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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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Prosper Canada welcomes the 2023 federal budget’s focus on affordability for households. The new Grocery Rebate, the expansion of the dental benefit to uninsured Canadians with incomes up to $90,000, increases in Canada Student Grants and RESP withdrawal limits, and new investments in rural, remote and Indigenous housing will significantly benefit many Canadians.  ...

On February 10, 2023, a letter was sent to the Honourable Chrystia Freeland on behalf of Prosper Canada, FAIR Canada and other key partners, calling on the government to "establish a single, independent ombudsperson, with the power to impose binding arbitration, to address consumer complaints involving banks".  Canadians deserve no less than a world-class ban...

The 2023 Federal Budget Consultation is underway, with the deadline set for February 10, 2023.   This is a chance for the government to hear directly from individuals and organizations about priorities for Budget 2023, through written submissions and/or the completion of a short (5 min) survey.   This survey is a quick and easy opportunity to draw attention to th...

Focused on improving financial resilience for all, the The Financial Resilience Institute has recently published two new reports.The reports shine a light on Canada's more financially vulnerable populations, including Indigenous Canadians, Racialized Canadians, people not working owing to a disability, single parents and others. The insights aim to help Financi...