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CANADA | Apr 08, 2026

[Participate] Evidence-Informed Guidance for Volunteer Engagement in Pandemic Response

Join our new exciting research study: Evidence-Informed Guidance for Volunteer Engagement in Pandemic ResponseWe are currently looking for people with experience with volunteering, or volunteer engagement, deployment, and management during COVID-19 to participate in an interview or a focus group abo

[Article] Canada’s first Plain Language Standard

The new standard provides organizations with practical requirements and principles to remove communication barriers.

[Report] Family violence against seniors continues to increase after reaching highest recorded level in 2023

Trends in police-reported family violence and intimate partner violence in Canada, 2024

[Study] Canadian Study on the Wellbeing of Solo Retirees

Despite the high numbers of solo retirees, we know little about their wellbeing and lived experience. This study will capture their voices.

[Article] Reimagining Canada Post: Leveraging this National Asset to Better Strengthen Social Connection and Support Ageing in the Right Place

Postal workers have a daily presence in neighbourhoods, which gives them unique insight into the well-being of many of the people they serve.

[Study] Research Participants Needed - Dementia Stigma in Hospitals and Its Impact on Care

confidential one-hour virtual interview with people living with dementia and caregivers

[New Coalition] Fair Funding for Nonprofits

Fair Funding for Nonprofits launches new website and newsletter

[Report] Working Together to Thrive: Well-Being and Public Health

This report explores ways to bring the strengths of public health and well-being together to advance shared goals.

[Briefing Note] High Demand and Constrained Capacity in Charitable Sector

Canada’s charitable sector is under immense pressure.

[News] Vaccine Report Card 2025

This year’s expanded assessment covers three respiratory illness seasons and includes new scoring that better matches today’s immunization landscape.