Do you support clients who applied for Canadian Pension Plan–Disability (CPP-D) benefits and were denied? Or who had their request for reconsideration declined? This webinar will help community workers understand the CPP-D reconsideration and appeal…
Many people who depend on Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support live in deep poverty. They may rely on panhandling to make ends meet, because their income assistance is inadequate to survive. However, for over…
The Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) is pleased that the Ontario Divisional Court has found that the Social Benefits Tribunal’s practice of issuing “boilerplate” reasons when denying a reconsideration breaches procedural fairness. In recent years,…
Since its announcement, the 2024 Federal Budget has continued to generate much conversation, speculation, and expectation. Now that the dust has settled, let’s look at what the Budget offers and misses from an income security…
The Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development recently held a consultation on a proposal to include a new 27 week job-protected medical leave in the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA). There are…
The Ontario Divisional Court granted the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) intervener status in Ministry of Community and Social Services v. Robinson-Cooke. This legal challenge concerns whether the strict training and accreditation requirements for the Guide…
The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) is a new dental coverage plan for people living on low incomes across Canada. It is the next step in ensuring that all Canadians have at least some level…
On Friday, April 26, ISAC sent the following letter to Minister Freeland and Minister Khera regarding the disappointing information announced about the Canada Disability Benefit in the 2024 Federal Budget. The letter was endorsed by…
To receive a post-secondary education, students living with disabilities require support and accommodation that costs more than what abled students need. Accordingly, students living with disabilities in Ontario rely on various grants to help finance…
The Ontario Court of Appeal granted the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) intervener status in Jacob v. Canada (Attorney General). This legal challenge concerns workers living with severe disabilities and their exclusion from receiving pandemic…
The Income Support Advocacy Centre is pleased that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has found that some provisions of the Safe Streets Act violate the freedom of expression and presumption of innocence of people who panhandle to survive,…
Last week, the Ontario government tabled a $214 billion budget for 2024-25, the largest in the province’s history. But if you are among the hundreds of thousands of low income working age Ontarians struggling to…