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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.
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How non-profits advocated for the sector in a special review of B.C.’s lobbying act
Several national and provincial non-profits appeared before the Special Committee to share their experiences of complying with the Lobbyists Transparency Act, with some of the sector’s recommendations reflected in the Committee’s final report.
Explainer: What the social sector should know about Carney’s Spring Economic Update
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CCNDR to expand cybersecurity resources for non-profits with new CoLab
In a recent survey of 8,000 non-profits, CCNDR also found that equity-denied organizations face significant barriers in digital skills and training.
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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.
Toronto’s rooming houses: Opaque ownership, invisible displacement
Private landlords and non-profits provide affordable housing in the form of multi-tenant homes. While there is a lot of opacity around private providers, housing advocates say it’s imperative to support them in their transition to the City of Toronto’s new licensing framework, and thus maintain a stock of safe, secure multi-tenant housing.
