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Over 230 social service organizations ask Ford to double ODSP and OW rates

Over 230 social service organizations ask Ford to double ODSP and OW rates

Over 230 groups — including food banks, legal aid clinics and other poverty reduction advocacy groups — asked the Ford government to double social assistance rates in a letter the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) r ...

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25.07.2022 Andy Takagi 0 0
Low demand and spending on social services could be caused by pandemic relief, expert says

Low demand and spending on social services could be caused by pandemic relief, expert says

Ontario underspend nearly $600 million on social assistance in the last fiscal year. ...

Jobs and Employment, News, Social Services, Justice and Society, Taxes and Benefits
20.07.2022 Andy Takagi 0 0
ODSP and OW reform pivotal for poverty reduction: advocates

ODSP and OW reform pivotal for poverty reduction: advocates

Ford and the PCs' campaign manager have hinted at the need for fixing the province’s social assistance programs. ...

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10.06.2022 Andy Takagi 0 0
ODSP recipient, advocates criticize low disability support rate promises from major parties

ODSP recipient, advocates criticize low disability support rate promises from major parties

The PCs committed to a five per cent ODSP rate increase, the lowest of all the major parties. ...

News, Politics and Election 2022, Social Services, Justice and Society
09.05.2022 on22 Andy Takagi 0 0
Lisa MacLeod calls cops on autism program protestors outside campaign office

Lisa MacLeod calls cops on autism program protestors outside campaign office

MacLeod has been the target of multiple protests for the overhaul of the autism program in 2019. ...

News, Politics and Election 2022, Social Services, Justice and Society
03.05.2022 Andy Takagi 0 0
Most Ontario families get more from provincial government than they put in: analysis

Most Ontario families get more from provincial government than they put in: analysis

Ontario families earning less than $76,296 were "net beneficiaries" of provincial services and payments. ...

Government, Government Finance and the Economy, News, Social Services, Justice and Society, Taxes and Benefits
21.04.2022 Charlie Pinkerton 0 0
How Ontario did — and didn’t — just get closer to a child-care deal

How Ontario did — and didn’t — just get closer to a child-care deal

At long last, the Ontario government submitted an action plan. ...

Government Finance and the Economy, News, Social Services, Justice and Society
09.03.2022 Charlie Pinkerton 0 0
'We have tried everything': Transports displaying autism wait lists to tour Ontario

‘We have tried everything’: Transports displaying autism wait lists to tour Ontario

The trucks will drive around Ontario until the provincial election in June. ...

News, Social Services, Justice and Society
07.03.2022 Jack Hauen 0 0
Autism program wait list has had 'major emotional and economic consequences for some families': researcher

Autism program wait list has had ‘major emotional and economic consequences for some families’: researcher

Many families are "in a state of crisis" during COVID-19 pandemic. ...

News, Social Services, Justice and Society
14.02.2022 Sneh Duggal 0 0
Fullerton acknowledges government was 'a little slow' in autism program rollout

Fullerton acknowledges government was ‘a little slow’ in autism program rollout

An advocate doubts the minister's claim that the autism program's "core services" will have 8,000 enrolments by fall. ...

News, Social Services, Justice and Society
03.02.2022 Sneh Duggal 0 0
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