Workplace violations widespread in Ontario, says Changing Workplaces Review interim report
Editorial: Province should protect workers from being fired without cause
Editorial: Migrant workers deserve better
Pensioner in Bancroft left in the dark after Hydro pulls the plug
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Injured workers are routinely cut off WSIB benefits by improper rulings
Canada Child Benefit cheques hit mailboxes and bank accounts this week
Three positive steps toward ending poverty in Canada – CCB, GIS top-up and ACB
Meanwhile, child care is becoming a privilege only upper-income Canadians can afford
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Canada Child Benefit will fight poverty – as long as provinces co-operate
WSIB stands by its use of “paper doctors” after calls for ombudsman probe
First Nations leaders leery of announcement on child welfare
Incomes of Canadian seniors and singles stagnant in 2014
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What will and won’t be delivered, including benefit cheques and other payments, if Canada Post locks out CUPW workers
Fewer workers getting help from the WSIB for serious injuries
Debilitating illness leaves Toronto man struggling to get by on ODSP
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Canadians getting priced out of fresh fruit and vegetables
WSIB critics say spending cuts are devastating injured workers
Angus Reid poll: Canadians believe there are two sets of rules, one for the rich and one for everyone else
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IMF study says austerity policies do more harm than good
Who’s earning minimum wage? Ontarians!
ACORN Canada urges federal government to follow US lead on tackling payday lending
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Record 171,360 Ontario households on 2015 affordable housing waitlist; four-year average wait
Study: Increase housing affordability – by raising social assistance rates and reducing housing costs – and the need for emergency shelter space will fall
Broadbent Blog: Indigenous children and racial discrimination as fiscal policy
CRA is denying the Disability Tax Credit to eligible Canadians with disabilities
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CCPA study on Indigenous child poverty finds 60% of First Nations children on reserves live in poverty; Indigenous children twice as likely to live in poverty as non-aboriginal children
Migrant worker program “worse than slavery” as injured workers sent home without treatment
Ontario Association of Food Banks: What happens when the safety net fails?
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Ontario’s soaring poverty gap is starkest for single adults as welfare rates stagnate
People on social assistance are actually worse in worse shape now than under Harris
Successful strike by Tibetan food terminal workers sets a precedent and highlights precarious work
Stats Can survey of job vacancies shows virtually all in-demand jobs in Canada are low-paid positions
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May Day Op-Ed: Ontario’s labour laws are failing vulnerable workers
New data shows Canada is a class-divided nation
Manitoba Liberals call on federal government to ensure all children – even those without a social insurance number – get access to the new Canada Child Benefit
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