OCAP | Fighting to win since 1990

Ontario Coalition Against Poverty is a direct action anti-poverty organization that fights for more shelter beds, social housing, and a raise in social assistance rates.

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Raise the Rates march. Large crowd following behind a banner that says "We're here for our money, Raise the Rates Now".

ONTARIO COALITION AGAINST POVERTY

Fighting to Win Since 1990

March through a blizzard to demand shelters be opened. Front banner says "Housing, Shelter, Safe Space Now!"

OCAP occupation of Liberal Party headquarters to demand a raise in the rates. Banners being hung outside the windows say "Restore assistance to the poor" and "housing now"

Protesters outside of CD Howe meeting where John Tory is speaking, holding "Tory's Lies Cost Lives" and other placards agains't Tory's cuts to shelters

ABOUT US

Anti-police protest at Dundas and Sherbourne. Speaker in front of banner that says "We will not be policed, priced or pushed out"

OUR WORK

OCAP members hold Solidarity Against Austerity banner in Sheraton Hotel to protest shelter for the rich but not the poor.

UPCOMING EVENTS

July 31, 2018
Defeat Ford Disability Raise the Rates Statements
Response to the Ford Governments Changes to Social Assistance
The Provincial Conservative government of Doug Ford announced three significant changes to social assistance today: They are cutting in half the 3% increase in social assistance rates scheduled to com...
July 20, 2018
Gentrification Homelessness Media Releases Shelter Crisis
Postponed: Press Conference to Respond to Vilification of Homeless People & Poor People Who Use Drugs
Update – Monday, July 23: Given the shooting on the Danforth last night, the press conference referenced below is being postponed to a later date. Coalition of anti-poverty organizers, supervise...
July 19, 2018
Defeat Ford Events Gentrification Homelessness Statements
Stop Vilification of Poor People Who Use Drugs
Toronto is in the midst of a housing crisis that expresses itself most sharply in massive and growing homelessness. As the shelters overflow, the disaster that this creates interacts with an overdose ...
July 16, 2018
Events Speaking Series
Speakers Series Resumes in September
The monthly Speakers Series is taking a break for the month’s of July and August, and will resume again in September. For newer visitors to the website, the Speakers Series is an event we organi...
June 8, 2018
Defeat Ford Disability Gentrification Homelessness Statements
Fight the Doug Ford Tories
Doug Ford is now Premier of Ontario and a hard right, class war Tory Government is in power. Our message is that their agenda of austerity, war on the poor, attacking workers’ gains, targeting migra...

ONTARIO COALITION AGAINST POVERTY

Fighting to Win Since 1990

Response to the Ford Governments Changes to Social Assistance

Postponed: Press Conference to Respond to Vilification of Homeless People & Poor People Who Use Drugs

Stop Vilification of Poor People Who Use Drugs

Speakers Series Resumes in September

Fight the Doug Ford Tories