Actions & Campaigns

How to reduce poverty?

January 21, 2020

December 2019 the Ontario government announced a consultation on the next five-year Poverty Reduction Strategy. According to Ministry figures, one in seven Ontarians live in poverty. Several recent reports provide a closer look at the social and economic dimensions of poverty.…

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Auditor General finds Ministry of Labour health & safety enforcement lacking

December 5, 2019

As an injured worker advocate, I see many workers in economic vulnerability and in precarious and unsafe working conditions. I see workers who think of their workplace injuries every day, who think about “what if the factory actually kept to their safety…

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Support legal aid for injured workers – rally Oct 24

October 21, 2019

When you have trouble with the WSIB, will there be help? The Ontario government has significantly cut funding to legal aid, but provincial clinics focusing on injured workers and workers’ rights suffered a disproportionate blow. IAVGO Community Legal Clinic, Workers’ Health…

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More injured workers speak out on Legal Aid cuts

October 7, 2019

Every couple of weeks, we have been releasing new videos of injured workers talking about what their life would be like without Legal Aid clinics. These videos are a part of a worker-led campaign to speak out about the Doug Ford government’s…

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Will your MPP vote to end deeming?

October 5, 2019

Will your MPP vote to end deeming? We have told you before about an important Private Members Bill that could stop deeming in its tracks and preserve the livelihood of thousands of injured workers in the province. Well, now you can see…

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What would expanding coverage mean?

September 12, 2019

One in four workers in Ontario, approximately 1.7 million workers, are not covered by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, giving the province one of the lowest coverage rates in the country. Most provinces automatically cover all workers under workers’ compensation, except…

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Video Launch: Injured Workers Speak Out Against Legal Aid Cuts

September 3, 2019

This Labour Day, injured workers are launching a series of videos speaking out against the cuts to Legal Aid. Stay tuned every two weeks to see new stories from injured workers about the impacts that Legal Aid clinics have had on their…

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WCIAR – action tools to end deeming

August 27, 2019

The Workers’ Comp Is A Right (WCIAR) campaign has two new lobbying tools to end deeming and stop the cuts to legal aid. Deeming is when the WSIB pretends an injured worker has a job that they do not actually have, and…

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Your support wanted -Niagara Injured Workers fundraiser, Sept. 14

August 22, 2019

Come out and support the Niagara Injured Workers group fundraiser being held Saturday Sep. 14 at the Cat and Monkey, 4548 Queen St in Niagara Falls. Time: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm Admission is $5.00 Events include a silent auction and a…

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Legal aid cuts hurt communities – a message heard from across Ontario

August 1, 2019

A May Environics poll showed 75% of Ontarians oppose the government’s catastrophic 30% cut this year to Legal Aid Ontario’s budget. Since then, the consequences of the cuts to all legal aid services and clinics have become only too real as low-income…

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