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2025 Snap Election – ONN Priorities

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01/24/25

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Snap election series – Encouraging non-partisan voter engagement

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01/23/25

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Snap election series – Election advocacy

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01/23/25

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Snap election series – Communicating the value of nonprofits

Resource

01/23/25

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Snap election series – Combating misinformation and disinformation during elections

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01/23/25

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2024 State of the Sector – Policy report

Report

10/08/24

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2024 State of the Sector – Technical report (French)

Report

10/07/24

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2024 State of the Sector – Technical report

Report

10/07/24

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Annual Report 2023-2024

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09/11/24

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Strategic thinking: A framework for moving forward

Resource

06/20/24

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Pre-budget submission 2024

Government Su...

12/08/23

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

Government Su...

10/19/23

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2023 State of the Sector survey – Policy Report

Report

10/16/23

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2023 State of the Sector survey – Technical Report

Report

10/16/23

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Written Submission for the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the Upcoming Federal Budget

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08/14/23

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Written submission for the pre-budget consultations in advance of the upcoming federal budget

Government Su...

08/04/23

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The nonprofit difference in publicly-funded services

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05/26/23

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Reducing red tape for Ontario’s nonprofit sector

Government Su...

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

Government Su...

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

Government Su...

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

Government Su...

05/27/22

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Impact of Budget Implementation Act 2022 on Partnerships With Civil Society

Government Su...

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

Government Su...

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 ...

Report

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

Report

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)

Resource

03/21/22

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ONN Pre-Budget Submission

Government Su...

02/28/22

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Election Advocacy Toolkit (English)

Toolkit

02/14/22

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Election Advocacy Toolkit (French)

Toolkit

02/14/22

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ONN Pre-Budget Submission

Government Su...

01/20/22

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

Government Su...

01/05/22

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Standing Committee on General Government

Government Su...

11/23/21

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Minister Freeland

Government Su...

11/12/21

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Government Su...

11/12/21

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Government Su...

11/12/21

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Government Su...

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

Government Su...

10/07/21

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The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau

Government Su...

10/05/21

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

Government Su...

08/04/21

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Leading the Future of Work in Ontario

Government Su...

07/30/21

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

Government Su...

06/25/21

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

Government Su...

06/25/21

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

Government Su...

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

Government Su...

06/25/21

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

Government Su...

06/25/21

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

Government Su...

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

Government Su...

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

Government Su...

06/03/21

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Open letter urging Ontario to institute adequate permanent paid sick days

Government Su...

05/22/21

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

Government Su...

05/06/21

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

Government Su...

04/15/21

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Re: Bill 254, Protecting Ontario Elections Act, 2021

Government Su...

04/01/21

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ONN Pre-budget Submission

Government Su...

02/19/21

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ONN Pre-budget Submission

Government Su...

02/12/21

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

Government Su...

12/21/20

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Implementation of Paid Sick days

Government Su...

12/08/20

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Advocacy Spectrum Tool

Resource

11/23/20

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

Government Su...

11/16/20

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

Government Su...

11/16/20

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

Government Su...

10/21/20

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

Government Su...

10/20/20

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ONN’s pre-budget submission

Government Su...

10/16/20

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Elections Canada Consultation on Election Communications

Government Su...

10/02/20

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

Government Su...

09/30/20

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

Government Su...

09/30/20

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Consultation on regulating election communications under the Elections Act

Government Su...

09/29/20

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

Government Su...

09/24/20

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

Government Su...

09/08/20

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People-Centered Economy Group 2021 Pre-budget Submission

Government Su...

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

Government Su...

07/21/20

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Letter to Premier of Ontario

Government Su...

07/21/20

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Letter to Minister Lecce

Government Su...

07/02/20

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Letter to Attorney General Downey

Government Su...

07/02/20

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Letter to Minister Phillips

Government Su...

06/17/20

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Keeping human services in community hands: Why nonprofits deliver better

Government Su...

