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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.
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.
Growing provincial use of notwithstanding clause a risk to Canadian human rights: Amnesty International
The notwithstanding clause has been invoked by provinces looking to push ahead with their agendas on religious symbols, the rights of transgender youth, and to prevent strike action.
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.
Toronto’s most affordable housing is becoming too expensive to run
An update to licensing intended to improve safety and consistency in Toronto rooming houses may inadvertently lead to their eventual extinction.
Disbursement quota change released extra $711 million into charitable sector: Imagine Canada
New research into the impact of the disbursement quota changes has found that 1,190 foundations, primarily private, were affected. According to Imagine Canada’s principal researcher David Lasby, these foundations would previously have been “disbursing below the levels required by the new quota.”
B.C. Registrar of Lobbyists announces six-month pause on lobbying violation fines
Between Apr. 1 and Sep. 30, 2026, unregistered organizations, non-profits and consultant lobbyists will be supported by an educational campaign to increase awareness of requirements under British Columbia’s Lobbyists Transparency Act.
