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...
The EnAbling Change Program is a shared-cost transfer payment program providing funding to not-for-profit organizations, industry organizations, and professional associations to educate their stakeholders about accessibility, drive cultural awareness about the value and benefits of accessibility, and support regulatory compliance....
The pandemic has redefined the kinds of workplace benefits and policies that employees view as important. The change hasn't gone unnoticed by Saskatchewan's leading employers, which have been quick to introduce new programs and benefits during the pandemic to help employees and...
The Public Health Agency of Canada is providing $21 million over five years to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) to implement and sustain a fully operational pan-Canadian suicide prevention service in partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) and...
Today Kids Help Phone and BlackNorth Initiative announce a new partnership committed to closing the gaps and reducing barriers to mental health support for Black youth in Canada. Black youth in this country are facing a mental health crisis from systemic anti-Black racism made worse...
