Advocacy

ONN works to create a public policy environment that strengthens nonprofits so they can do more. We advocate at all levels of government to implement effective policy for Ontario’s nonprofit sector. We also encourage nonprofits to engage in advocacy work and provide tools and resources to support their efforts.

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Pre-budget submission 2024

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12/08/23

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Open letter to Premier Ford on 2023 sector-wide survey results

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10/19/23

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2023 State of the Sector survey – Policy Report

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10/16/23

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2023 State of the Sector survey – Technical Report

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10/16/23

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Reducing red tape for Ontario’s nonprofit sector

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05/11/23

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Submission to HUMA on Bill C35

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03/20/23

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Ontario Arts Council funding Support Letter – Budget 2023

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03/14/23

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Ontario Budget 2023: Pre-Budget Submission

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12/21/22

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Comments on non-qualified donees policy guidance

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12/20/22

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Bill 23: More Homes Built Faster Act

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11/28/22

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Ontario Election 2022: Building thriving communities with the nonprofit sector

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06/01/22

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Ontario Election 2022: Nonprofit Sector Asks

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06/01/22

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Impact of Budget Implementation Act 2022 on Partnerships With Civil Society

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05/27/22

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Impact of Budget Implementation Act 2022 on Partnerships With Civil Society

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05/27/22

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ONN analysis of the Party Platforms 2022

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05/18/22

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Early Learning and Child Care Infrastructure Fund

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05/10/22

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How nonprofits can foster community wealth building: A reading list

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05/10/22

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Keeping and Building Wealth in Ontario Communities: A Targeted Approach to Overcome Systemic ...

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05/10/22

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Access to provincial financing for not-for-profit housing providers

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05/02/22

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Federal Budget 2021 Analysis

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04/15/22

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Building a robust and sustainable care economy

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04/12/22

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Ontario labour shortages, working conditions and the care economy

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04/12/22

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Election Advocacy – Your questions answered

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04/06/22

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Infographies provinciales et territoriales sur le secteur sans but lucratif context et limites

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03/21/22

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Provincial and Territorial nonprofit sector infographic context and limitations

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03/21/22

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Infographie: Découvrez le secteur à but non lucratif de l’Ontario

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03/21/22

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Ontario Nonprofit Sector Infographic (English)

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03/21/22

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ONN Pre-Budget Submission

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02/28/22

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Election Advocacy Toolkit (English)

Toolkit

02/14/22

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Election Advocacy Toolkit (French)

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02/14/22

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ONN Pre-Budget Submission

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01/20/22

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Email to Premier and Ministers re: Impact of COVID-19 and current restrictions on Ontario’s n...

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01/05/22

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Standing Committee on General Government

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11/23/21

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Minister Freeland

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11/12/21

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11/12/21

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11/12/21

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10/19/21

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Economic and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

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10/08/21

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Disbursement Quota Consultation

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10/07/21

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The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau

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10/05/21

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Ten-Year Statutory Review of the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (CNCA)

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08/04/21

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Leading the Future of Work in Ontario

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07/30/21

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Welcome letter to Honourable Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport

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06/25/21

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Welcome letter to Honourable Todd Smith, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services

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06/25/21

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Welcome letter to Honourable Ross Romano, Minister of Government and Consumer Services

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06/25/21

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Welcome letter to Honourable Rod Phillips, Minister of Long-Term Care

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06/25/21

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Welcome letter to Honourable Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria, President of the Treasury Board

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06/25/21

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Welcome letter to Honourable Parm Gill, Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism

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06/25/21

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Welcome letter to Honourable Nina Tangri, Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape R...

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06/25/21

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Welcome letter to Honourable Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Children, Community and Social S...

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06/25/21

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Welcome letter to Honourable Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure

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06/25/21

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Welcome letter to Honourable Kaleed Rasheed, Associate Minister of Digital Government

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06/25/21

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Welcome letter to Honourable Jane McKenna, Associate Minister of Children and Women’s Issues

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06/25/21

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Welcome letter to Honourable Todd Smith, Minister of Energy

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06/25/21

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Welcome letter to Honourable Lisa Thompson, Minister of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs

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06/25/21

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Nonprofits Deliver a Canada-Wide Child Care System

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06/15/21

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Response from Ontario’s Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission

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06/03/21

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Open letter urging Ontario to institute adequate permanent paid sick days

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05/22/21

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Non-profit sector calling on Premier Ford to institute adequate, permanent paid sick days

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05/06/21

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Delaying the effective date of Bill 254, Protecting Ontario Elections Act, 2021

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04/15/21

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Re: Bill 254, Protecting Ontario Elections Act, 2021

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04/01/21

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ONN Pre-budget Submission

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02/19/21

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ONN Pre-budget Submission

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02/12/21

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Re: Amendment of Regulation O. Reg. 329/04 (General) under the Personal Health Information Pr...

