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Non-profit coalition joins Supreme Court intervener list challenging Doug Ford’s Ontario Place destruction plan
The case, which will begin hearings in October, has attracted national interveners as the fight over redevelopment escalates.
Redesigned Canada Housing Benefit could reduce homelessness by more than half: Report
End Homeless Canada’s new report shows if Canada’s Housing Benefit is redesigned, it could dramatically reduce homelessness in the country.
Thank you for being a friend: B.C. senior home-sharing program to ease housing costs and isolation
With many homes sitting with empty bedrooms amid a growing housing affordability crisis, the Hollyburn Society in North Vancouver is launching a two-year home-matching pilot program designed to bring together seniors with extra space and people in need of housing.
The advocacy lessons that informed Zohran Mamdani, occupied Wall Street and stopped a pipeline
Three advocates on the long, unglamorous work of making change stick.
Analysis: What The Guardian can teach Canada about Ontario and New Brunswick’s private child care bet
Ontario and New Brunswick are pushing the federal government to lift the cap on for-profit child care providers, bucking a national model built on public and community-based care.
12 summer reads for social good sector people like you
This is our very scientific list of things you might like to read this summer, put together with rigorous standards and zero bias.
Mental health support must better reflect how young men seek care: GreenShield report
New data reveals how stigma and traditional expectations of masculinity are shaping young men’s mental health, and why care models need to evolve.
Nova Scotia approves Indigenous-owned, largest-ever wind farm to power hydrogen production
The massive 1.2‑GW wind farm locks in Indigenous-led ownership and will power Canada’s biggest proposed green hydrogen export hub.
What everyone gets wrong about the modern job search — and what actually works
Four myths and one truth about job hunting in Canada.
Time for a summer fling (but not out of a slingshot)
 Non-profits buying multi-floor condo units face fee duplication under CMHC insurance rules
Current CMHC loan insurance programs for multi-unit properties are limited to either full building acquisitions or acquisitions of units on the same floor. They do not cover acquisitions of several units spread across multiple floors of a condominium development.
When non-profit trust isn’t a given: Clarity early, or doubt wins
In a crowded, skeptical landscape, clarity—not volume—is now the defining factor in donor trust.
52,000 parcels of public land available for housing development in British Columbia
‘Foolish’ Rideau Hall Fundraiser for 24 Sussex brings in $100K over first weekend
Democracy advocates warn fundraiser launched without safeguards
Case Study: Kingston’s food bank pilot combines three innovative solutions for food insecurity
Carney’s National Food Strategy includes boosting local food production. Pilots are already deployed. The federal strategy is arriving to meet it, not lead it.

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