Securing access to affordable and stable housing without forgoing other necessities has become increasingly challenging for low-income Ontarians. Many organizations, from both the private sector and front-line agencies, are advocating […]
The following information has been prepared to help inform a local response to the Social Assistance Review. Background & Summary of Issues – This document provides background about the social […]
The survey is available HERE. This survey is being used to collect feedback about improvements that could be made to the social assistance system in Ontario. Please note that some […]
Some groups and organizations have opted to facilitate their own community conversations to collect feedback for the Social Assistance Review. The Guelph & Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination has […]
On February 2nd, 2012 the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario released Discussion Paper 2: Approaches for Reform. This paper advances dialogue with Ontarians which began in […]
Poverty Free Ontario has put out two important documents in response to Discussion Paper 2 released by the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario earlier this month. […]
On February 13, 2012, the Metcalf Foundation released a report on the working poor in the Toronto Region. The report considers employment trends in Toronto, Ontario, and Canada, poverty rates […]
On February 6, 2012, Campaign Ontario 2000, a cross Ontario coalition of over 60 organizations committed to working together to end child and family poverty in Canada, released its 2011 […]
The Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario has released Discussion Paper 2: Approaches for Reform and What We Heard: A Summary of Discussion on Social Assistance. You […]
