Organizations have called upon the government to address urgent income security needs and strengthen the capacity of the non-profit sector to deliver critical services.
Amidst the housing crisis, Vancouver isn’t the only city or program trying different ideas. Here are some solutions from across Canada.
The province’s non-profit sector has long complained that reporting requirements under the Lobbyists Transparency Act disproportionately increase their administrative burden.
La Mission d’Ottawa a établi un partenariat avec Growcer pour explorer un moyen créatif de s’attaquer à l’insécurité alimentaire, avec l’aide de RBC.
The Federal Nonprofit Data Coalition (FNDC) has made several consecutive pre-budget submissions to the government to dedicate funding to non-profit data collection through StatsCan. A new coalition is seeking to fund this data collection through philanthropic funding.
DARO's analysis shows that the $400 million Community Services Recovery Fund received applications totalling nearly $1.4 billion in required funding.
The City of Toronto conducted extensive public consultation about a new bylaw to prevent protests near “vulnerable social infrastructure.” Despite most residents and community organizations opposing the bylaw, it will come into effect in early July.
“We’re going to our community in lieu of a mortgage,” said CEO and founder Tonya Surman. “We’re paying them in the same way that we’d be paying a bank.”
Nearly 40,000 Canadians faced evacuation in May alone.
The strength of Canada’s communities depends on the people behind it. New data from Future of Good and Environics Research shows non-profit and charitable workers are facing complex wellbeing challenges that demand our collective attention.
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