
Hennessy and Himelfarb: Basic Income is coming to Ontario: Now what?
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Radio: What the 1.5% increase for ODSP rates actually means
Joe Fiorito’s last column, as he hangs up his hat after 17 years
Daily Bread’s annual Toronto hunger report highlights growing need among older adults
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The provincial government is moving forward on creating a basic income pilot program.What is a “basic income”? And what could it mean for people on social assistance? Join us for a webinar that explores some…
Policy Options: Ontario social assistance doesn’t meet basic human needs
It’s time to Fix the Gap
Ontario Throne Speech – government announcement
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The Ontario government is reviewing the Employment Standards Act and the Labour Relations Act for the first time in decades. The two Special Advisors leading the Changing Workplaces Review issued an Interim Report on July…
The provincial government increased Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) rates in the 2016 Ontario Budget. As in past years, we’ve created a rates sheet to give people an idea of what…
ISAC is hiring a staff lawyer for a permanent full-time position The primary role of the staff lawyer is to undertake strategic litigation aimed at expanding the legal rights, remedies and benefits available to low…
Nearly half of Canadians spend all or more of their take-home pay
Premier Wynne prorogues legislature; new session to start Monday with Throne Speech
Poverty reduction advocate pleads to the Premier for Bill 185
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CUPW gives 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post
Province must fund child care to tackle gender wage gap, says report
Let us keep more money, Ottawa disability advocates tell province
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Broadbent Blog: On reconciliation, the government can and must do more
Flexible, versatile workers will be key for future job types: World Economic Forum Report
Climate change and health: Extreme heat is a silent killer
Video: ODSP recipient in London can’t afford to pay his hydro bill
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Heat wave baking people with low incomes in Niagara
Climate change prompts Hamilton to modify its heat bylaw for apartments
Sweltering Toronto tenants still wait for maximum heat law
Poverty has a drastic impact on health, especially in rural Ontario
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Rural Ontario in crisis due to high hydro rates
Ontario wage-theft victims lost $28 million to poor enforcement
Advocates say “hands off our assets” and raise allowable employment earnings in OW and ODSP
Letter to the editor: It’s clear that injured workers are being treated unfairly by the WSIB
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