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CANADA | Jul 08, 2025
[Report] Charity Insights Canada Project: Unrestricted Funding
More than a quarter of charities report that less than 10% of their overall funding is unrestricted
READ MOREOne year of data shows Canada’s provinces and territories took very different approaches to fighting COVID-19
A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, a new paper from the Institute for Research on Public Policy and the University of Oxford makes clear the stark differences among the policy responses of Canada’s
Working parents can apply to receive a one-time $561 per child benefit to help with the cost of child care
Working parents have until March 31 to apply to receive a one-time $561 per child benefit to help with the cost of child care.
Parents who used child care from April to December of 2020 while working
New funding will strengthen elder abuse prevention and intervention across the province
Alberta’s government is providing $750,000 over two years to the Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Council, to provide one-time funding to the province’s 31 eligible coordinated community responses (C
COVID-19 vaccinations expand March 15 with Phase 2A
All Albertans born between 1947 and 1956 will soon be able to book appointments throughout the province. Also eligible to book vaccinations starting Monday are First Nations, Métis and Inuit people b
March 11 is National Day of Observance for COVID-19 - One year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement to reflect on the year that has passed since the World Health Organization declared COVID‑19 a pandemic:
“One year after t
Alberta considers further extending time between doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Alberta is considering delaying the timing of second doses of COVID-19 vaccines even more, one day after B.C. announced it is extending the time between doses to 112 days.
Currently, the second dose
COVID-19 vaccines will soon be offered at community pharmacies
Starting Feb. 24, Albertans aged 75 and older will be able to book their vaccination appointment at more than 100 participating community pharmacies in Edmonton, Red Deer and Calgary.
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COVID-19 vaccines avaiable to all seniors aged 75 and over provincewide
Starting Feb. 19, Alberta Health Services will offer the vaccine directly to all residents in retirement centres, lodges, supportive living and other congregate living facilities with residents who ar
Organizational Insurance Changes and Risks
Like most things during the pandemic, non-profit insurance coverage has become increasingly complex due to the exponential growth in the risks associated with providing services in community, in parti
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