Government Submissions

OAITH responds to numerous social policy issues that affect the lives of women and their children.  With community action, consultation and written responses, we have told policy makers what we think they need to do to address violence against women.
 
Below are some of the written responses we have made to social policy and legislative issues.

Letters to Government

April 2, 2012--To Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario re: response to the Ontario Budget tabled March 27, 2012.

November 1, 2011--Letter to Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario requesting support for opposition to Bill C-19, Ending the Long Gun Registry Act.

October 31, 2011--Letter to Federal Government MPs re: Bill C-19, Ending the Long Gun Registry Act. As a parnter in the Canadian Network of Women's Shelters and Transition Houses.

May 6, 2011--Letter to the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario: Regarding the need for gender and equity based framework for the review. Signator in collaboration with community adocates and academics.

April 25, 2011--Letter to Justine Akman, Director, Social Policy and Programs, Citizenship and Immigration Canada re: Proposed amendment to regulations of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act: Notice requesting comments on a proposal to introduce a conditional permanent residence period of two years or more for sponsored spouses and partners in a relationship of two years or less with their sponsors.

August 4, 2010-Letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and federal MPs re: Bill C-3--Equality for Aboriginal Women   (Bill C-3:  An Act to Promote Gender Equity in Indian Registration)

July 21, 2010-Letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Premier Dalton McGuinty re: Call for full public inquiry into G20 police action.

December 7, 2006-Letter to Sandra Pupatello:  Minister Responsible for Women's Issues, Ontario Women's Directorate re: Cuts to federal Women's Program, Status of Women

December 7, 2006-Letter to Stephen Harper:  Prime Minister re: Cuts to funding of Women's Program, Status of Women

November 2006-Letter to Stephen Harper:  Prime Minister re: Cuts to funding of Women's Program, Status of Women

November 25, 2004-Letter to Dalton McGuinty:  Premier of Ontari re: Issues of concern for women experiencing violence

February 8, 2004-Letter to the Standing Committee on Social Policy re: Ontarians with Disabilities Act  (Bill 118: Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act) 

Briefs and Submissions

Submission on proposed amendment to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act re: Conditional Residence. April 9, 2012

Response to the Approaches to Reform: Discussion Paper 2.  Commission on the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario. March 2012

December 2009-Response to the Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy Consultation

April 21, 2009-Brief to the Standing Committee on Social Policy Regarding Bill 152:  The Poverty Reduction Act, 2009  (Bill 152:  The Poverty Reduction Act, 2009)

March 19, 2009-Submission on Bill 133:  An Act to Amend Various Acts in Relation to Certain Family Law Matters and to Repeal the Domestic Violence Protection Act, 2000  (Bill 133:  An Act to Amend Various Acts in Relation to Certain Family Law Matters and to Repeal the Domestic Violence Protection Act, 2000)

January 2008-Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

January 2007-Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs Pre-Budget Consultations 2007

November 2006-Response to Bill 107:  Human Rights Code Ammendment Act, 2006  (Billy 107:  Human Rights Code Ammendment Act, 2006)

April 19, 2006-Federal Government of Canada Pre-Budget Consultations 2006

February 14, 2006-Submission on Bill 210:  An Act to Amend the Child and Family Services Act
(Bill 210:  An Act to Amend the Child and Family Services Act)

January 16, 2006-Submission on Bill 27:  An Act to Amend the Arbitration Act, 1991, the Child and Family Services Act, the Family Law Act and the Children's Law Reform Act  (Bill 27:  An Act to Amend the Arbitration Act, 1991, the Child and Family Services Act, the Family Law Act and the Children's Law Reform Act)

December 2004-Response to the Affordable Housing Strategy Stakeholder Consultations

July 2003-Response to Bill C-22:  An Act to Amend the Divorce Act  (Bill C-22:  An Act to Amend the Divorce Act)