Brian Emmett is chief economist for Canada’s charitable and non-profit sector. He was Canada’s first Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development in the late 1990s and worked extensively on Canada’s Green Plan. He also served as Vice-President of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in the early 2000s and has been an assistant deputy minister in a number of federal government departments.
Charities in Canada face a long-term crisis of financial sustainability. Their missions will become more challenging with continuing demographic and cultural change. There will be
Les organismes caritatifs canadiens font face à un défi persistant de viabilité financière. La réalisation de leur mission se complexifie au fur et à mesure
The charitable sector is an important force in meeting Canada’s social, economic, cultural, and environmental objectives. As a big part of the economy, the sector
Le secteur caritatif joue un rôle crucial dans l’atteinte des objectifs sociaux, économiques, culturels et environnementaux du Canada. Acteur essentiel de l’économie, le secteur peut
Canada’s charitable and non-profit sector has grown more rapidly than the economy as a whole over the last 20 years, creating jobs and growth, and