06/11/20

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Letter to Minister Morneau

Government Su...

06/09/20

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

Government Su...

06/09/20

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Letter to Premier Ford

Government Su...

05/06/20

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Letter to Minister Phillips

Government Su...

05/06/20

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Letter to Minister Morneau

Government Su...

04/24/20

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Letter to Minister Stephen Lecce

Government Su...

04/16/20

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Letter to Premier Ford re COVID-19 and Nonprofits

Government Su...

03/13/20

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Honourable Minister Carla Qualtrough

Government Su...

01/28/20

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ONN’s 2020 Pre-budget Submission

Government Su...

01/23/20

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Honourable Minister Maryam Monsef

Government Su...

01/16/20

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Minister Maryam Monsef

Government Su...

01/16/20

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Response from Treasury Board Secretariat

Government Su...

12/24/19

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

Report

11/26/19

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Letter to MPP, Goldie Ghamari

Government Su...

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

Government Su...

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

Government Su...

06/27/19

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Community Lifelines of Credit from CAIF

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06/19/19

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Loan Readiness: Self-Assessment from the Canadian Alternative Investment Foundation

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06/19/19

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Transcript Beyond Grants: Alternative Financing in the Nonprofit Sector

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06/19/19

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Beyond Grants: Alternative financing for your nonprofit or charity

Resource

06/19/19

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Letter to Senator Yuen Pau Woo

Government Su...

06/03/19

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Letter to Ontario Government

Government Su...

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

Government Su...

02/19/19

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Response from Ministry of Government and Consumer Services

Government Su...

02/19/19

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ONN’s Pre-budget Submission

Government Su...

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

Resource

01/05/19

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Ontario Trillium Foundation Budget

Government Su...

12/20/18

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What Happened in the Legislature

Report

12/17/18

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Accelerating Sales of Surplus Public Property

Government Su...

12/14/18

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Not For Sale: The Case for Nonprofit Ownership and Operation of Community Infrastructure

Report

11/22/18

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Presentation to the Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector

Government Su...

11/21/18

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Made in Ontario Climate Change Plan

Government Su...

11/16/18

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Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

Government Su...

11/16/18

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Response to draft changes to the Income Tax Act

Government Su...

10/23/18

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Presentation to the Senate Special Committee on the Charitable Sector

Government Su...

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

Report

09/21/18

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

Report

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

Resource

06/20/18

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Summary of Party Positions

Report

05/31/18

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

Government Su...

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

Government Su...

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

Government Su...

12/19/17

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

Report

12/15/17

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

Government Su...

08/09/17

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Letter to Minister Chiarelli

Government Su...

08/01/17

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Submission to consultation for Long-Term Infrastructure Plan

Government Su...

08/01/17

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Consultation Response on Open Data Directive from OFIFC

Government Su...

07/20/17

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Letter to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

Government Su...

07/17/17

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Letter to Premier Kathleen Wynne

Government Su...

04/24/17

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Community Benefits Policy Framework for Ontario

Report

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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Government Su...

02/13/17

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Pre-Budget Submission

Government Su...

01/30/17

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

Government Su...

12/16/16

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Letter to the Special Advisors

Government Su...

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

Resource

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

Government Su...

11/14/16

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

Government Su...

11/03/16

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

Government Su...

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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Government Su...

10/05/16

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

Government Su...

08/29/16

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

Government Su...

08/15/16

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

Government Su...

08/10/16

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

Resource

06/29/16

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Principles for Transfer Payment Administrative Modernization

Report

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 ...

Government Su...

12/02/15

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

Government Su...

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

Government Su...

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

Resource

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)

Government Su...

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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ONN Engagement in Social Enterprise

Report

02/24/15

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Submission to the Ministry of Finance

Government Su...

02/18/15

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

Government Su...

02/18/15

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Vibrant Democracy. Vital Communities. (Infographic)

Resource

01/22/15

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

Government Su...

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

Report

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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