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Social assistance ripe for overhaul, forum participants hear
The Toronto Star reports on a forum on social assistance review that heard that current welfare rules penalize and punish recipients and need to be overhauled.
Annual report shows office delivers 'big value on small budget,' Ombudsman says
Ombudsman Ontario reports on the office's achievements, including the probe of the Special Investigations Unit and inquiries that improved newborn screening, the province's lotteries, and the...
Migrant families argue immigration fee discriminates against impoverished refugee claimants
The Toronto Star reports that three migrant families have argued in federal court that the $550 fee for humanitarian and compassionate applications infringes on their constitutional and charter...
Adjudication boards show increasing commitment to human rights
The Ontario Human Rights Commission reports that recent settlements of complaints with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing show an emerging...
In a safe haven, refugees still feel need to remain unknown
In an article to mark World Refugee Day, the Toronto Star reports that refugees who have fled to Canada from violence in their homelands depend on remaining anonymous for their security.
Web site to feature news, information about Social Assistance Review
The Income Security and Advocacy Centre (ISAC) has launched a web site that will feature updates on the Social Assistance Review, promised by the Ontario government when the Poverty Reduction...
Online 'hub' carries information and news about province-wide housing consultation
The Wellesley Institute and the Housing Network of Ontario have created a web site, stableandaffordable.com, that is regularly updated...
Woman Abuse Council seeking survivors, supporters for Latin American advisory committee
The Woman Abuse Council of Toronto wishes to set up an advisory council that will develop a citywide campaign to promote safety among women and their families in the Latin-American/Hispanic...
Workers lose termination and severance pay battle
The Toronto Star reports that former employees of an electroplating company that went bankrupt have been denied termination and severance pay by an Ontario Court of Appeal ruling.
Aboriginal organizations to receive grants to support crime victims
The provincial government has announced that a total of $2 million in one-time funding will be awarded to 21 Aboriginal organizations through the Aboriginal Victims Support Grant Program for local...
Child benefit won't deliver promised funds for poorest kids, say advocates
Anti-poverty advocates say the Ontario government has reneged on a promise to distribute at least $50 a month to the province's poorest children through the Ontario Child Benefit, according to the...
Events in cities across Ontario and Canada to observe World Refugee Day
World Refugee Day, Saturday, June 20, will be observed in activities across the Canada and Ontario with the theme "Real People, Real Needs," focusing on the unmet needs of people throughout the...
Boycott in northwestern Ontario leaves First Nations communities without lawyers
A Toronto Star article reports that with the legal aid boycott spreading to Thunder Bay, aboriginal people charged with serious offences in northwestern Ontario may have to stand trial without a...
Tenant association calls on government to legislate rent freeze
As the Ontario Government announces the 2010 rent increase guideline as 2.1 per cent, the Federation of Metro Tenants' Associations says that rents should be frozen or lowered in these tough...
Study to look at survivors of mental illness who risk deportation because of crime
The Schizophrenia Society of Ontario (SSO) is requesting information from people and agencies that work with clients living with mental illness who are at risk of deportation because of...
Trial lawyers' association backing legal aid boycott
The Toronto Star reports that The Advocates' Society, an influential trial lawyers' association, believes a raise in legal aid rates will attract experienced lawyers and improve the efficiency of...
Mistakes on immigration documents a growing concern
The Toronto Star reports that mistakes on immigration documents introduced by front-line Citizenship and Immigration Canada employees have become, in the words of one official, "a frustrating...
Report released on family violence in Toronto's Punjabi and Tamil communities
A report has been released which looks at whether family violence in Toronto's Punjabi and Tamil communities is associated with pre-existing cultural practices or is due to stresses resulting from...
Report card shows small improvement in Waterloo Region rental affordability
The second Homelessness and Housing Umbrella Group (HHUG) Report Card has been released, giving grades to the state of housing affordability, stability, availability, and homelessness in Waterloo...
Canada's leading payday lender will pay $100 million to Ontario clients
The Toronto Star reports that a class-action lawsuit filed in 2003 has resulted in a settlement of about $100 million to be paid to clients who complained they were ripped off by usurious interest...
