Call for proposals launched to improve the participation and social inclusion of persons with disabilities

The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, launched a competitive call for proposals for national operating funding through the Social Development Partnership Program – Disability (SDPP-D) component. National disability organizations can receive funding to increase the social...

More than half of workers in Canada would rather quit than return to the office full time

After two years of office spaces sitting empty, many companies are eager to call employees back for good, new research from talent solutions and business consulting firm Robert Half shows. In a survey of more than 800 senior managers in Canada,...

Canadian nonprofits are investing in digital transformation to drive efficiency and growth: Study

Sage has released a new study on the Canadian nonprofit sector, Grow Together: How digital transformation empowers Canadian nonprofit organizations to embrace change, which found that nonprofits have seized the opportunity during the pandemic to rethink and change the way they operate...

Congratulations to this year’s ‘Nova Scotia’s Top Employers’

Nova Scotia employers are doubling down when it comes to helping their local communities and encouraging employees to connect with one another. That's the message from this year's Nova Scotia's Top Employers, announced today by Mediacorp Canada Inc., organizers of the annual Canada's Top 100...

Canadians encouraged to apply for Senate appointments

The Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments (Advisory Board) recently launched a call for new applicants to fill current and upcoming Senate vacancies through 2022. Canadians residing in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan are invited to apply for a seat in the Senate of Canada before April 20, 2022. Senate...

New partnership brings financial support to BC’s nonprofit sector

Vancouver Foundation is proud to partner with the Government of BC, United Way BC, and New Relationship Trust to mobilize more than $34 million over the next three years for community organizations across the province that are struggling from the...

Increase in food bank visits directly associated with government policies: New report

A new report authored by Ron Kneebone and Margarita Wilkins, from the School of Public Policy at The University of Calgary, identifies the extent to which food bank visits may be directly associated with changes in government policies. Examining monthly data from Daily Bread Food...

75% of Canadian employees feel mental health support is a priority for their employers

Capterra's latest survey of 1,100 Canadian employees reveals that mental health support must be a priority in the workplace, and explores workers’ preferences for the tools and methods utilized by employers to support mental health. 75% of participants believe that it’s a...

Canadians are considering career changes due to prolonged impacts of the pandemic

LifeWorks today released its monthly Mental Health Index™ that showed nearly half of Canadians reported they are, or possibly are, rethinking their career goals in terms of both focus and longevity as a result of the pandemic. Prolonged impacts of the pandemic...

Centraide launches DATAide to accelerate the community sector’s digital transition

The Centraides of Quebec are pleased to launch DATAide, a training and support initiative to help with the digital transition of 3,000 community agencies in Quebec that fight poverty and social exclusion. This new project has been made possible thanks to $5.4 million in funding from...
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