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CALU recently joined the Smart Health Benefits Coalition (SHBC), a new health benefits collective which will be actively engaged in the pharmacare legislation currently before Parliament. CALU is lending its voice to help provide prescription drug coverage to those who need, but cannot afford, essential medications. We believe this can best be done by preserving the current system of group insurance that works well for millions of Canadians while addressing gaps in coverage in a fiscally responsible manner. Read more Lisez plus

Calling all tax experts! The Canadian Chamber of Commerce and EY are conducting a national survey to identify opportunities for modernizing and simplifying tax administrative processes for Canadian employers. Please take a few moments to share your insights on the topic and complete the survey. Complete the survey now!

CALU has recently joined over 100 other organizations as a member of the Coalition for a Better Future, which has its goal to create dialogue on the long-term economic well-being of Canada in a post-pandemic future. As outlined in this press release, former federal Cabinet ministers Hon. Anne McLellan and Hon. Lisa Raitt are leading this initiative as co-chairs of the Coalition's Advisory Council.

The first national Will Power / Volonté de faire campaign, led by CAGP and sponsored by CALU, launches next week. The campaign encourages Canadians to support their favourite charities in their wills, with a goal of raising the level of charitable giving through wills to 8.5 per cent of all Canadians by 2030. Follow the campaign online at willpower.ca, and join the conversation on social media with the hashtags #willpowerca and #volontedefaireca. It's also not too late to join the campaign as a partner. Please see the CAGP website for more information.

Source: Abacus Data Abacus Data released a report today relating to polling commissioned by CLHIA that says nearly three-quarters of Canadians support an approach to pharmacare that provides coverage for those who do not have it without impacting the coverage of those who do. This view is held consistently across geographic regions and also with Canadians who identify with the three major national parties. While Canadians like the idea of a pharmacare initiative, they prefer an approach that supports the needs of those who do not have drug insurance coverage today, while ensuring that those who do have a benefits ...

CAGP’s Best Practice Guidelines for Life Insurance Donations: A new and exciting public resource for Charities, Advisors and Donors on Thursday, June 9, 2021, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET.

CALU joined with the Canadian Business Resilience Network of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce to call on the Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada to take action. The group penned an an open letter asking the PM to work closely with all of the premiers in developing a pan-Canadian pandemic reopening plan. With COVID-19 vaccination rates rising, infection rates dropping and many Canadians turning their attention towards a post-pandemic future, there is a growing need to have a clear and predictable framework for how and when restrictions will be eased and businesses can reopen. The open letter, which ...

Have you signed up to be part of the Will Power campaign? Will Power is the biggest effort in Canada’s history to make leaving an estate gift to charity the social norm. By inspiring Canadians to plan their estate and include a gift to charity, the campaign promises to open-up $40B for social good. CALU is proud to partner with the Canadian Association of Gift Planners on an initiative that will make a difference in your communities, and in your business. Learn more

With input of CALU and other recognized experts in strategic philanthropy, financial planning and the insurance industry, the Canadian Association of Gift Planners (CAGP) has created a series of user-friendly information resources intended to provide straightforward guidance and direction to fundraisers, professional advisors, donors, and insurers when facilitating charitable donations using life insurance. The guidance comes in response to concerns some insurance industry regulators have expressed about the use of life insurance as a charitable giving vehicle. Interested parties were asked to collaborate in the development of best practices to address the solicitation and receipt of life insurance policies ...