With the Throne Speech promise of an Action Plan for Women in the Economy, the federal government committed to ensuring an intersectional feminist response to economic recovery from the pandemic. Canadian Women’s Foundation, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and the...
iA Financial Group is pleased to announce the names of the three organizations that received the most votes from the thousands of Canadians who voted in this edition of the company's annual philanthropic contest. The Fondation prevention du suicide Accalmie, in...
To mark International Human Rights Day, The Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA) in partnership with YWCA Canada have released a special chapter on how to push forward a human rights approach to post-pandemic recovery. The A Feminist Economic Recovery...
The Honourable Bardish Chagger, Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth, announced the launch of the new call for proposals for the Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives (CSMARI) Program. This program builds on Canada’s strength as a diverse and...
With the pandemic impacting holiday plans, feelings of loneliness and anxiety are bound to take their toll on the mental health of Canadians. A recent survey by Sun Life reveals that nearly 60 per cent of Canadians say the pandemic...
Canadians recognize COVID-19 has sharply increased demand for charitable services yet donations are falling, according to two new studies from Imagine Canada, which represents charities. The first study – Imagine Canada’s Sector Monitor Survey – was conducted in November and December to...
On December 7, 2020, the Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance released its latest report on COVID-19's profound impact on the arts and culture sector across the province, based on survey responses collected between October and November, 2020 through the GVPTA COVID-19 B.C. Arts...
The Muttart Foundation, in collaboration with the law firm Miller Thomson LLP, has produced a resource to assist groups in coping with the financial hardships that are now upon them. Paths Forward in Financially Troubled Times – A Restructuring and Insolvency...
At a time when school teachers everywhere are being challenged by the second wave of the pandemic and by technological advances that are changing where, when and how students learn, McGill's Faculty of Education is pleased to announce over $7 million in new philanthropic...
The Government of Alberta has launched the Small and Medium Enterprise Relaunch Grant, which offers financial assistance to Alberta businesses, cooperatives, and nonprofit organizations that were ordered to close or curtail operations, and that experienced a revenue reduction of at...
