Registration - In-house Organization

Imagine Canada / Bruce MacDonald, President and Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Imagine Canada
Responsible Officer Name: Bruce MacDonald, President and Chief Executive Officer
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2006-04-06
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 897775-11586

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 590

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 9

Version 53 of 59 (2025-09-03 to 2025-09-08)

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Version 53 of 59 (2025-09-03 to 2025-09-08)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Taxation and Finance	Addressing disruptions to donations due to postal strikes; tax credit timing adjustments.	Policies or Program
Taxation and Finance	Advancing reform of the disbursement quota for registered charities.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Industry	Advocating for a federal “home” in government for the nonprofit sector. Building knowledge on the activities of the nonprofit sector.	Policies or Program
Industry	Advocating for financial relief and policy responses to emergencies and rising issues (e.g., tariffs).	Policies or Program
Taxation and Finance	Bill S-222 and S-216: Amendments enabling partnerships with non-qualified donees.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Budget	Budget consultations re: charitable giving incentives, regulatory reforms, and program access.	Policies or Program
Taxation and Finance	Improving access and equity in federal funding programs for nonprofits and charities.	Policies or Program
Industry	Inclusion of charities in SME-focused programs like Mitacs and BDC advisory services.	Policies or Program
Industry	Preparation for e-filing webinars for charities; Discussion about the Comprehensive Expenditure Review	Policies or Program
Employment and Training	Strengthening workforce supports for paid and unpaid nonprofit labour.	Policies or Program
Economic Development	Support for the Canadian Centre for Nonprofit Digital Resilience and digital skills development. Supporting sector-wide digital capacity and transformation.	Policies or Program
Industry	Supporting federal data collection (e.g., Satellite Account, national nonprofit surveys).	Policies or Program
Industry	Supporting implementation of Senate Committee recommendations on the charitable sector.	Policies or Program

Subject matter details added through monthly communication reports
Subject matters	Details	Categories	Added date
Industry	Discussion about the impact of the Comprehensive Expenditure Review on the Nonprofit sector	Policies or Program	2025-10-14

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

Imagine Canada is a federally-incorporated not-for-profit corporation and a registered charity. Imagine Canada is a national intermediary organization drawing its membership from all 10 provinces and three territories, with offices in Toronto, Ottawa and Calgary and employing approximately 25 staff. It is mandated to foster effective and sustainable charitable and non-profit organizations. Imagine Canada's goals are, broadly, to improve contributions to community from all sectors of society, to strengthen individual charities and non-profit organizations and to promote trust and collaboration among those working to build community. Its activities include promoting public policy and a regulatory environment that is supportive of the work of the charitable and non-profit sector, researching issues related to the sector, encouraging corporate community contributions, and providing resources and tools to enhance the capacity of sector organizations.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Bruce MacDonald, President and Chief Executive Officer

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Membership in Imagine Canada is open to charities, nonprofit organizations; private and public foundations; consultants; corporations; government departments or agencies; and, individuals. For charities and nonprofit organizations, our fees are scaled according to the budget of the organization and based on total organizational revenue. Only charities and nonprofit organizations are entitled to vote at the Annual or Special General Meetings, although all classes of members are entitled to attend such meetings. Other than voting rights, there are no distinctions made between classes of members. Current membership is approximately 1100, the majority of which (900+) are either charities or nonprofits.

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2024-12-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$1,713,161.00	Yes
Ontario Trillium Foundation	$115,000.00	No

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
2 St. Clair Avenue East
Suite 300
Toronto, ON M4T 2T5
Canada

Telephone number: 416-597-2293

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Jodene Baker, Vice-President, Research, Advocacy & External Relations | No public offices held
Cathy Barr, Senior Advisor, Research & Data | No public offices held
Chantal Edwards, Public Policy Analyst | No public offices held
Emily Jensen, Manager, Strategic Advocacy | No public offices held
Bruce MacDonald, President and Chief Executive Officer | No public offices held

Imagine Canada

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

Name	From	To
Imagine Canada	2010-03-19	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Imagine Canada

Imagine Canada

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Bruce MacDonald	2014-07-14	Current
MARCEL LAUZIERE	2010-03-19	2014-07-14
Georgina Steinsky-Schwartz	2006-04-06	2008-06-04

Date Modified:: 2026-03-23

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Registration - In-house Organization

Imagine Canada / Bruce MacDonald, President and Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 53 of 59 (2025-09-03 to 2025-09-08)

Version 53 of 59 (2025-09-03 to 2025-09-08)

Subject Matter Details

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization