Imagine Canada, the umbrella for Canada’s charitable sector, is pleased to welcome the latest cohort of charities and nonprofits, including eight new participants, into its national Standards Program – an accreditation process which helps charities and nonprofits build public trust and bolster donor confidence. National charities Heart & Stroke and Breakfast Club of Canada, together with BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, All Nations International Development Agency, Closer to Home Community Services, Grandview Children’s Foundation, Terra Centre for Teens Parents, and Woodstock Hospital Foundation are the newest organizations to join a growing community of Canadian charities and nonprofits accredited by Imagine Canada’s Standards Program – a designation granted following a comprehensive application and peer review process. In addition to the newly accredited charities, 20 organizations are maintaining their good standing after successfully completing a mandatory re-accreditation process, bringing the total number of organizations currently accredited across Canada to 249.