After nearly 15 years in the same location, ISAC will be moving into new space as of December 18. Our new address will be: 1500 – 55 University Avenue Toronto, Ontario M5J 2H7 We’ve been…
New York City’s welfare chief defends high welfare rolls “because we care about people”
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2016 is coming: Make reconciliation with Indigenous peoples your new year’s resolution
Ontario Association of Food Banks’ Hunger Report
Editorial: Quebec’s punitive welfare changes are worrying
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ISAC has a new website! Visit us at www.incomesecurity.org!
5 lessons we can learn from seven years of poverty reduction in Ontario – anniversary this week
Cole: Queen’s Park is failing hungry Ontarians
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In 2008, the Ontario government committed to reviewing the social assistance system as part of its Poverty Reduction Strategy. Since then, many recommendations have been made for reforming the system. But, as yet, the government…
The Special Diet Allowance is available to Ontario Works and ODSP recipients who have medical conditions which require a therapeutic diet. Qualifying medical conditions are listed on a Schedule in the ODSP Regulations, with corresponding…
Budget increases to OW and ODSP rates come into effect
Increases won’t be enough to lift Oxford residents out of poverty
ISAC’s new rate sheet
BC Welfare Food Challenge runs November 3 to November 9
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The Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) does not require applicants to be permanently disabled in order to qualify for benefits. This aspect of the program is very important because it means that those who are…
Sheila Block blog: What Ontario should expect from the new federal government
Caledon: Ottawa must get serious about poverty reduction
Roy Romanow Op-Ed: The time has come for universal pharmacare
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As we reported last month, the government recently announced that it had reconsidered its plans to eliminate the $100 ODSP Work-Related Benefit, and six other employment benefits in OW and ODSP, and replace them with…
Are you registered to vote? Use this online tool to be sure:
Election 2015: ISAC’s list of key issues and where the parties stand:
Campaign 2000 report: Mapping Child Poverty: A Reality in Every Federal Riding
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If you’re not one of the 3.6 million Canadians who voted in the advance polls, you may still be wondering who to vote for. We’ve compiled a list of quick facts on key issues as…