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How Canadian arts groups delivered family benefits for gig workers
Five years since the first caregiver support pilots launched through Balancing Act, several of the participating arts and culture organizations have retained and grown these benefits for artists.
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Explainer: Quebec’s pension fund stopped investing in oil and made $4B more in green energy. Now politicians and Canada’s pension sector need to get the memo
Quebec’s pension giant proves renewables can outperform oil — and exposes how far behind the rest of Canada’s funds really are.
Model keeps Canada’s social sector from advocating for themselves, Canadians: experts
A scattered funding model and a lack of accountability in government mean the social good sector’s advocacy efforts are scattered – when they exist at all.
Amnesty International Canada joins Saskatchewan transgender rights case before the Supreme Court
Bill 137 requires students under 16 to have parental consent before educators can use their gender-affirming names and pronouns in classrooms.
Partnered Partnered content Advocates call for domestic violence supports in Canada’s upcoming men’s health strategy
211 is urging the federal government to include intimate partner violence supports in its upcoming Men and Boys’ Health Strategy.
Canada’s largest sector starved: Inside the financial crisis reshaping Canada’s fraying non-profits
As governments retreat from core services, non-profits are absorbing the fallout, without the funding, workforce stability or policy attention needed to sustain it. Why?
Explainer: A new tool to hold real estate investors accountable on housing
A new disclosure framework gives Canadian investors their first standardized way to assess whether their real estate portfolios align with the human right to housing.
Impact Briefs
Marriage, divorce and parenthood all shape Canadians’ decisions to become self‑employed — here’s how
Family transitions — from marriage to divorce — quietly shape who can take on the risks of self‑employment in Canada.
Opinion
Special: Food and Housing Insecurity
What housing advocates said to a parliamentary committee about Build Canada Homes
Bill C-20, the Build Canada Homes Act, went through a study with a Standing Committee between March and May 2026. Several witnesses advocated for the new Crown corporation to prioritize the development and preservation of non-market housing, and predictable financing that is accessible to non-profits as well.
Public grocery stores won’t fix Canada’s food affordability crisis
There are better ways to deal with this crisis than trying to put together public infrastructure from scratch.
