The Canada Revenue Agency has announced that the next charities information webinars about gifting and receipting will be held on May 25 and 26, 2021. For more information, including times and registration information, go to Charities information sessions and webinars....
The Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Ahmed Hussen, launched a call for concepts for innovative projects to prevent and eliminate homelessness under the Community Capacity and Innovation stream of Reaching Home: Canada's Homelessness Strategy. The Government of Canada is providing approximately $6 million over...
Unsmoke Canada Cleanups is a grant-giving program established in 2020 through a partnership between The Great Outdoors Fund and #UnsmokeCanada to support litter cleanup projects anywhere in Canada. The Great Outdoors Fund is a nonprofit dedicated to generating voluntary funding...
The Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector has released their second report. Here's more from Imagine Canada: The Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector (ACCS), a consultative forum for meaningful dialogue between the charitable sector and the federal government, has released...
OnBoard released the findings from its first annual OnBoard Board Effectiveness survey. Results show that between March 2020 and March 2021, boards became more effective, more collaborative, and spent more time on vital strategic issues than prior to the pandemic – and that the...
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every community in Canada and threatened the childhoods of millions of its youngest residents. However, we have not yet heard about what matters most from children and youth themselves. UNICEF Canada, the Canadian Index of Wellbeing, the Ontario...
Statistics Canada has released new data on human resources in the nonprofit sector from 2010-2019. In 2019, nonprofit organizations—serving households, businesses and governments—employed 2.5 million people, representing 12.8% of all jobs in Canada. The employment share ranged between 12.4% and 12.8%, increasing during the 2010-to-2019 period. While the...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has launched a Call for Applications for Canadians to join the Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector (ACCS). The ACCS is a consultative forum for the Government of Canada to engage in meaningful dialogue with...
Following concerns expressed in recent years by some insurance industry regulators regarding the use of life insurance as a charitable giving vehicle, it was recommended that interested parties establish best practices to ensure appropriate processes and measures are followed when...
Amid the elevated anxiety, stress, and exhaustion during COVID-19, the pandemic has also resulted in improved loyalty to employers and a stronger sense of purpose in the workforce, finds a new poll by KPMG in Canada. The biggest workplace challenges,...
