Social Finance Forum 2024

10 visions for social finance in 2034 in Canada

Social finance and impact investing play a crucial role in addressing community and global challenges. But who leads and how will become equally important for social finance to gain further traction.

Mindset more valuable than skillset when it comes to a career in social finance

Canada’s $755 million Social Finance Fund has the potential to accelerate the growth of Canada’s social finance market. Will there be enough skilled people to support it?

Ten observations about the state of Canada’s outcomes-based finance efforts

Between 1960 and 2023, public social expenditures more than doubled from less than 10 per cent of GDP to more than 20 per cent on average across Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. However, these investments in social and environmental causes have not resulted in as much impact as hoped. The answer partly lies in how those resources are deployed in these causes.

PREVIEW: A Q&A with MP Ryan Turnbull on Canada's social finance future

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance talks about Canada's current state of social finance and the role of government in ensuring all Canadians have equitable access to capital, and ensuring that money changes communities and lives for the better.