Explainer: How the Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector works

Author Avanthika Anand
The ACCS has considerable influence over the charitable sectorโ€™s regulation, but its internal workings have been a mystery to many.

Why It Matters

In a move to fulfil Canadaโ€™s promise to modernize the rules governing the charitable sector, the federal government created the Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector (ACCS) a few years ago. But its internal practices are still not transparent or widely understood in the social sector.

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