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The Nonprofit Chamber works to create and share relevant and timely information that helps advance the nonprofit sector. Check out our news & blog archives for thought leadership, insights, and analysis of happenings that affect the sector. If your focus is on policy, we also have a blog dedicated to policy news here.
We invite our members, thought leaders and community partners to contribute as guest bloggers to share their expertise and insights with our audiences – nonprofit leaders and professionals, foundations, funders, and other community-minded individuals in Calgary and area.
Following the conclusion of the spring sitting of the Legislature, