Canadian charities are on the frontlines of disaster management—will climate change force a rethink?

Why It Matters

As climate change accelerates, so too do the number of environmental crises non-profits respond to. Rethinking the charitable sector’s role in prevention could change that.

Afraid to hire a person with disabilities? New stats say employment gap in Canada is widening

Why It Matters

The stereotype that people who are disabled are unproductive or cost more couldn’t be more false, but it persists. However, a new digital toolkit could help dispel those myths and help employers recruit potential talent.

Oxfam Canada calls again for ceasefire as 500,000 Palestinians face starvation due to Israel aid blockade

Why It Matters

International organizations call on governments to allow them to provide the necessities of life and avert an even greater humanitarian cataclysm in Gaza. Without food and water, hundreds of thousands could die.

“Shelters are becoming de facto long-term housing” as Ontario grapples with alarming rates of homelessness

Why It Matters

Ontario is the only province where housing responsibility has been passed down from the provincial government to municipalities. Many shelters rely on a patchwork of funding sources, and are having to consider more financially sustainable options.