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:
Alison Brewin
Executive Director, West Coast Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund
Vancouver, British Columbia
Lyse Brunet
Directrice générale, Avenir d'enfants
Montréal, Québec
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
Sandy Houston
President, Metcalf Foundation
Toronto, Ontario
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
Professor and Director, School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University
Ottawa, Ontario
Penny Rowe
CEO , Community Sector 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
Montréal, Québec
Sharon Snook
CDO, Burin Peninsula Health Care Foundation
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Lynne Toupin
Executive Director, HR Council for the Nonprofit 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
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 $79.1 billion or 7.8% 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 $10 billion in 2007
Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick have the highest donor rates.
Canadians volunteered 2.1 billion hours in 2007
Young Canadians aged 15 to 24 are more likely to volunteer than Canadians in 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
Those exposed to giving and volunteering activities early in life are more likely to continue those behaviours as adults
Upcoming Events
- 2010 SectorCast
June 16, 2010 - December 8, 2010 - Programme de Webconférences – série 2010
June 16, 2010 - December 8, 2010 - What's New at the Charities Directorate?
September 14, 2010 - Live Directory Tour!
September 17, 2010 - Record Keeping: Maintaining Books and Records
October 5, 2010 - Valuation Principles: How to Determine the Value of Gifts-in-Kind and Donor Benefit
October 19, 2010 - INFO-IMPÔTS: Demander l'enregistrement à titre d'organisme de bienfaisance
October 26, 2010 - Gift Planning: Marketing and Managing Planned Gifts
November 2, 2010 - Taking Care of Business: Activities for Charities
November 23, 2010 - INFO-IMPÔTS: S'occuper de son organisme : des activités pour les organismes de bienfaisance
November 23, 2010