Issues and Policy

Volunteer Canada works on public policy issues in order to assure that the views and concerns of its members – and of all Canadians engaged in volunteerism – are front in centre in Parliament, in the public service, among political parties, and in the worlds of research and policy formation.

Our role is to act as a two-way bridge between people at the grass-roots who work in the voluntary sector and who are engaged in volunteering, and decision-makers and policy-makers. We prepare reports, presentations and tool-kits and do surveys and consultations. We want to make sure volunteerism gets due consideration in all policy discussions in Canada. We work to insure that governments and other public institutions are aware of the crucial role volunteering plays in our society and of the need to invest in volunteerism.

Current Hot Issues

Research and resource materials

Presentations to Government