Episode Details

In this episode of CharityVillage Connects, we examine what Canada’s 2026 Spring Economic Update means for the nonprofit and charitable sector. Where do the federal government’s priorities lie? Where does the care economy fit within Canada’s future? Sector experts explore the opportunities and challenges ahead, including potential impacts on funding, regulation, service delivery, and community wellbeing. Tune in to The Spring Economic Update: Where Does the Nonprofit Sector Fit in Canada’s Future?

Meet Our Guests in Order of Appearance 

• Nicole D'Aoust, Charity and Non-Profit Lawyer, Partner, McCarthy Tétrault
• Tyler Meredith, Founding Partner, Meredith Boessenkool & Phillips Policy Advisors
• Armine Yalnizyan, Economist and Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers, Atkinson Foundation
• Dr. Susan Phillips, Professor Emerita, Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership, School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University

About your Host

Mary Barroll, president of CharityVillage, is an online business executive and lawyer with a background in media, technology and IP law. A former CBC journalist and independent TV producer, in 2013 she was appointed General Counsel & VP Media Affairs at CharityVillage.com, Canada’s largest job portal for charities and not for profits in Canada, and then President in 2021. Mary is also President of sister company, TalentEgg.ca, Canada’s No.1, award-winning job board and online career resource that connects top employers with top students and grads.

Additional Resources from this Episode

We've gathered the resources from this episode into one helpful list:

• Spring Economic Update 2026: Canada Strong For All (Government of Canada, 2026)
• Registered Charity Information Return T3010 (Canada Revenue Agency)
• Charity Insights Canada Project (Carleton University)
• Million-Dollar Murray (The New Yorker, 2006)
• Dunn House Social Medicine Housing Model (University Health Network, 2026)
• Charities and Giving: Guidance CG-032 – Registered charities making grants to non-qualified donees (Canada Revenue Agency, 2023)
• Disbursement Quota Calculation (Canada Revenue Agency)
• Canada Strong Fund (Government of Canada, 2026)
• Build Canada Homes (Government of Canada, 2026)
• Learn more and listen to the full interviews with the guests here.

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