Proceedings of the Special Senate Committee on the
Charitable Sector
First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16-17-18
Chair: The Honourable TERRY M. MERCER
Monday, September 17, 2018
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Issue No. 6
Ninth and tenth meetings:
Examine the impact of federal and provincial laws and policies governing charities, nonprofit organizations, foundations, and other similar groups; and to examine the impact of the voluntary sector in Canada
WITNESSES
Monday, September 17, 2018
Association of Fundraising Professionals:
Scott Decksheimer, Chair;
Andrea McManus.
Imagine Canada:
Bill Schaper, Director, Public Policy.
GIV3:
John Hallward, Chief Executive Officer.
As individuals:
Krishan Mehta, Assistant Vice President, Engagement, Ryerson University;
Donald K. Johnson, Board Member, Four Not-for-Profit Organizations in Healthcare, Education, Social Services and Arts and Culture;
Keith Sjögren, Managing Director, Consulting Services, Strategic Insight.
Scotia Wealth Management:
Malcolm Burrows, Philanthropic Advisor (by video conference).
Drache Aptowitzer LLP:
Adam Aptowitzer, Laywer, Charities and Not-for-Profits.
Canadian Association of Gift Planners:
Ruth MacKenzie, Chief Executive Officer.
Philanthropic Foundations Canada:
Hilary Pearson, President.
Korean Canadian Scholarship Foundation:
Philip Cho, Chair.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Canada:
James Temple, Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer.
Vancouver Foundation:
Kevin McCort, President and Chief Executive Officer (by video conference).
Community Foundations of Canada:
Andrew Chunilall, Chief Executive Officer.
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat:
Michael Lionais, Executive Director, Costing Centre of Expertise, Office of the Comptroller General of Canada.
Public Services and Procurement Canada:
Carolyne Blain, Director General, Strategic Policy Sector.
The McConnell Foundation:
Stephen Huddart, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Miller Thomson LLP:
Susan Manwaring, Partner and Leader, Social Impact.
Centre for Social Innovation:
Tonya Surman, Chief Executive Officer.
As individuals:
The Honourable Frances Lankin, P.C., Senator;
Ian D. Clark, Co-Chair, Independent Blue Ribbon Panel on Grants and Contributions;
Patrick Johnston, Principal, Borealis Advisors and Former Co-Chair, Voluntary Sector Initiative.
Rural Ontario Institute:
Norman Ragetlie, Chief Executive Officer.
Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants:
Debbie Douglas, Executive Director.
Canadian Women's Foundation:
Paulette Senior, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Northern Council for Global Cooperation:
Tracey Wallace, Executive Director.
Employment and Social Development Canada:
Catherine Scott, Director General, Community Development and Homelessness Partnerships Directorate.
KPMG:
Tania Carnegie, Chief Impact Officer, Leader, Impact Ventures and Former Member, Social Innovation and Social Finance Steering Group.
RBC Wealth Management:
Susan McIsaac, Managing Director, Strategic Philanthropy.
Trico Foundation:
Wayne Chiu, Co-Founder.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Terry M. Mercer, Chair
The Honourable Ratna Omidvar, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Black (Ontario), *Day (or Mercer), Duffy, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare) (or Mitchell), Martin, *Smith (or Martin), *Woo (or Saint-Germain)
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 3)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 12-5 and to the order of the Senate of November 7, 2017, membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Black (Ontario) replaced the Honourable Senator Dasko (September 18, 2018).
The Honourable Senator Dasko replaced the Honourable Senator Ravalia (September 18, 2018).
The Honourable Senator Ravalia replaced the Honourable Senator Dasko (September 18, 2018).
The Honourable Senator Dasko replaced the Honourable Senator Gold (September 18, 2018).
The Honourable Senator Gold replaced the Honourable Senator Black (Ontario) (September 17, 2018).
The Honourable Senator Frum was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (September 13, 2018).