On the Radar: Higher age limit will help more children join their families in Canada

The Canadian government recently raised the age limit for children to join their parents in Canada.

This month’s On the Radar talks about these changes and an important deadline of January 31, 2018, for some parents.

On the Radar: Paying a person’s social assistance to someone else

Usually, Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) pay money directly to the person who's getting social assistance.

This month's On the Radar talks about when OW and ODSP can pay a person's assistance to someone else.

On the Radar: New protection for tenants when a landlord wants to move in

This month's On the Radar explains recent changes giving tenants a little more protection if their landlord, or the landlord's close family member or caregiver, wants to move into their unit.

On the Radar: Increases to asset limits and gift amounts for people on social assistance

This month's On the Radar gives highlights of rule changes for people on Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP). These changes include increases in the value of assets people can own and new rules about gifts that won’t affect their assistance.

The rules are complicated. There's more detailed information on the...

On the Radar: News about rent increases

More tenants in Ontario are now protected from large rent increases.

This month's On the Radar has information about this important change and about the rules for rent increases.