References 

[i] IPSOS. (2023) Two in 10 (20%) Canadians Are Currently Using Charitable Services to Meet Their Essential Needs e.g Food, Shelter, Clothing. Retrieved from: https://www.ipsos.com/en-ca/two-in-10-canadians-are-currently-using-charitable-services-to-meet-their-essential-needs

[ii] Yousifshahi, Marokh, Mahmood, Esha, and Briggs, Alexa, “Community Prosperity Now: A Blueprint for Community Recovery” Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations, June 2021, https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5aef5b46cef3728571e6c46c/t/60d2408308297e757dd004c9/1624391812904/CCVO+Community+Prosperity+Now+Report_June+2021.pdf. 

[iii] “Budget 2022 and Community Prosperity in Alberta: Initial Analysis from CCVO”, Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations, February 25, 2022, https://www.calgarycvo.org/ccvo-blog-news/alberta-budget-2022-initial-analysis. 

[iv] Credit to Geoff Braun, Director Policy at the Muttart Foundation for producing this analysis. 

[v] “Peer Review Overview”, n.d., Canadian Institutes of Health Research, https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/39380.html. 

[vi] Guthrie, Susan., “Innovating in the Research Funding Process: Peer Review Alternatives and Adaptations Horizon Scan”, Academy Health, November 2019, https://academyhealth.org/sites/default/files/innovatingresearchfundingnovember2019.pdf. 

[vii] Government of Alberta. Open Data.  https://open.alberta.ca/opendata 

[viii] Statistics Canada. Table 36-10-0651-01  Employment in the non-profit sector by demographic characteristic. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3610065101 

[ix] Statistics Canada. Table 36-10-0651-01  Employment in the non-profit sector by demographic characteristic. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3610065101. 

[x] Statistics Canada. Table 36-10-0650-01  Employment in the non-profit sector by type of worker. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3610065001 

[xi] Lasby, David and Barr, Cathy. “Imagine Canada’s Sector Monitor The uneven impact of the pandemic on Canadian charities”. Imagine Canada, August 2021,https://imaginecanada.ca/sites/default/files/Sector-Monitor-The-uneven-impact-of-the-pandemic-on-Canadian-charities.pdf