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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.
Explainer: What the social sector should know about Carney’s Spring Economic Update
Measures announced include a permanent employee ownership tax incentive, a simpler application process for the Disability Tax Credit, and a reduction in Canada Pension Plan (CPP) contributions.
Explainer: What Canada’s new national sovereign wealth fund means for the social sector (and why it’s different than the other one)
The new fund could reshape national investment priorities, and the social sector has a stake in how it’s defined
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.
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