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Campaign Against Cuts to Social Assistance (CACSA) – Spring 2021 Budget Submission
Our submission on behalf of the Campaign Against Cuts to Social Assistance (CACSA) to the Ontario Ministry of Finance pre-budget 2021 consultations: recommendations to improve income security for those living on a low income: CACSA – Spring 2021 Budget Submission
Read moreSubmission to the Ontario Ministry of Finance for its Fall 2020 Budget Consultations
On behalf of the Campaign Against Cuts to Social Assistance, CLSO has prepared the following submission to the Ontario Ministry of Finance for its Fall 2020 Budget Consultations. CLSO Fall-2020-Budget-Submissions-CACSA.pdf
Read moreCLSO Submission: Bill 184 – Amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act
Bill 184 contains provisions that could serve to exacerbate our housing problems and put at particular risk Ontario’s low-income and most vulnerable tenants. Bill 184 should not be enacted in its current form – especially not during the COVID-19 crisis. We respectfully implore the Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to recommend that the legislative assembly reconsider Bill 184,
Read moreCLSO Submission: Ontario Poverty Reduction Strategy
Community Legal Service of Ottawa’s submission to the province’s consultation to develop an update to the poverty reduction strategy: 3-29-20 – Ontario Poverty Reduction Strategy – CLSO Submission – English Additional Information: Consultation: developing a new Poverty Reduction Strategy for Ontario Ontario Looking for Innovative Ideas on How to Help Reduce Poverty
Read moreIMPORTANT CHANGES FOR PEOPLE RECEIVING OR APPLYING FOR SOCIAL HOUSING (SUBSIDY)
*THIS COULD AFFECT YOUR RENT AND ELIGIBILITY* 1. Income tax returns will be requested at tenant’s annual review starting July 2020 Rent will now be calculated once per year and will be based on a tenant’s annual net income as reported on their income tax return A tenant will need to provide their income tax assessments to their landlords (housing providers) A tenant can lose their rent-geared-to-income subsidy for not filing their income tax and/or not providing their landlord with a copy at their annual review If a tenant’s income changes by more than 20%,
Read moreStop the Cuts: Access to Justice for All!
The provincial government has cut funding to Legal Aid Ontario by 35%, which will result in a massive funding cut to Community Legal Clinics.
Read moreThe Association of Community Legal Clinics of Ontario calls on government to rescind cuts to community legal clinics
The Association of Community Legal Clinics of Ontario (ACLCO) condemns the cuts in community legal clinic services to the province’s poorest and most vulnerable people, flowing from the Ontario government’s spring budget.
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