According to research by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, 76 per cent of Canada’s business owners plan to exit their businesses in the next decade. The EOT legislation has been designed to ease those businesses' succession planning and spread the benefits of wealth. However, advocates warn that there might be a gaping hole in the legislation that the Carney government must urgently address in the Fall Budget.
Despite the increase in free and low-cost AI online training, little is tailored to the non-profit sector or towards responsible, ethical adoption of the technology.
As an impact and employee engagement platform, Benevity targets corporations and their CSR teams. The platform has amassed a significant amount of data through its products, which it can use to train machine learning algorithms.
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.
Economic uncertainty is creating new challenges and greater demand for social services as non-profits face a possible drop in donations. Patriotic procurement policies could provide a silver lining.
