On Friday March 18, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Yatar v. TD Insurance Meloche Monnex. The Income Security Advocacy Centre intervened in this case to highlight the perspective of social…
The Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC)*, Pro Bono Ontario, and law firm Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP have partnered on a public interest project: the “CERB/CRB Pro Bono Program.” This program will provide pro bono…
People who receive Canada Pension Plan Disability (CPP-D) benefits may be interested inand able to work to some degree but may have concerns about how this will impact theirbenefits. Our new info sheet on CPP-D…
Every federal budget cycle includes a period for public submissions well in advance of budget deliberations. The federal government first solicited submissions for Budget 2024 in August 2023 (you can read our August 2023 submission…
On June 22, 2023, Bill C-22 received Royal Assent and became law. We now have a Canada Disability Benefit Act. This is great news, but the important work of figuring out the details of the…
TORONTO, ON – A long-awaited constitutional challenge seeking to strike down the Safe Streets Act and end the criminalization of panhandling in Ontario will be heard in Superior Court starting Tuesday. Lawyers representing Fair Change,…
Ontario is in a state of unprecedented crisis. While the province recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic-induced shock on its socio-economic structure, Ontario’s low-income and vulnerable population have seen their poverty and marginalization increase in almost…
The Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) is currently in the process of being created. The Canada Disability Benefit Act passed into law in June 2023, and since then, government staff have engaged with people across Canada…
In 2019, three First Nations took the Canadian government to court to address drinking water advisories in their communities and in First Nations communities across Canada. A landmark settlement agreement was approved by the…
The Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) is hiring for a full-time Administrative Manager position. The Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) is a community legal clinic that specializes in advancing income security for Ontarians living with…
Social assistance is inadequate in Ontario. People who depend on Ontario Works or Ontario Disability Support Program live in deep poverty, and many do not have enough to afford food, rent, medicine and winter boots.…
The Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) is expanding our current legal team and is hiring for a full-time Staff Lawyer position. ISAC is a community legal clinic that specializes in advancing income security for Ontarians…