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12/21/20

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Implementation of Paid Sick days

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12/08/20

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Advocacy Spectrum Tool

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11/23/20

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Recommendations to Ontario’s Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission

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11/16/20

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Response to Bill 218 (Supporting Ontario’s Recovery and Municipal Elections Act, 2020)

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11/16/20

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Submission to Elections Canada on the regulation of political communications by nonprofits du...

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10/21/20

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Response to Ontario Private Sector Privacy Reform – Improving private sector privacy for Onta...

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10/20/20

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ONN’s pre-budget submission

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10/16/20

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Elections Canada Consultation on Election Communications

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10/02/20

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Rebâtir en mieux nécessite des actions décisives pour les organismes à but non lucratif et le...

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09/30/20

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Building Back Better requires decisive action for Ontario’s nonprofits and charities

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09/30/20

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Consultation on regulating election communications under the Elections Act

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09/29/20

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Study of the recommendations relating to the Economic and Fiscal Update Act, 2020

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09/24/20

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Resilience from the ground up: Nonprofits’ role in rebuilding communities and local economies...

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09/08/20

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People-Centered Economy Group 2021 Pre-budget Submission

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09/08/20

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Letter to Minister of Education

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07/21/20

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Letter to Statistics Canada

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07/21/20

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Letter to Premier of Ontario

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07/21/20

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Letter to Minister Lecce

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07/02/20

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Letter to Attorney General Downey

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07/02/20

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Letter to Minister Phillips

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06/17/20

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Keeping human services in community hands: Why nonprofits deliver better

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06/11/20

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Letter to Minister Morneau

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06/09/20

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Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau: Nonprofits and Charities need a Sector Resilience Grant Pro...

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06/09/20

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Letter to Premier Ford

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05/06/20

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Letter to Minister Phillips

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05/06/20

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Letter to Minister Morneau

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04/24/20

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Letter to Minister Stephen Lecce

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04/16/20

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Letter to Premier Ford re COVID-19 and Nonprofits

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03/13/20

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Honourable Minister Carla Qualtrough

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01/28/20

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ONN’s 2020 Pre-budget Submission

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01/23/20

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Honourable Minister Maryam Monsef

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01/16/20

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Minister Maryam Monsef

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01/16/20

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Response from Treasury Board Secretariat

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12/24/19

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Sector 360° Survey: Taking the pulse of Ontario’s nonprofit sector

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11/26/19

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Letter to MPP, Goldie Ghamari

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11/19/19

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Elections and the nonprofit sector

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09/18/19

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Letter to Labour Market Information Division

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08/06/19

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Let’s Influence Public Policy Through Advocacy (Tipsheet)

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07/22/19

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Response from Treasury Board Secretariat

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06/27/19

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Letter to Senator Yuen Pau Woo

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06/03/19

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Letter to Ontario Government

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06/03/19

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What’s In Bill 100 That Matters To Ontario Nonprofits?

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05/23/19

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ONN Town Hall: Ontario Budget 2019

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05/05/19

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Joint Letter to Director General, Charities Directorate, Canada Revenue Agency

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04/30/19

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Value proposition for Ontario’s nonprofit sector

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02/21/19

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Joint Letter to Federal Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development

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02/19/19

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Response from Ministry of Government and Consumer Services

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02/19/19

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ONN’s Pre-budget Submission

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01/24/19

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How to write a pre-budget submission (Template)

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01/22/19

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Webinar Slides: How to Write a Pre-Budget Submission

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01/05/19

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Ontario Trillium Foundation Budget

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12/20/18

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What Happened in the Legislature

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12/17/18

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Accelerating Sales of Surplus Public Property

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12/14/18

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Presentation to the Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector

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11/21/18

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Made in Ontario Climate Change Plan

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11/16/18

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Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

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11/16/18

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Response to draft changes to the Income Tax Act

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10/23/18

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Presentation to the Senate Special Committee on the Charitable Sector

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10/23/18

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ONN-Recommended Pension Plan – an overview

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09/21/18

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Selecting a pension plan for Ontario’s nonprofit sector – Task Force Report

