How will changes to the Alternative Minimum Tax impact charities?
November 14, 2023 By MakeWay’s Research and Policy team Updates to the Alternative Minimum Tax reduce preferential tax rates for the ultra-wealthy, will likely have minimal impacts on charities Earlier this year, a Statistics Canada report on economic disparity showed that the gap between rich and poor was accelerating at the highest rate on record. […]
A Love Letter to our People – On National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
Photo Caption: ‘A Heart Berry Feast’ medicine for the heart. Relation, come sit with us – we have something we want to tell you. It’s been said that before you came to this world as we know it the stars aligned. The Ancestors whispered your name and into this place you were born […]
Standing Together: An Indigenous Perspective on the Wildfires
‘Living as fire-dependent people.’ Digital Art by Lauren Marchand Learn how you can support those impacted by the wildfires throughout Indigenous homelands. By kelsie kilawna In my upbringing I lived in close kinship with fire and we were taught to not fear fire, we used it mindfully to caretake our homelands. Since I […]
Gifting to non-qualified donees: 5 issues revealed by the new T3010 form
By MakeWay’s Policy and Research team In May, the CRA Charities Directorate released a new version of Form T3010, the document that every charity in Canada submits to the federal government annually as the primary reporting requirement for maintaining charitable status. Normally, changes to a form would not garner much interest outside of some small […]
Spirits of Place: The Narwhal expands coverage of Indigenous-led conservation with MakeWay’s support
MakeWay is excited to announce that we are supporting The Narwhal to increase coverage of Indigenous-led conservation through a powerful new series called Spirits of Place.* Since launching in 2018, The Narwhal has become a leading non-profit journalism organization in Canada, attracting over 5,000 members who support its nuanced environmental reporting. In March 2021, it […]
Uncolonizing the workplace using Indigenous Kinship building practices
CAPTION: Xhastin Land Based Healing Camp created by Xhastin (Yvonne Jack,) with the support of community Elders. Xhastin is of the Taku River Tlingit First Nation. Photo by kelsie kilawna. Written by kelsie kilawna As the late evening sun continued to shine on the mountains, our plane landed on the homelands of the Kwanlin Dün […]
What it takes to implement an Indigenous Protected Area: new report from MakeWay and The Firelight Group
A new research report from MakeWay and The Firelight Group sheds light on the experiences and perspectives of people involved in implementing Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area (IPCA) agreements in the North.
Webinar: Implementing Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas in Canada
Indigenous-led conservation is gaining exciting momentum in Canada. On May 30, MakeWay and The Firelight Group hosted an engaging panel discussion on successfully implementing Indigenous Conservation and Protected Area (IPCA) agreements.
Bo Aganaba, Executive Director of “Leading Change Canada”, joins MakeWay’s Board of Directors
MakeWay is excited to welcome Resiliency & Sustainability Advocate, Biboye (Bo) Aganaba (he/him), as the newest member of our Board of Directors! Bo is the Executive Director of Leading Change, where he is responsible for the operations, fundraising, and strategic planning of the organization. He lives and works from unceded Algonquin territory (Ottawa, ON). As […]
Supporting and connecting women leaders: meet the Womxn’s Leadership Collective for Nature and Climate Action
“I started at MakeWay at the start of the pandemic in 2020, and when I came on, others had been talking about creating the ‘Kitchen Cabinet’. It was such a beautiful space and way to connect. It was an intergenerational group. Twelve women who were meeting every three weeks on Fridays. I always left feeling […]
