To better grasp the financial issues faced by older Canadians in and approaching retirement, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) commissioned a survey1 of 1,500 people age 50 and older. Through the survey, the OSC discovered 3 key lessons that respondents wish they had better understood and...

GetSmarterAboutMoney.ca is an Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) website that provides unbiased and independent financial tools to help you make better financial decisions. This series of videos increases awareness of fraudulent activity during COVID-19. Topic include: Pump-and-dump...

This research report identifies behaviourally informed ways that government, regulators, employers, and financial institutions can encourage retirement planning. Thirty different initiatives and tactics that could be implemented by a variety of stakeholders to encourage retirement planning are...

GetSmarterAboutMoney.ca is an Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) website that provides unbiased and independent financial tools to help you make better financial decisions. This series of videos covers different financial literacy topics., including: What is an RRSP? What is a TFSA? What...

This study, commissioned by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) and conducted by the Brondesbury Group, provides some insights on the knowledge that older Canadians have about the financial realities of retirement and how they would apply that knowledge earlier in life if they are able to do...

Read this to find out how to apply to Ontario Works (OW) for financial assistance to help you with costs like food, housing, and prescription drugs. It explains: what information OW can ask you for, and what to do if OW refuses to give you...

This is a guide to disability benefits from OW and ODSP in...

Many people need financial help to ensure the health and well-being of their families. This pamphlet can help you understand what financial resources exist to assist you as you raise your grandchildren. It can help you understand how to apply for these resources and who to contact for further...

This presentation shows the results of a quantitative study undertaken by the Ontario Securities Commission to assess attitudes, behaviour and knowledge among Canadians pertaining to a variety of investment topics. These topics include retirement planning and conversations about...

The poorer you are, the more likely you are to have worse health, to receive worse health care and to die earlier. A report by Health Quality Ontario, Income and Health reveals significant differences in people’s health risks, care and outcomes based on income. Below is a snapshot of the...

This resource provides a directory of community legal clinics in Ontario. Community legal clinics provide information, advice, and representation on various legal issues, including social assistance, housing, refugee and immigration law, employment law, human rights, workers' compensation,...

In this report we use a set of indicators that measure health risks, health care and health outcomes, and through these indicators we see the link between income and health – how income impacts health, and how health impacts income. The results reveal a tremendous opportunity to make life better...

The Community of Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) website contains answers to common questions pertaining to a number of legal topics, including: COVID-19, debt and consumer rights, and employment and...

As the world continues to change at a rapid pace, the future remains bright for university graduates. With a growing need for a skilled and adaptable workforce to contribute to the betterment of our businesses, our communities and our province, university-educated graduates are using the advanced...

This resource provides a list of free legal information resources produced by Community Legal Education Ontario...

La brochure vous concerne-t-elle ? En lisant la présente brochure, vous apprendrez quels sont vos recours si vous considérez qu’une décision sur l’aide d’Ontario au travail (OT) ou du Programme ontarien de soutien aux personnes handicapées (POSPH) est mal fondée. Les décisions...

Lisez la présente brochure pour connaître les règles que les agents d’Ontario au travail (OT) et du Programme ontarien de soutien aux personnes handicapées (POSPH) appliquent pour décider: si 2 adultes qui habitent ensemble sont des conjoints ou conjointes si 2 personnes qui habitent...

This guide from CLEO explains what you need to know about working while on social assistance. Money from a job or training program can affect how much you get from Ontario Works (OW) or the Ontario Disability Support Program...

Read this to learn what you can do if you disagree with a decision about assistance from Ontario Works (OW) or the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP). This can include a decision to: refuse to give you financial assistance; reduce the amount of assistance you get; cut off your assistance....

Is this booklet for you? Read this if: ••you are applying for or getting assistance from Ontario Works (OW) or the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) ••you need information on OW or ODSP rules about getting child or spousal support from your spouse or another parent of your...

Infographic. Against the backdrop of rising post-secondary debt, a recent Investor Education Fund study explored early contributing factors among Ontario high school students aged 14 –...

This paper focuses on proposed system transformation in Ontario Works, and explores the possibilities and limitations associated with the proposed changes in 2018. First, it looks at the broader context within which the government’s social assistance reforms are taking place. Second, it provides...

Just over seven years after the Government of Ontario launched a major poverty reduction strategy, it has broadened the scope to include not just families with children but, also, adults and people experiencing homelessness. This paper drills down on one key but complex policy file that is...

Ontario tenants who have fallen behind on their rent because of COVID-19 will need provincial help to stay housed when the current eviction ban is lifted. A new analysis calls for targeted rent relief, a gradual easing of the eviction ban, and a reintroduction of rent...

Narrowing the definition of disability used by the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) could have serious implications. Improving the program’s assessment process would yield better results for applicants, Ontario's social safety net, and the government. This report explores the role of...