The Sobey Art Award, now recognized as one of the world's most generous privately funded prizes for contemporary visual artists, is thrilled to open up the competition to emerging Canadian artists of all ages. Jointly administered by the Sobey Art...
As the world approaches one year of navigating COVID-19, Workplace Strategies for Mental Health, compliments of Canada Life, is releasing new research that shows 68% of employed Canadians have felt supported by their employers throughout the pandemic. The research was...
A crowdsourcing survey of individuals involved in the governance of charities and nonprofit organizations was conducted from December 4, 2020, to January 18, 2021 by Statistics Canada. The objectives of the survey were to collect timely information on the activities of these organizations and...
Vantage Point has released their new COVID-19 impact report, Unraveling: Nonprofits, COVID-19, and the Fabric of BC Communities: A Snapshot 8 Months In. A key finding is that 48% of organizations expect to shut down their operations if the current...
Volunteer Alberta, with support from the Government of Alberta, assists communities across Alberta to celebrate volunteerism through the National Volunteer Week Grant. NVW Enhancement Funding is designed to supplement other sources of funding and celebrate volunteerism on behalf of your entire...
Whether confronting new working realities, managing the health and safety of their employees, or on the front lines of Canada's response to the novel coronavirus, Montréal's Top Employers have been united in their purpose: to put their best foot forward during challenging times. The...
The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and Andy Fillmore, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister and Member of Parliament for Halifax, joined Andrea Dicks, President of Community Foundations of Canada and Mary W. Rowe, President and CEO of the Canadian Urban Institute, to launch the...
A study from Catalyst, Building Inclusion for Indigenous Peoples in Canadian Workplaces, found 52% of Indigenous Peoples working in Canada said they are regularly on guard to experiences of bias, a hallmark of emotional tax, with women on guard (67%) significantly more than men (38%). The...
Competing for a job in today's market is challenging enough, and new research from global staffing firm Robert Half shows there's another hurdle for candidates to overcome: being breadcrumbed — or strung along — by employers. Nearly 4 in 10 (39...
The Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) Report on the Charities Program 2018 to 2020 is now available. Through this report, the CRA provides a snapshot of the Charities Directorate including updates to services, policy, outreach, and operational activities. They have highlighted data from...
