Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Arts and Culture
- Budget
- Economic Development
- Elections
- Employment and Training
- Environment
- Financial Institutions
- Government Procurement
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Pensions
- Privacy and Access to Information
- Research and Development
- Small Business
- Taxation and Finance
- Telecommunications
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
- Bill S-222 and Bill S-216: Discussions pertaining to the advancement of this legislation that seeks an amendment to the Income Tax Act to enable new regulation of charities engaging in partnerships with non-qualified donees.
- Discussions with parliamentarians and officials regarding the anticipated 5-year legislative review of Canada's Anti-Spam Law.
Policies or Program
- Community Service Recovery Fund. Discussions related to program design and eligibility.
- Discussions concerning pre-budget priorities including tax and other incentives for charitable giving, regulations governing business activities carried out by registered charities, reform of grant and contribution program administration, and access to federal business development programs for charities and non-profit organizations, and an expanded mandate for the Tax Court of Canada.
- Discussions with ESDC and Statistics Canada regarding the collection of data about the charitable and non-profit sector by the federal government, specifically re-instatement of the Satellite Account of the charitable and non-profit sector, and a successor to the National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations.
- Discussions with ESDC regarding the operation of the Social Finance Fund announced in 2019.
- Discussions with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada regarding the eligibility of charities and public benefit nonprofits for existing federal government initiatives aimed at assisting small- and medium-sized enterprises, including the Mitacs Accelerate program and advisory services offered through the Business Development Bank of Canada.
- Discussions with PMO, Finance and ESDC about emergency financial measures to help charities and nonprofits deal with the coronavirus/Covid-19 crisis.
- Discussions with Public Services and Procurement Canada regarding a possible social procurement program.
- Discussions with Treasury Board on the administration of grant & contribution programs, specifically the implementation of the recommendations of the Independent Blue Ribbon Panel on Grant and Contribution Programs
- Promoting the adoption of recommendations made by the Senate Special Committee on the Charitable Sector.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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House of Commons
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Justice Canada (JC)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
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Senate of Canada
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Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
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Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Government institutions added through a monthly communication report
- Public Safety Canada (PS)
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:
2023-12-31
List of Government Funding
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Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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$991,049.00
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Yes
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Government of Quebec
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$7,000.00
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No
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
65 St. Clair Avenue East
Suite 700
Toronto, ON M4T 2Y3
Canada
Telephone number:
416-597-2293
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Cathy Barr,
Vice President |
No public offices held
- Chantal Edwards,
Public Policy Analyst |
No public offices held
- Emily Jensen,
Manager, Strategic Advocacy |
No public offices held
- Bernadette Johnson,
Director, Engagement and Mobilization |
Public offices held
- Bruce MacDonald,
President and Chief Executive Officer |
No public offices held
- Sebastian Muermann,
Manager, Government Relations & Membership |
No public offices held
