February 18, 2007
Ottawa's transit committee is recommending the city continue a program that gives transit users with disabilities a discounted bus pass. The committee is also recommending that there be no universal...
Keywords: Disability, Ontario
February 18, 2007
The Toronto city council is proposing a bylaw to outlaw panhandling in tourist areas but according to a short legal outline by the Wellesley Institute, Are the poor allowed to ask for help? an anti-...
Keywords: Panhandling, Ontario
January 7, 2007
A little over a year ago the Ontario McGuinty Government cut the Special Diet Policy under which huge numbers of people on welfare were able to obtain a little more money for food each month....
Keywords: Disability, Foodbanks and Food, Welfare, Ontario
January 6, 2007
In November, Toronto marked the 500th death of a homeless person at a monthly ceremony by adding names to a stark memorial in front of the Holy Trinity Anglican Church that lists the names of people...
Keywords: Homelessness, Ontario
November 8, 2006
The Hands Off Campaign has been working to stop the clawback of child benefits for those on social assistance. In Ontario, the provincial government clawbacks the majority of the federal tax benefit...
Keywords: Children and Youth, Organizing, Welfare, Ontario
November 3, 2006
Ontario has increased the maximum monthly welfare cheque by 2% this month for Ontario Disability Support Program recipients and Ontario Works recipients. The Ontario Social Assistance Rate Increase (...
Keywords: Disability, Organizing, Welfare, Ontario
November 3, 2006
The campaign for living wages has gathered momentum with bills sponsored by NDP members in both the federal Parliament and the Ontario legislature to increase the minimum wage to $10/hour. The just-...
Keywords: Workers' Rights, Ontario
September 5, 2006
The Wellesley Institute has launched the Blueprint to End Homelessness in Toronto. It is focused on outcomes: more affordable housing, less homelessness, and stronger and healthier communities. The...
Keywords: Homelessness, Ontario
September 5, 2006
The Ontario government has promised that cheques will start going out in November to the 19,000 people who were left impoverished by backlogs in the Ontario Disability Support Plan (ODSP). In May,...
Keywords: Disability, Ontario
September 5, 2006
New "smart meters" being installed in some neighborhoods are supposed to encourage energy conservation by holding residents accountable for the amount of electricity they use, but because low-income...
Keywords: Utilities, Ontario
July 10, 2006
http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca - this Ontario Government website has information on immigrating to Ontario.
Keywords: Immigrants and Refugees, Ontario
July 7, 2006
The Toronto Disaster Relief Committee (TDRC) has a number of links about 2006 annual Street Count including the full report, a backgrounder, policy papers.
Keywords: Homelessness, Ontario
July 5, 2006
"Street Health is an innovative, community-based health care organization providing services to address a wide range of physical, mental and emotional needs in those who are homeless, poor and...
Keywords: Disability, Homelessness, Ontario
June 11, 2006
As the cost of living in Toronto increased and the amount of income assistance available decreased, many of Ontario's poor were struggling to survive. However, through research, the Ontario Coalition...
Keywords: Foodbanks and Food, Welfare, Ontario
June 8, 2006
Ontario's ombudsman is calling on the province to pay millions to disabled people who have been denied support payments because of government delays. Read the 38 page Ombudsman's report (in PDF), a...
Keywords: Disability, Ontario
May 4, 2006
The City of Toronto held a "Street Needs Assessment" on April 19th. The Toronto Disaster Relief Committee (TDRC) has a long history of being opposed to this method of counting homeless people. In the...
Keywords: Homelessness, Ontario
May 4, 2006
The City of Toronto held a "Street Needs Assessment" on April 19th. The Toronto Disaster Relief Committee (TDRC) has a long history of being opposed to this method of counting homeless people. In the...
Keywords: Homelessness, Ontario
May 4, 2006
Ontario Coalition Against Poverty's OCAP WOMEN OF ETOBICOKE brings the poor, unemployed, and youth together. We defend each other against Landlords, Bosses and Government who are attacking poor...
Keywords: Organizing, Ontario
February 11, 2006
A report provides evidence of Ontario children being humiliated if unable to pay their school fees. The report argues that these fees are not only difficult on low income families, but are also...
Keywords: Children and Youth, Education, Ontario
February 8, 2006
Nominate Someone Today for a Social Justice Award. The Centre for Social Justice searches every year to recognize those who have devoted their time and energy to the pursuit of social justice. "We...
Keywords: Organizing, Ontario
