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Imagine Canada News

Summary of the latest news from Imagine Canada. Includes media releases, issue alerts, publications and program or resource announcements.

Accredited charities and nonprofits grow to 109!

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Media Releases

Imagine Canada’s Standards Program accredits 27 more charities

Imagine Canada, the national umbrella for Canada’s charities and nonprofits, welcomes 27 charities to the growing number of organizations accredited under its Standards Program. This brings the total number of organizations accredited to 109 since the program began in 2011. “This is a...

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Sector Monitor Vol. 4 No. 1 released

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

New Publications

Imagine Canada’s latest Sector Monitor report shows charities strengthen but face resource crunch due to increasing demand.

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Imagine Canada names Bruce MacDonald President and CEO

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Media Releases

Bruce MacDonald has been named the new President and CEO of Imagine Canada, the national umbrella for the charitable sector. Board Chair Stéphane Vaillancourt announced today that MacDonald will begin his duties effective July 14. MacDonald has an impressive track record in the sector most...

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Relief on Postage Rate Increases

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Issue Alerts

Canada Post announced a suite of relief measures in response to widespread concern over recently announced postage rate hikes, which are to take effect on March 31, 2014. Read more

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Imagine Canada releases Narrative Tool Kit

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Announcement, Issue Alerts, New Publications

A new conversation with Canadians about charities and nonprofits

Today Imagine Canada announces the release of the first elements of the Narrative Tool Kit – information to help charities and nonprofits explain to Canadians who we are, what we do and how we’re making a difference. This work, done in partnership with a broad coalition of organizations, is...

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Imagine Canada pleased with federal budget measures relating to charities

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Media Releases

Ottawa – Imagine Canada, the national umbrella for Canadian charities, is pleased with a number of measures announced in today’s federal budget. The budget emphasizes the federal government’s belief “that the charitable sector plays an essential and irreplaceable role in our society by providing...

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Imagine Canada Applauds Hospital Parking GST Proposal

Friday, January 24, 2014

Media Releases

Imagine Canada, the national umbrella for Canadian charities, supports the Minister of Finance’s proposal to exempt hospital parking from the GST. While hospitals that directly operate parking facilities have long been required to collect and remit GST on parking, the 2013 federal budget...

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Exemption for Charities from the Anti-Spam Regulations

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Issue Alerts

On December 4, federal Industry Minister James Moore announced that the final regulations implementing portions of Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL) will exempt commercial electronic communications sent by or on behalf of a registered charity where the primary purpose of the communication is to raise...

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Imagine Canada Applauds Anti-spam Exemption for Charities

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Media Releases

Imagine Canada, the national umbrella for Canada’s charities, today welcomed Industry Minister James Moore’s announcement that registered charities will be exempt from new regulations that will apply to commercial electronic messages. “We are extremely pleased that the Minister has listened...

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Accredited charities and nonprofits grow in number

Monday, November 25, 2013

Media Releases

39 more organizations accredited by Imagine Canada’s Standards Program

Imagine Canada, the national umbrella for Canada’s charities and nonprofits, today announces that 38 organizations have recently achieved accreditation through its national Standards Program. This brings to 82 the number of organizations that have been accredited since the program began in ...

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