Advisory: Senate committee to resume landmark charitable sector study

Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector Senate of Canada September 15, 2018 charities, non-profits

Ottawa – The Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector will resume its study on laws and policies governing the charitable sector in Canada with full-day meetings on Monday, September 17 and Tuesday, September 18.

Committee members will hear from legal experts, government officials, professional fundraisers, private-sector philanthropists, and employees and volunteers of charities and non-profit organizations from across Canada.

Senators Terry M. Mercer and Ratna Omidvar, chair and deputy chair of the committee, note that this study marks the first time in more than a decade that the federal government’s relationship with the charitable sector is being examined.

Dates:

Monday, September 17, 2018 at 9 a.m. ET
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 9 a.m. ET

Location:

Room 9, Victoria Building
140 Wellington St.
Ottawa, ON

Participants:

See the committee’s website for a full list of witnesses.

Related links:

Watch the live webcast.
Learn more about the committee’s study.
Follow the committee on social media using the hashtag #CSSB.