Canada’s charitable sector will prove to be pivotal in helping Canadians through these challenging times. But the revenues of charitable organizations have been falling. For Canadian charities to continue carrying out their important missions in helping to provide those in need with food, clothing, shelter, and emotional support, Canadians are going to have to increase their giving.

Reforming Gambling to Work for, Not Against, Atlantic Canada

Brian Dijkema Johanna Lewis

Reforming Gambling to Work for, Not Against, Alberta

Brian Dijkema Johanna Lewis

B.C. disproportionately taxes the poor though gambling to pay for government programs.

Brian Dijkema Johanna Lewis

Canada’s charitable sector will prove essential in helping those in need through the economic, social, and emotional hardships of the pandemic. But the sector is reeling from the effects of COVID-19 on its revenues, and this is why government partnership is needed. Cardus has proposed an innovative matching-funds initiative to help sustain charities through these times. Such a program need not be viewed as entirely new spending by the federal government.

This backgrounder is intended to provide context for Cardus’s focus on loneliness and social isolation. Cardus research is intended not only to raise awareness and provide insight into a particular area of public life, but also to stimulate action and behavioural changes that have a positive impact on social flourishing.

The shortage of personal support workers, the most numerous group of frontline workers in LTC homes and the group responsible for the majority of hands-on care, is acute. But why is this happening?

Brian Dijkema Johanna Lewis

How Ontario lottery and gaming can work for, not against, low income households

Brian Dijkema Johanna Lewis

Embracing Innovation and Diversity in Ontario K–12 Education