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Action to Advance Cancer Research With The Fondation du CHUM MONTREAL, QC–The Fondation du CHUM and its ambassador Guy Lafleur are proud to announce a new fundraising campaign for cancer research. Saturday, March 6, will mark the launch of this campaign, named “Face Off Against Cancer With Guy Lafleur”. By …

By Igor Rybakow Famtech is technology designed to help families on their path to prosperity and well-being. While the term is not widely used, the famtech industry already exists and is growing rapidly among start-ups and non-profit initiatives. They help families keep their finances in check, monitor health, plan and …

VICTORIA, BC–Canada and British Columbia have a long history of shared conservation goals and taking leadership together on climate change, environmental protection, and conservation. Now the two governments are enhancing this shared commitment by launching the development of a new bilateral Nature Agreement to strengthen conservation province wide. As part …

TORONTO, ON–Fred Victor has received $50,000 in funding from Penny Appeal Canada to support its Women’s Bakery – a training program that prepares women for jobs in the food industry. An increasing number of Toronto women are finding themselves in low-paying, temporary jobs. Unstable employment leads to more women experiencing …

TORONTO, ON–The impact of climate change and business valuations are inextricably linked but quantifying the actual effects remains a challenge. A new publication – The A4S Essential Guide to Valuations and Climate Change – has been developed to help business valuators price climate change risks and opportunities for organizations. This …

EDMONTON, AB–ATB Financial is taking steps to create meaningful change when it comes to the well-being of Albertans. ATB is partnering with community and mental health organizations to improve the help available for Albertans who are struggling and help build healthier communities across our province. “For many Albertans, the pandemic …

Extended funding round to $2.5m, enables appointment of Daniel Nielsen and Christian Mosley VANCOUVER, BC–Socialsuite, a global leader in impact-management software, accelerates its market expansion into North America, by appointing Daniel Nielsen as Global Head of Growth, and Christian Mosley as Head of Sales. Both appointees will be based out …

Time for the federal government to require foundations to increase their granting, says GIV3 Foundation MONTRÉAL, QC–A new public campaign: IncreaseTheGrants.ca launched this week. It asks the Federal Government to stop allowing charitable foundations from accumulating greater wealth, and to increase their percentage of assets granted to our struggling charities …

Transformative commerce to help retailers access the goods and services they need without cash introduced by Retail Council of Canada (RCC) and supported by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) TORONTO, ON–Retail Council of Canada (RCC) and BarterPay Canada Inc. announce a new affinity partnership that will bring the RetailBarterPay trading …

Leaders can positively influence experiences of Indigenous employees TORONTO, ON–A study from Catalyst, Building Inclusion for Indigenous Peoples in Canadian Workplaces, found 52 percent of Indigenous Peoples working in Canada said they are regularly on guard to experiences of bias, a hallmark of emotional tax, with women on guard (67 …