Episode 29 – Growing Pains: How Canada’s Population Boom Affects Nonprofits

In this episode of CharityVillage Connects, we take a careful look at how recent, unprecedented population growth in Canada is impacting charities and nonprofits. With organizations already struggling to cope with a rising demand in services, does a surge in population add further strain to an already overstretched sector? Are there opportunities that exist to help organizations grow their staff, volunteers, and donors? Join us as we explore this topic with sector experts, who offer nuanced answers to the question: What does a significant population increase mean for the Canadian nonprofit and charitable sector?

Meet Our Guests in Order of Appearance 

• Steven Ayer, President and Founder, Common Good Strategies
• Carolyn Stewart, CEO, Feed Ontario
• Andrew Chunilall, CEO, Community Foundations of Canada
• Olga Stachova, CEO, MOSAIC
• Aleks Dughman, Co-Executive Director, Rainbow Refugee
• Kishone Roy, Executive Director, The Federation of Community Social Services of BC 

About your Host

Mary Barroll, president of CharityVillage, is an online business executive and lawyer with a background in media, technology and IP law. A former CBC journalist and independent TV producer, in 2013 she was appointed General Counsel & VP Media Affairs at CharityVillage.com, Canada’s largest job portal for charities and not for profits in Canada, and then President in 2021. Mary is also President of sister company, TalentEgg.ca, Canada’s No.1, award-winning job board and online career resource that connects top employers with top students and grads.

Additional Resources from this Episode

We've gathered the resources from this episode into one helpful list:

• Toronto Vital Signs: Roundup on Growth (Toronto Foundation, 2024) 
• 2024 HungerCount (Food Banks Canada)
• Navigating New Horizons: The contributions and perspectives of multicultural Canadians (Imagine Canada, 2023)
• Toronto Vital Signs: The Power of Us (Toronto Foundation, 2023)

Learn more and listen to the full interviews with the guests here.