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Short-Term OW and ODSP Rule Changes: 2010

The Social Assistance Review Advisory Council (SARAC) has issued a report to the Minister of Community and Social Services about changes to Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) rules that could make…

March 1, 2010
Policy Advocacy, Social Assistance Reform

Ending Poverty in Ontario: Community Project Profiles

Windsor Our partner, Legal Assistance of Windsor, decided to focus the project initially in two low-income neighbourhoods. Following our workshop in June 2008, they continued meeting with social housing residents in the two neighbourhoods and…

January 12, 2010
Community Organizing, Poverty Reduction Strategy

Ontario Auditor General’s Report Underlines Need for Social Assistance Reform

Whether he meant to or not, the auditor general’s December 7th analysis of OW/ODSP let a dysfunctional social assistance system off the hook, instead laying blame with the people who have nowhere else to turn to for basic support.

The ensuing debate risks losing sight of the simple fact that when it comes to social assistance, it’s not the people who are the problem.

December 11, 2009
Policy Advocacy, Social Assistance Reform

Advisers aim to fix Ontario’s welfare ‘quagmire’

Laurie Monsebraaten The Toronto Star Ontario has appointed the head of Toronto’s Daily Bread Food Bank to head a panel of anti-poverty advocates to advise the government on a long-awaited review of its welfare system,…

December 2, 2009
Policy Advocacy, Social Assistance Reform

Welfare reform creeps at snail’s pace

Bronwen Sims calls it Ontario’s “work disincentive program.” The 35-year-old woman, who suffers from bipolar disorder and fibromyalgia, has been living in poverty on Ontario’s disability support program for the past 10 years while doctors help her battle alcoholism, depression and severe panic attacks related to her mental illness.

November 30, 2009
Policy Advocacy, Social Assistance Reform

Five benchmarks for social assistance

Times of crisis are also times for tough decisions, as Finance Minister Dwight Duncan said in his economic statement last week. The province has already made the tough but smart decision to stick with its economic stimulus plan. Standing firm on the commitment to early learning is another tough but smart choice.

The next bold move the government must make is to stick to its guns on a comprehensive review of Ontario’s broken social assistance system.

October 27, 2009
Policy Advocacy, Social Assistance Reform

FACT SHEET: ODSP Adjudication of Addictions

People with addictions to drugs and / or alcohol may now be eligible for benefits from the Ontario Disability Support Program. Background: Until now, people who have disabling conditions caused only by drug and /…

August 15, 2009
Public Education, Social Assistance

ISARC on ISAC’s “Bold Review” Forum

On June 23, 2009, the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) held a forum on the government’s upcoming review of the provincial social assistance system. This review is part of Ontario’s new Poverty Reduction Strategy and was restated in the 2009 budget.

August 13, 2009
Policy Advocacy, Social Assistance Reform

Media Toolkit – Contact Your Local Media

The media in your community is an important way to get the message out. Local newspapers and radio stations are read and listened to by many people in your community. The stories they cover –…

July 16, 2009
Community Organizing, Policy Advocacy, Social Assistance Reform

Bold Review Forum Kicks off the Conversation

Crystal Chin knows well the problems associated with the current Social Assistance system. As a young adult with cerebral palsy, Crystal receives benefits from the Ontario Disability Support Program. But these benefits are inadequate, both…

June 30, 2009
Policy Advocacy, Social Assistance Reform

The Government’s Social Assistance Review Commitment

The Ontario government  included the Social Assistance Review in its Poverty Reduction Strategy in Chapter 4: Smarter Government. The commitment reads: “We will undertake a review of social assistance with the goal of removing barriers…

June 15, 2009
Policy Advocacy, Poverty Reduction Strategy, Social Assistance Reform

The Government’s Poverty Reduction Legislation

On May 6, the Ontario legislature unanimously passed Bill 152: The Poverty Reduction Act.

This legislation is particularly significant because it acknowledges that poverty is not inevitable and that government can and should create policy to reduce poverty.

There are 3 key facets of the legislation.

June 15, 2009
Policy Advocacy, Poverty Reduction Strategy
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This site contains general legal information for people in Ontario, Canada. It is not intended to be used as legal advice for a specific legal problem. ISAC is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization. ISAC is funded by Legal Aid Ontario (LAO). The funding for this website is also provided by LAO. The views expressed in any of ISAC’s publications (including written, oral, or visual) are the views of the clinic and do not necessarily reflect those of LAO.