Here’s how each Canadian political party has promised to work with the social impact sector

Author Brennan Doherty
Changing Canada’s refugee sponsorship priorities, reforming the CRA, and collecting race-based data are just some policy proposals that could directly affect the social impact sector.

Why It Matters

Canada’s social impact sector will need to work with whichever party wins power on September 20 — and they each have very different ideas of the sector’s place in Canadian society.

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