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Accessing Disability Benefits in Ontario
Many people receiving welfare in Ontario should be getting higher paying disability benefits, but its program design continues to create barriers to accessing benefits.
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Reforming Disability Benefits in Ontario
In 1998, when both Ontario Works and ODSP programs were created, people with disabilities were promised they would be taken off welfare; so far it is not the case.
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Social Assistance Review Promised for Ontario
As part of the provincial poverty-reduction strategy, the Ontario government is promising a review of both its Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support programs.
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Ontario Job Losses Lead to Crisis
Mass job losses are leading to significant economic shifts in Ontario, putting more families into low paid unstable work or welfare, which is leading to a major crisis!
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Ontario's Poverty Reduction Plan Unveiled
The Ontario Government's new poverty-reduction plan has attracted both praise and criticism as it aims to reduce poverty in children by 25% over the next five years.
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Special Diet Fight Hits the Courts
The right to eat well and stay healthy should not be a fight for thousands of Ontarians with medical conditions that live in poverty. But, that fight has just begun.
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ODSP - What's In It For Me?
The new Ontario Disability Supports Plan. The philosophy behind the document appears progressive, but will this comprehensive program lead to better lives for people with disabilities?
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Ontario Poverty Strategy Too Late
While the Ontario Government's child poverty-reduction strategy is a welcome initiative, community groups are concerned that the poorest of the poor will be left behind.
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Niagara Region Spins its Wheels on Transit
Politicians have been concerned about the loss of young people who leave Niagara Region. While part of the reason is lack of jobs, many leave due to transportation costs.
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