Watch the recording here. Do you know the rules around election advocacy engagement? Join us to learn and prepare for the 2022 provincial election! About this event The 2022 Ontario general election will take place on June 2, 2022. Nonprofits and charities can be key players during elections, advocating for the communities they serve as […]
Following a province-wide shutdown in December 2020 and a stay-at-home order in January 2021, the Legislature came back on Feb 16, 2021 until June 3. The House was then unexpectedly back in session from June 10 to June 14. Legislators are due back September 13, 2021. In the meantime, here’s what nonprofits need to know […]
From the start of COVID-19, spring and summer 2020 was a nonstop policy announcement cycle at the Ontario legislature. Here’s a roundup of what nonprofits need to know, including important updates on the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, and a great example of nonprofit advocacy in action. Bill 197: COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020 Bill 195: […]
Regulatory Environment: CRA | ONCA | Public Benefit Nonprofits | Shared Platforms The Income Tax Act: Identifying not-for-profit organizations that provide public benefit and the conditions for tax exemption Four key changes to the Income Tax Act that would enable public benefit nonprofits to more effectively pursue their objectives: The Income Tax Act could be […]
Public Policy Work: People | Financing | Regulatory Environment Regulatory Environment ONN’s goal is to ensure that the Ontario nonprofit sector’s legal frameworks – policy, legislation, and regulation – support and empower the sector’s work. Ontario Not-for-profit Corporations Act Modernizing the 60-year-old legislation governing the nonprofit sector. Public Benefit Lens We promote the recognition of […]
This year, ONN celebrates the 10 year anniversary of our grassroots beginning. With a research fellow, the indomitable Lynn Eakin, a visionary steering committee, an inspiring place to call home at the Centre for Social Innovation, and a founding issue (the good ol’ Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporation Act or “ONCA”), we had set the stage for […]
One of the goals of our work to develop a Sector Driven Evaluation Strategy was to think beyond the limits of the system that we have now. When it comes to the fundamental questions about why evaluation matters and what makes it useful, there really isn’t much disagreement. People find evaluation useful when it helps […]
I am both saddened and exuberant to say that after 5 thrilling, singingly wonderful years in many roles as a network steward and policy lead at ONN, I am stepping forward to work with the Government of Alberta as a Foresight Strategist in the Ministry of Health. I believe it is a chance to make […]
Board of Directors The ONN Board is the governing body that supports ONN by providing strategic leadership. Members of the Board are stewards of the public benefit sector, and the work that is being undertaken in relation to the sector. Board members are not representative of their organization’s or sub-sector’s particular interests. JP Bervoets, Community […]
About Ontario Nonprofit Network ONN is the independent network for the 58,000 nonprofits in Ontario, focused on policy, advocacy, and services to strengthen Ontario’s nonprofit sector as a key pillar of our society and economy. We work to create a public policy environment that allows nonprofits to thrive. We engage our network of diverse nonprofit […]
