Governments should be investing in safe consumption sites, not tearing them down. Our "Scaling up Supervised Consumption Services" report looks at vulnerability created for people who use drugs by politically motivated decision making. Read it here: hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/scaling-u…

Closing supervised consumption sites in Ontario is a devastating step backward. We need to save lives, not cut services. Read our full statement here: tinyurl.com/HPAPSCS

Planning on submitting comments on how to improve the #CanadaDisabilityBenefit? Our Submissions Guide is here to help! It includes comments on several sections of the draft CDB regulations which you can copy and paste directly into the submissions website. incomesecurity.org/theres-still-t…

Reminder that our office is closed on Monday, September 2, to celebrate Labour Day. Solidarity Forever!

🔔 Ontario now requires all temp agencies and recruiters to have a license. 1️⃣ Agencies must be licensed. 2️⃣ Check their license status in a public database. 3️⃣ Easier to recover unpaid wages. 4️⃣ Bad agencies will lose their license. Learn more: workersactioncentre.org/agency-recruit…

Rent is skyrocketing, wages are falling, and groceries cost a fortune. The politicians and corporations causing this crisis want us to blame migrants as a distraction. Rising racism fuels more anti-migrant policies. We must UNITE and ACT September 12-15 MigrantRights.ca/Sept

MONTHLY MEETING TODAY! - VIRTUAL SEPTEMBER 4 2024 - 6:30-7:30 PM ET Health workers and trainees, please join us to learn about ongoing projects, engage with ongoing work, connect with others, liaise from other orgs or just listen Zoom link on the website + sent via the listserv

If PWD in BC (& Ont) marry or become common law, #disability benefits decrease based on partner's income due to archaic 'benefit unit' rules which can also trap PWD in abusive relationships. It's no coincidence close to 90% of #ODSP cases are single 🤷 cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

The deadline to make submissions about the Canada Disability Benefit is Sept. 23. ARCH is supporting Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) submissions, if you would like to contribute please consider following ISAC’s submission guide: incomesecurity.org/theres-still-t…

WRCLS is hiring a Staff Lawyer: Employment Law. If you'd like to apply and join our team please visit: bit.ly/JobsWRCLS

Say Yes to Immigrant Justice and No to Racism: Myths and Facts that Cut Through The Noise (Repost from Migrant Rights Network #StatusForAll) #StatusForAll incomesecurity.org/say-yes-to-imm…

The consultation on the #CDB draft regulations is ongoing. We made a Submissions Guide which you can use to copy & paste responses into the gov’s consultation website. Here are the 5 Key Points we made in case you don’t have time to read through the Guide incomesecurity.org/improving-the-…

CLEO is seeking part-time testers to help find errors in new access to justice tools called Guided Pathways. For more details, see the full posting here: cleo.on.ca/en/whats-new/j….

Time for the Ontario Government to do the right thing and make this move too! #CanadaDisabilityBenefit #EndODSPoverty

Take some time out of your day and read our new post about the Robinson Huron Treaty Settlement: The History of the Treaty, the Legal Case and Settlement, and the Impact on Social Assistance Recipients incomesecurity.org/robinson-huron…

The deadline to submit comments on draft #CanadaDisabilityBenefit regulations is this Monday, 11:59 pm EST, but don't wait! Use our thorough yet easy-to-use Submissions Guide to copy and paste recommendations into the gov's consultation site. Let's push to make the #CDB better!