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23 May 2023
Via The Canadian Press, May 23, 2023 // Nineteen-year-old Logan Robbins knows that learning to make a household budget is part of his journey to independence. The Prince Edward Island man has been developing job skills through Project Search, a program that helps young adults with intellectual disabilities find employment. He's drafted a resume, dropped it off with pros...
4 May 2023
On May 3, 2023, a letter was sent out to the Honourable Chrystia Freeland on behalf of Prosper Canada, FAIR Canada and other key partners, expressing support for the amendments in the Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1, which will establish a single external complaints body (ECB) for banking complaints while continuing to urge the government to designate Ombudsman for Ba...
27 April 2023
Tax-Filer Empowerment Canada partners with Prosper Canada to support the Benefits Wayfinder OTTAWA, April 27, 2023 - Tax-Filer Empowerment Canada (TFEC), the national association representing Canada’s tax preparation and software industry, today announced a financial partnership with Prosper Canada to expand its Benefits Wayfinder service. “Tax-Filer ...
4 April 2023
Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy introduced the 2023 Ontario Budget: Building a Strong Ontario on March 23, 2023. The plan highlights the ongoing economic uncertainty faced by Canada and Ontario. Budget 2023 invests in increased financial support for seniors and mental health and addictions services.SeniorsProviding financial support to more seniors by proposing to expan...
31 March 2023
Prosper Canada is excited to announce that the Toronto Public Library Foundation (TPLF), an organization that raises funds that help amplify and accelerate the exceptional work that TPL does, has committed to funding the pilot for the Financial Empowerment (FE) program for 2023 and 2024. In recognition of the importance of this program in providing customized financial suppo...
31 March 2023
The Canadian Center for Women’s Empowerment (CCWE) released an Economic Abuse Screening Tool (EAST) for social service providers to assist in identifying and working with clients who have experienced economic abuse. The toolkit was funded by the Government of Canada, and Women and Gender Equality Canada, and aims to mitigate the shame and embarrassment that is present ...
30 March 2023
In 2018, the Government of Canada made a historic commitment toward reducing poverty through Opportunity for All – Canada’s First Poverty Reduction Strategy, which included the creation of the National Advisory Council on Poverty (NACP).The NACP consists of 8 to 10 members representing a range of expertise in poverty reduction or lived experience with poverty. It...
30 March 2023
Maytree and Community Food Centres Canada have proposed the development of the Canada Working-Age Supplement (CWAS) by enhancing the existing Canada Workers Benefit (CWB) for working age single adults without children (or unattached single adults). The groups believe the CWAS has the potential to reduce the depth of poverty experienced by unattached single adults across...
30 March 2023
Prosper Canada is pleased to share that the team has recently expanded through a combination of new hires and internal promotion. PromotionGalen  MacLusky Galen joined Prosper Canada as a Manager of Program Delivery and Integration in 2020 after holding multiple leadership roles in service design and community innovation consulting in the private and voluntary sec...
30 March 2023
Seneca College's innovation arm, Seneca Innovation in partnership with Prosper Canada, has developed an innovative online tax filing booking tool that will make it easier for Canadians to find and book appointments at Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) clinics. The new online tool will provide clients with the convenience of booking appointments at multiple ...
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