Policy Priorities

ONN works within four broad policy areas: our sector’s people (the paid and volunteer work force), our financing, our regulatory environment, and our data.

Policy Priorities People | Data | Financing | Regulatory Environment

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Submission on the legislative review of the Police Record Checks Reform Act, 2015 (PRCRA)

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09/15/23

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The nonprofit difference in publicly-funded services

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05/26/23

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Reflections on the Canada-Wide Early Learning Child Care (CWELCC) 2024 Child Care Funding For...

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05/09/23

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Ontario Arts Council funding Support Letter – Budget 2023

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03/14/23

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Portable Benefits Consultation

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12/20/22

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ONN Policy Priorities 2022-2023

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12/01/22

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Shared Platforms: An Introduction

Report

09/16/22

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Creating wage parity in community care

Report

06/24/22

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Shared Platforms Toolkit

Toolkit

04/21/22

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11 Key Takeaways from Ontario’s Not-for-Profit Corporations Act for Provincial Associations

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03/22/22

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Volunteers and Decent Work – What’s the Connection?

Report

03/03/22

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Liste de contrôle du travail décent pour le secteur sans but lucratif

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10/26/21

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La charte du travail décent

Report

10/26/21

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La charte du travail décent

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10/23/21

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ONN policy priorities 2021-22

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09/22/21

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Ontario Data Authority

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09/09/21

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Empowering Ontarians and Enabling the Digital Economy (White Paper)

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09/09/21

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Response to Modernizing Privacy in Ontario Empowering Ontarians and Enabling the Digital Econ...

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09/08/21

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Nonprofits Deliver a Canada-Wide Child Care System

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06/15/21

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Submission on Ontario’s Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI) Framework

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06/07/21

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Immediate Action Required to revise CRA Interpretation of the Income Tax Act Section 149(1)(1...

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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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Funding Decent Work

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04/23/21

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Decent Work Toolkit

Toolkit

04/23/21

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ONN’s submission to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly re: Bill 254

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04/21/21

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Letter to opposition party leaders upon Bill 254 Third Reading

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04/15/21

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Letter to Attorney General upon Bill 254 Third Reading

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04/15/21

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ONN’s briefing note on Bill 254

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03/21/21

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Nonprofits deliver: An effective and equitable COVID-19 vaccination rollout through the nonpr...

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03/02/21

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Nonprofits deliver: An effective and equitable COVID-19 vaccination rollout through the nonpr...

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03/02/21

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Data Policy Coalition Response to IPC Strategic Priority Setting Consultation (Discussion Paper)

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02/09/21

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Shared Platforms: An Introduction

Report

01/25/21

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Ensuring Ontario nonprofits are included in COVID-19 Vaccination Roll-Out

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12/09/20

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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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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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Study on the Impacts of COVID-19 on the Infrastructure Sector

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08/24/20

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ONN feedback on Ontario-Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA) and associated legislative reg...

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07/22/20

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Key amendments needed for the Ontario-Not-for-Profit Corporations Act before proclamation

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06/22/20

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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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ONN Policy Priorities 2020-2021

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04/22/20

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COVID-19 flash survey infographics for Ontario nonprofits

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04/06/20

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Decent Work – fillable checklist

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03/05/20

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ONN Submission to the Standing Committee on Social Policy re: Bill 65 (ONCA)

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01/22/20

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Decent Work – checklist

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10/21/19

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Buying Better Webinar

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09/25/19

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Letter to Ontario Digital Service

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09/09/19

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Letter to Ontario Solicitor General Sylvia Jones

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09/09/19

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Decent Work Overview

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08/22/19

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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

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06/19/19

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Connect with Emerging Leaders

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06/05/19

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

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04/30/19

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ONN Policy Priorities 2019-2020

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04/22/19

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ONN’s Pre-budget Submission

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01/24/19

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Accelerating Sales of Surplus Public Property

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12/14/18

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The need to collect sector data

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12/04/18

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Decent Work Charter

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11/23/18

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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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Response to draft changes to the Income Tax Act

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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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Glossary of Terms (Pensions)

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09/20/18

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Pension Survey Results (2018)

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09/19/18

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Take a Ground-Up Approach to Transforming Transfer Payment Relationships

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08/14/18

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ONN Policy Agenda 2018/19

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04/26/18

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Draft regulations

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04/10/18

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Letter to Minister Tracey MacCharles re: delay in ONCA

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02/13/18

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Integrating Bill 148 costs into transfer payment agreements...

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01/08/18

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Shared Platforms – policy paper

Report

12/18/17

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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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Shared Platforms – case for support

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12/15/17

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Introducing the Public Benefit Nonprofit Sector

Report

12/15/17

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Submission to Co-Creation Steering Group

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10/31/17

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Ontario Standing Committee on Justice Policy

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10/23/17

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Letter to the Minister of Consumer and Government Services

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09/14/17

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Response from Minister Lalonde

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08/22/17

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Welcome letter to Ontario’s Chief Digital Strategist

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07/19/17

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Letter to Director of Accounting Standards Board

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06/29/17

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Response from Minister MacCharles

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06/29/17

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Correspondence to the Minister

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06/29/17

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Letter to Hon. Marie-France Lalonde, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services

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05/08/17

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Pension Roadmap

Report

03/07/17

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Pension Roadmap – executive summary

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03/07/17

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Letter to Hon. Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development

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02/15/17

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

Resource

10/07/16

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Change Work – executive summary

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09/23/16

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Principles for Transfer Payment Administrative Modernization

Report

06/21/16

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Shared Platforms – guidebook

Report

03/07/16

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Submission to the Ministry of Education – Consultation on Disposition of Surplus Real Estate ...

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12/02/15

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Leadership in Changing Times

Report

12/01/15

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Change Work – full report

Report

11/24/15

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Submission to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy on the Police Record Checks Reform Act

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11/05/15

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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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Towards a Data Strategy for the Ontario Nonprofit Sector

Report

07/21/15

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Consultation on the draft Open Data Directive

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07/02/15

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Nonprofit Access to Public Lands

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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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ONN Engagement in Social Enterprise

Report

02/24/15

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Police Record Checks Letter to Premier Wynne

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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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Moving Towards a Stronger Public Benefit Sector

Report

10/01/14

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Façonner l’avenir: Résumé des constatations

Report

09/05/13

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Shaping the Future: Executive Summary

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09/05/13

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Façonner l’avenir

Report

09/05/13

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Shaping the Future

Report

09/01/13

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Human Capital Renewal in the Nonprofit Sector

Report

06/05/13

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Requesting Clarity And Amendments To The Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations Act To Enable An...

Resource

04/17/13

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Ontario Open For Business not-for-profit sector strategy

Report

08/21/12

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Not Working For Profit

Report

06/05/11

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