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Health Providers Against Poverty issue open letter on necessary action for the next Poverty Reduction Strategy
First Nation issues eviction notice to City of Vancouver after City tries to evict people who are homeless
Inclusive zoning: Vancouver’s done it, can Toronto be next?
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OW & ODSP Rates and the Ontario Child Benefit We have prepared a new rates sheet that shows changes in OW and ODSP rates and the Ontario Child Benefit. The new rates will be in…
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Poverty is “a structural issue, which requires substantive government involvement, resources, vision and leadership.”
Star editorial: Wynne’s pledge to tackle poverty needs fleshing out
Generating additional revenue and big movement on poverty reduction might be possible:
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Budget Re-introduced: More Comment Required The new Ontario government re-introduced the 2014 provincial Budget yesterday – the same Budget that was originally introduced on May 1. The Budget includes a social assistance rate increase, with proportionally…
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Former WSIB chair says Ontario’s workers’ compensation system is under attack from within
A letter to the editor outlines more problems in the WSIB system
Ontario’s housing crisis is also a health crisis
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International Monetary Fund report issues stark warning to corporate and individual tax cheats
Here’s the IMF press release and link to the report
Great piece on why people who are poor can’t just “get a job”
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“It’s nuts” that social assistance programs across Canada don’t provide enough for healthy food
Thousands denied federal disability benefits waiting more than a year for new federal tribunal appeal hearings
Changes to temporary foreign worker program announced today
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We sent three separate questionnaires to four parties – the Greens, the Liberals, the NDP, and the Progressive Conservatives. The questions are about issues related to Ontario Works (OW), the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP),…
Immigrant seniors to be denied equal access Right now, the House of Commons and a committee of the Senate are reviewing a federal government Bill that will deprive elderly immigrants of equal access to benefits…
Special Section: Ontario Election 2014
Poverty is missing in the provincial election campaign
Greg DeGroot-Maggetti says the campaign cannot overlook poverty reduction
ISAC’s Ontario Election 2014 materials – Election Kit, Candidate Questions, etc
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Election Day in Ontario is June 12. Issues that affect low-income Ontarians are important to talk about during provincial election campaigns. That’s because provincial government action can go a long way toward making life better…
What does it mean for social assistance? We wanted to follow-up to our email last week about the 2014 Budget and its implications for people receiving social assistance. That’s because we got some emails asking when people…