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...
The Government of Alberta has announced a new Civil Society Fund that is now accepting funding applications. The $20-million fund will help leverage the existing strengths of civil society organizations to better address social problems and improve supports. The fund will...
Great Place to Work is pleased to announce the publication of the 2020 list of Best Workplaces Managed by Women. To be eligible for this list, organizations must be Great Place to Work™ - Certified in the past year and have...
Campaign 2000: End Child and Family Poverty has been tracking government progress to meet their all-party, unanimous 1989 goal to end child poverty by the year 2000. This year's report finds that prior to the pandemic, over 1,330,000 children in Canada lived...
Simon Fraser University is pleased to announce that alumnus Lance Uggla and his family are committing $34.1 million to support 10 exceptional undergraduate students per year to study at SFU. This is the largest gift ever received in the university’s...