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09/21/18

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Selecting a pension plan for Ontario’s nonprofit sector – Task Force Report

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09/21/18

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Collaborating for change in today’s political environment

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07/12/18

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Sharpening your message for maximum impact

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06/20/18

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Summary of Party Positions

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05/31/18

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Proposed Funding Rules for Multi-Employer Pension Plans that Offer Target Benefits

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05/07/18

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Engaging the community to shape your organization’s priorities and decisions

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04/18/18

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Our Election Policy Platform

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03/16/18

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Our Election Policy Platform – a one-page summary

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03/15/18

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Election Toolkit

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01/24/18

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Regulatory Review, O. Reg 285/01

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01/02/18

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ONN Pre-budget Submission 2018

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12/19/17

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The Income Tax Act: Identifying not-for-profit organizations that provide public benefit and ...

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12/15/17

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Submission to the Attorney General on proposed changes to regulation 4/01 of the Act

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08/09/17

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Letter to Minister Chiarelli

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08/01/17

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Submission to consultation for Long-Term Infrastructure Plan

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08/01/17

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Consultation Response on Open Data Directive from OFIFC

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07/20/17

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Letter to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

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07/17/17

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Letter to Premier Kathleen Wynne

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04/24/17

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Community Benefits Policy Framework for Ontario

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04/21/17

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Letter to Ministers Morneau, Duclos, and Sousa

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02/13/17

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02/13/17

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Pre-Budget Submission

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01/30/17

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Joint letter (ONN & YMCA of Greater Toronto) to Hon. Glenn Thibeault, Minister of Energy

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12/16/16

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Letter to the Special Advisors

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11/30/16

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Canadians’ and Canadian Charities’ Freedom of Speech

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11/26/16

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La liberté d’expression des citoyens et organismes de bienfaisance canadiens

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11/26/16

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Letter to Charities Directorate

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11/17/16

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Letter to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly

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11/14/16

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Letter to Hon. Grant Crack, Chair, Standing Committee on General Government

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11/03/16

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Letter to Paddy Buckley, Assistant Deputy Minister (Acting), Advanced Education and Skills De...

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10/11/16

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Will Ontario’s amended Lobbyists Registration Act achieve its intended goals and at what cost...

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10/07/16

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10/05/16

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Letter to Brian Fior, Acting Director, Open Government Office, Treasury Board Secretariat

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08/29/16

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Letter to Hon. Grant Crack, Chair, Standing Committee on General Government

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08/15/16

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Letter to Hon. Eleanor McMahon, Minister of Tourism, Culture & Sport, re. funding framewo...

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08/10/16

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We Need To Talk About ‘Lobbying’ (Webinar Slides)

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06/29/16

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Principles for Transfer Payment Administrative Modernization

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06/21/16

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Submission to Canada’s Action Plan on Open Government, Innovation, Science and Economic Devel...

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05/13/16

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Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

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05/12/16

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Submission to the Social Enterprise Branch, Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and ...

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12/02/15

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Submission to the Ministry of Finance on regulatory reform consultations for Target Benefit M...

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09/15/15

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Policy Principles for Social Impact Bonds – A Nonprofit Perspective

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09/09/15

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Heritage Considerations for Community Hubs (Alex Corey)

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07/06/15

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Submission to the Premier’s Community Hub Framework Advisory Group

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07/02/15

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Enabling Community Hubs The Role of Infrastructure Ontario

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07/02/15

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Six Things You Need to Know About the Lobbyists Registration Act

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06/16/15

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Networks+Action

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06/05/15

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Submission on the Infrastructure for Jobs and Prosperity Act, 2014 (Bill 6)

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05/25/15

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Dual Purpose Corporations or Hybrid Corporations

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04/28/15

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Follow-up Submission

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02/24/15

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Submission to the Ministry of Finance

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02/18/15

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Bill 8, An Act to promote public sector and MPP accountability and transparency

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02/18/15

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Vibrant Democracy. Vital Communities. (Infographic)

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01/22/15

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Proposed Statement of Principles, Improvements to Not-for-Profit Standards

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11/01/13

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The Nonprofit Sector: A Key Partner in Change

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04/01/13

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Ontario Open For Business not-for-profit sector strategy

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08/21/12

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Amend Electric Commerce Protection Regulations to Exempt Charities and Nonprofits, Industry C...

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08/01/11

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The utility of Socially Responsible Enterprises (SREs) in the Canadian context and the extent...

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06/01/11

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