TELUS Mental Health Index: Workers lose 55 working days per year due to workplace conflict

TELUS Health released its monthly TELUS Mental Health Index, revealing that workers who experience conflict at work lose an average of 55 work days per year. The Index also found that among workers in Canada, 26 percent say better support...

New study finds that climate change concerns are disrupting consumption habits of Canadians

According to the results of the EY Future Consumer Index Survey, Canadian consumption habits are being drastically impacted by the effects of climate change and climate change concerns. More and more Canadians are adapting their consumption behaviours and seeking sustainable...

Applications now open for the Ingenious+ Youth Innovation Challenge

The Rideau Hall Foundation’s Ingenious+ Youth Innovation Challenge provides Canadian youth aged 14 to 18 with the opportunity to innovate for good and share strategies for improving our world. The program provides financial support, learning experiences, and mentorship from leading Canadian innovators. Ingenious+...

Boost the social inclusion of persons with disabilities: New funding opportunities available

The Government of Canada announced new funding opportunities to help national disability organizations increase their capacity to better serve Canadians with disabilities and address persisting barriers to accessibility and inclusion. Through this initiative, national disability organizations will have the increased capacity...

Apply for the Sustainable Development Goals Funding Program

The Government of Canada is now accepting applications for the Sustainable Development Goals Funding Program.  The program will fund projects that increase public awareness, and share best practices or lessons learned that support and enhance Canada’s progress on the Sustainable...

Application period now open for Oshki Wupoowane | The Blanket Fund

The Hudson’s Bay Foundation and the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund announced that applications are now being accepted for the Oshki Wupoowane | The Blanket Fund. Through two grant streams, The Blanket Fund will provide support for Indigenous cultural, artistic, and educational activities. Grassroots Indigenous...

Donating to charities is an expense Canadians are least likely to cut this holiday season

New findings from a recent Ipsos poll conducted on behalf of CanadaHelps reveals that amid current economic challenges, more Canadians would rather cut back on holiday gift-giving (35%) among family, friends, neighbours or coworkers than cut back on charitable donations (17%). This is encouraging...

Help us celebrate software developers who create open source apps and tools that nonprofit and advocacy groups can put to good use

The Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest honours the life and legacy of Antonio “Tony” Pizzigati, an early advocate of open source computing. Tony never had a chance to fulfill his computing dreams, so the prize was created to help others realize...

Canada Summer Jobs 2024: Application period now open for employers

Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, the Honourable Marci Ien, announced the launch of the employer application period for the Canada Summer Jobs 2024 program. Employers from not-for-profit organizations, the public sector, and private sector organizations with 50...

Menopause Foundation of Canada report reveals need for better workplace supports

The Menopause Foundation of Canada released the Menopause and Work in Canada report, sponsored by Sun Life, which reveals the need for better workplace supports. The study found that unmanaged symptoms of menopause can cost the economy an estimated $3.5...
Scroll to Top