WATCH: Bill S-216 and Why Funding Groups Without Charitable Status Matters

On March 23, 2022 Senator Omidvar joined Imagine Canada and Philanthropic Foundations Canada to discuss how Bill S-216, the Effective and Accountable Charities Act, aims to enable charities to establish more equal partnerships with non-charities (or non-qualified donees) while still ensuring accountability and transparency.

Speakers included Philip Lawrence, Member of Parliament for Northumberland—Peterborough South; Bill Mintram, Rideau Hall Foundation; Jacqueline Lee-Tam, The Climate Justice Organizing HUB; and Susan Manwaring, Partner, Miller Thompson LLP, as moderator.

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