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Oil‑driven cost pressures may ripple through Canada’s food system — but not as sharply as past global shocks.

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.

More than half of Canadian homeowners say they plan to stay in their current homes, according to a recent CPA Canada study, a trend that is contributing to a stagnant housing market in some cities and placing added pressure on the social sector.

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.”

How “split belonging” shapes the daily lives of immigrants navigating crises from afar

Between Apr. 1 and Sep. 30, 2026, unregistered organizations, non-profits and consultant lobbyists will be supported by an educational campaign to increase awareness of requirements under British Columbia’s Lobbyists Transparency Act.

UBC-led study challenges the idea that an always-available AI companion can substitute for a human connection.

Vancouver’s city council plans to push the federal government to restore and expand federal funding for major festivals and cultural events.

Ontario’s plan to replace supervised consumption sites with recovery‑focused hubs ignores evidence about who these services keep alive.

KJ Conyers-Steede is piloting a peer-to-peer community financing model that can be scaled and replicated across rural Canada.