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…
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
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
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The federal Budget announced on March 22 does very little to address the poverty and income inequality that Canadians are experiencing right now. The Budget did announce important investments over time in key areas like…
Ontario housing minister vows to boost rent control after CBC Toronto tenancy series
NDP proposes bill to expand rent controls to all buildings
PEI’s social assistance rates are well below the cost of healthy food
Food insecurity: Community gardens, subsidized housing not answers – what matters is income
Ontario Labour Minister speaks to business group, places hopes on Changing Workplaces Review
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International Women’s Day – March 8 – StatsCan on gender pay gap: Women earn 87 cents to men’s dollar
Ontario Works and ODSP aren’t enough to live on, Toronto residents say
No firm estimates on costs to raise a family proving a problem for government: Report
Alternative Federal Budget 2017: High Stakes, Clear Choices
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On March 14-15, the Ontario Court of Appeal will hear three appeals challenging the mandatory victim surcharge. Every person who is convicted of a criminal offence in Canada is required to pay a “victim surcharge”,…
No Fixed Address: Rental market for Torontonians on disability “absolutely horrible”
Hydro rates to drop 17%, but Ontarians will pay for it later
Vulnerable Ontarians to see significant reductions in their electricity bills
Big changes considered for Ontario workplaces
Filing taxes brings major benefits to people on low incomes
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Wages are falling in Canada’s low-end jobs
Prescription from ER doctor: Expand public dental programs
OCBCC: Three ideas to build a better future for child care in Ontario
Ontario legislature resumes with a focus on Hydro
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Ontario is proving that taxing the one per cent works
Critics tired of foot dragging on WSIB discrimination against injured workers making mental stress claims
Ontario Liberals eyeing hydro rate cut in the range of 8 percent – including changes to global adjustment and using tax base to cover low-income electricity subsidies
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Ontario utilities continue to threaten disconnection during winter
New benefits called “game changers” for ending child poverty
Ottawa should suspend refugee pact with US, Harvard report says
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Greater enforcement of hate speech laws needed in Canada
Asian job seekers face disadvantage even when they have higher degrees, study finds
Report: Exclusions from minimum employment standards cost workers millions in lost wages
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