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Every year, the social purpose world asks the federal government for change, and every year, there are those who succeed – and many more who don’t. From a home in government for volunteers and non-profits, to systemic funding for preventing the root causes of crime, here’s what past and current budgets have meant for changemakers.
Federal Budget 2025: Changemakers split over focus on infrastructure vs. social programs
Tuesday’s federal budget preserved daycare and dental, but left things like rising food insecurity unaddressed
Budget 2025: How Canada’s national school food program can catalyze systemic change
Canada is the last G7 country to implement such a program, and there is a lot to be learned from other jurisdictions, say experts.
UPDATED – Federal Budget 2025: Social spending flatline and massive infrastructure money
Budget 2025 calls for $141 billion in new spending, focused mostly on infrastructure, safety and military spending.
Budget 2025: Five asks to supercharge Canada’s social finance sector
Canada’s urgent need to build its resilience may be an opportunity for the social finance sector to step up.
Tax exemptions or direct funding? Grassroots data analysis finds differences in non-profit and industry budget submissions
According to preliminary analysis, non-profits are more likely to ask for direct funding from the federal government, while industry associations ask most for policy changes and considerations.