Advisory Council
Imagine Canada’s Advisory Council was created to provide strategic advice on how we can better support the work of charities and nonprofits in Canada. The voluntary sector is key to the social, economic, cultural and environmental well-being of this country. Our role at Imagine Canada is to do everything we can to support and help advance the work that organizations are doing in every community across Canada. The Advisory Council plays a crucial role to help ensure that we get it right and that we are as effective as we possibly can be.
Members of the Advisory Council are:
Claudette Bradshaw
Former Federal Minister of Labour
Cocagne, New Brunswick
Alison Brewin
Executive Director, West Coast Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund
Vancouver, British Columbia
Lyse Brunet
Directrice générale, Québec Enfants Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon
Montreal, Quebec
Susan Carruthers
BC Children’s Hospital Foundation
Vancouver, British Columbia
Owen Charters
Executive Director, CanadaHelps
Toronto, Ontario
Karen Fonseth
National Chair, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada and CEO, Direct Action in Support of Community Homes
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Mohamed Gilao
Executive Director, Dejinta Beesha
Etobicoke, Ontario
Wayne Helgason
Executive Director, Social Planning Council of Winnipeg
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Paul Kariya
Professor, Trinity Western University
Langley, British Columbia
Miranda Lam
Past Chair, Volunteer Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
Frances Lankin
President and CEO, United Way Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
Susan Manwaring
Lawyer, Miller Thomson LLP
Toronto, Ontario
Sylvain Matte
Directeur général d’Uniterra, CECI
Montréal, Québec
Micheline McKay
Principal, Micheline McKay + Associates
Toronto, Ontario
Paul Melia
President and CEO, Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport
Ottawa, Ontario
Wayne Perkins
President and CEO, YMCA Canada
Toronto, Ontario
Susan Phillips
Ph.D., Professor and Director, School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University
Ottawa, Ontario
Penny Rowe
CEO , Community Services Council Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Conrad Sauvé
Secretary General, Canadian Red Cross
Ottawa, Ontario
Paul Shay
National Executive Director, The Kidney Foundation
Montreal, Quebec
Sharon Snook
CDO, Burin Peninsula Health Care Foundation
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Lynne Toupin
Executive Director
HR Council for the Voluntary & Non-profit Sector
Ottawa, Ontario
David Toycen
President & CEO, World Vision Canada
Mississauga, Ontario
Katherine van Kooy
President and CEO, Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations
Calgary, Alberta
Organizational affiliations are for identification purposes only.
Did you know that there are 161,000 nonprofilts and charities in Canada?
Did you know that Canada’s nonprofit and voluntary sector is the 2nd largest in the world?
The sector represents 7.1% of the gross domestic product
The sector is larger than automotive and manufacturing. It generates $112 billion in revenues and employs 2 million people
Canadians donated $9 billion in 2004
Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island have the highest donor rates in the country at 93%
Canadians gave 2 billion volunteer hours in 2004
Teenagers volunteer more than any other age group
One percent of nonprofits command 60% of all revenues flowing to the sector
Canadians with the lowest household incomes give a greater percentage of their income than others
Saskatchewan has the highest volunteer rate in the country, followed by the Northwest Territories and the Yukon
Canadians give the most money to religious organizations, followed by health and social services
