A new Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act for Alberta takes effect on Dec. 1, 2021. Although the definition of worker will still include “a person who performs or supplies services for no monetary compensation for an organization,”  i.e. a volunteer . . .

“All change begins in conversation." Before we strategize, we talk. Now, perhaps more than ever, it is time for nonprofit leaders and leadership teams to make time for a variety of conversations about areas of critical importance to ongoing sustainability.

The Freedom to Care Act came into effect on September 1, 2021. The Act protects volunteers of nonprofit organizations and allows nonprofit organizations to apply for one-time, short-term exemptions from regulations.