Newcomers often turn to non-profit organizations for Canadian work experience, but new data reveals that 34 per cent of first-generation Canadians are dissatisfied with those roles. Could building more inclusive work cultures change that?
While the Ontario government has said they will no longer dissolve the Peel Region into three distinct municipalities, the area’s non-profits worry their vulnerable populations will be forced out or under-resourced when other changes happen.
Most neurodivergent people in Canada are either under-employed or unemployed. With a skilled labour shortage and pressures to increase production, Canadian businesses are missing out on a valuable source of reliable employees, much to their detriment.
Non-profits have limited budgets, but coworking spaces like WeWork can help alleviate overhead costs due to their flexibility.
Arts Network Ottawa and Ottawa Arts Council are well-regarded cultural funders in the capital. Their merger to expand service offerings comes amid a post-COVID squeeze in the arts sector and heightened anxieties for the survival of small nonprofits.
