The Market Basket Measure (MBM) is Canada’s official poverty measure. However, focusing solely on income ignores a lot of other indicators of deprivation and has a knock-on impact on how poverty reduction plans are constructed.
It's vital for those in the social services world to continue to learn, grow and implement new ideas.
Data on the philanthropic sector is scarce. A new report aims to help fill the gap with new information on public and private foundations' granting and investments.Â
Between 1960 and 2023, public social expenditures more than doubled from less than 10 per cent of GDP to more than 20 per cent on average across Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. However, these investments in social and environmental causes have not resulted in as much impact as hoped. The answer partly lies in how those resources are deployed in these causes.
Just eight per cent of Canadians report leaving a gift to charity in their will. A group of charities is trying to increase that figure by promoting online wills.
In Budget 2024, the federal government announced $5.1 million to enforce the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act. Most consultations have been with industry, while human rights groups and non-profits have had little involvement in crafting the legislation to date.
