CCVO Releases 2023 Provincial Pre-Budget Submission

In advance of the 2023 provincial budget, organizations can submit letters or reports outlining their budget priorities.

CCVO’s submission outlines the key role that nonprofits play in Alberta, the current state Alberta nonprofits are in and some of the current initiatives that the UCP has undertaken to strengthen civil society and the nonprofit sector.

The two budget requests CCVO has put forward are:

  • A commitment to indexing all granting programs to inflation and growth in the budget. This would put Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) at $70 million, Community Initiatives Program (CIP) at nearly $58 million and Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) at nearly $130 million

  • An investment budget in a strategic Community Prosperity Fund, eligible only to nonprofits totalling $300 million over 3 years, with first year priorities focused on relief from the ongoing impacts of the pandemic and the historic under-resourcing of the sector in support of key priority areas: recruitment and retention of staff; digital transformation; mental health programs for staff and volunteers; and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

See CCVO’s 2023 Pre-Budget submission here.

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