Explainer: A new tool to hold real estate investors accountable on housing
A new disclosure framework gives Canadian investors their first standardized way to assess whether their real estate portfolios align with the human right to housing.
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Explainer: Why this new Nova-Scotia platform could solve a major community investing problem
Backr could solve a big barrier to local investing: the lack of infrastructure connecting everyday Canadians to community finance tools.
Online donations grew in 2025, but charities may be missing broader, local shift: CanadaHelps
Broader shifts show donations are slowing in major urban centres, while rural and smaller centres are picking up the slack.
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.
Explainer: What Canada’s new national sovereign wealth fund means for the social sector (and why it’s different than the other one)
The new fund could reshape national investment priorities, and the social sector has a stake in how it’s defined
How place-based investing could help finance cities’ climate plan: the LC3 network case
Climate-mitigation funding is drying up like the lakes and rivers it's trying to save. So how can Canada’s cities and municipalities pay for their plans when funding gaps prevent them? Social finance reporter Diane Berard explores the LC3 network in the case study below.
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.”
Protecting rural housing: Saltbox Fund founder on the power of lending circles
KJ Conyers-Steede is piloting a peer-to-peer community financing model that can be scaled and replicated across rural Canada.
How philanthropy can uplift affordable housing
A new affinity group hosted by Philanthropic Foundations of Canada (PFC) will bring together foundations with deep expertise in funding housing, as well as those that might be new to the space.
$65K raised for BC Children’s Hospital in support of Heated Rivalry star’s comments
A birthday fundraiser for actor Hudson Williams brought in $65,000 for BC Children’s Hospital.
Explainer: Why this new Nova-Scotia platform could solve a major community investing problem
Backr could solve a big barrier to local investing: the lack of infrastructure connecting everyday Canadians to community finance tools.
Online donations grew in 2025, but charities may be missing broader, local shift: CanadaHelps
Broader shifts show donations are slowing in major urban centres, while rural and smaller centres are picking up the slack.
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.
Explainer: What Canada’s new national sovereign wealth fund means for the social sector (and why it’s different than the other one)
The new fund could reshape national investment priorities, and the social sector has a stake in how it’s defined
How place-based investing could help finance cities’ climate plan: the LC3 network case
Climate-mitigation funding is drying up like the lakes and rivers it's trying to save. So how can Canada’s cities and municipalities pay for their plans when funding gaps prevent them? Social finance reporter Diane Berard explores the LC3 network in the case study below.
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.”
Protecting rural housing: Saltbox Fund founder on the power of lending circles
KJ Conyers-Steede is piloting a peer-to-peer community financing model that can be scaled and replicated across rural Canada.
How philanthropy can uplift affordable housing
A new affinity group hosted by Philanthropic Foundations of Canada (PFC) will bring together foundations with deep expertise in funding housing, as well as those that might be new to the space.
$65K raised for BC Children’s Hospital in support of Heated Rivalry star’s comments
A birthday fundraiser for actor Hudson Williams brought in $65,000 for BC Children’s Hospital.
