Consultation for the upcoming federal budget is open until May 22! Our reccs include: Fix the DTC, make the CRA work for low-income people, broaden EI access & adequacy, invest in income security & self-determination of Indigenous Peoples. Read our full sub here: incomesecurity.org/isac-federal...

ODSP rates will go up by 1.9% starting in July for the 2026 inflation-based adjustment. There's no inflation-based adjustment for OW rates, meaning the actual OW amount received *decreases* in value again, as it has every year for 8 years now. ISAC annual rates sheet coming soon.

Our take on Ontario's 2026 Budget: It offers a familiar promise of protection, but for whom? Take a look at our full analysis, including a review of social assistance spending (or not spending, as the case may be with OW), OSAP cuts, privatization & more. incomesecurity.org/budget-2026-...

The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision today in Kanyinda is a huge win for substantive equality in access to benefits. ISAC Staff Lawyers Robin Nobleman and Adrian Merdzan are honoured to have been part of this important case. More analysis to come soon. decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-...

New Law Times article on the major win at Div Court in Bokhari v. Top Medical Transportation Services. ISAC Staff Lawyer Nabila F. Qureshi who represented the client along with Richa Oza (DVCLS) and Anna Rosenbluth (CRO) is quoted on the decision's importance. www.lawtimesnews.com/news/general...

Ontario Budget consultations end in two days! We have organized our reccs in the most straightforward way we could think of: Ontarians Need More Income; Ontarians Need to Keep Their Money; & Ontarians Need Stability, Safety, and Opportunity. Read our sub here: incomesecurity.org/ontario-budg...

If you're interested in what social assistance rates look like in Ontario, here's an excellent summary by @incomesecurityon.bsky.social Could your family get by on this? incomesecurity.org/wp-content/u...

The continued collection attempts against people who received CERB and other pandemic benefits shows a punitive logic that doesn’t fit the scale of the alleged transgressions. @incomesecurityon.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Ever wondered "Can I get ODSP if I get an inheritance?" - Check out this great @cleolegalrights.bsky.social resource on ODSP, inheritance, and how gifts in general are considered under the income and assets rules for ODSP www.cleo.on.ca/en/publicati...

Looking for something to do with your last few hours at work before the holidays? Check out our website to see what we've been up to for the last few months! There's news on recent litigation, media hits, govt submissions (including one on ON's Poverty Reduction Strategy) & more! incomesecurity.org

Today is the last day to submit your thoughts to the Dept of Finance on your priorities for the upcoming federal budget. ISAC's pre-budget reccs are posted on our website here: incomesecurity.org/federal-budg...

Ontario's first five-year plan to reduce poverty, from 2020, has been a flop. How can the next one be stronger? By The Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC). #onpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

ISAC's social assistance rates sheet has been updated for July 2025 and is now posted to our website here: incomesecurity.org/ow-and-odsp-...

Throughout the summer, we'll be promoting helpful resources and materials on the #DisabilityTaxCredit and the #CDB every week. Check out our first Summer CDB Spotlight on the #DTC Help Sheet, created by the Disability Alliance of BC

Our 2025 ON Budget Analysis "Budgeting Our Way Into More Inequality: ON Spends Billions on Rebates While Social Safety Nets Crumble" is posted! No surprises: ON's budget projections keep lowballing the funding needed to maintain existing social assistance programs. incomesecurity.org/budgeting-ou...

Action Alert: The #CanadaDisabilityBenefit is meant to support disabled Ontarians who live on very low incomes in part because #ODSP is so low. It's NOT meant to save Ontario money. The Premier needs to commit to no clawbacks ASAP. Send your reps a letter now! incomesecurity.org/campaigns/te...

Got questions about how, where, when, and why to vote in the upcoming Federal election? We've got you covered! Check out our latest website post here: incomesecurity.org/federal-elec...

All parties involved in the constitutional challenge brought forward by The Neighbourhood Group Community Services (TNGCS) and two individual Applicants against Ontario's Community Care and Recover Act will reconvene at the request of the Court today. We will be live-posting from this account.

Temporary EI measures were recently announced by the Federal Gov & are set to last from three mths to a year, but calls for permanent changes continue to be ignored. Justice For Workers' No One Left Behind campaign is one way to get involved right now. Read more: incomesecurity.org/temporary-im...

Pssst... We've made a small update to the Guide to Health Benefits to include new Canadian Dental Care Plan eligibility dates throughout May. Re-download it, share it, let us know what you think.

New Resource Alert! Check out our new Guide to Health Benefits in Ontario. It aims to connect people living on low incomes to publicly funded programs that cover or subsidize the cost of prescription medicines, eye care, & dental services. Download at the link: incomesecurity.org/new-resource...

This week ISAC received good news for several of our clients, saw important policy work move forward, helped facilitate an ON-wide coalition mtg & released new materials. All this on top of a great election forum & various panel appearances. We're grateful to be able to do this work!

The National Conference of Equity and Racial Justice is happening in two weeks! Anu Bakshi, Staff Lawyer, will be moderating a workshop on Income trends, on March 19th. Register for the three day conference, in-person or online, here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/cnerj-nati...

New Resource: Tip Sheet for Healthcare Practitioners on the Disability Tax Credit incomesecurity.org/new-resource...

Great minds think alike! We've been talking about this in our office all week. Ricardo from CCPA makes the point that EI couldn't help most workers during mass disruption, which is why CERB was created. EI needs an overhaul to better support all workers. www.thestar.com/opinion/why-...

Have you joined the campaign to make sure that the #CanadaDisabilityBenefit gets put into place? With parliament paused & fed election looming, the #CDB is at risk. The PM and federal decision-makers must urgently #GuaranteeTheCDB. Send a letter today! win.newmode.net/marchofdimes...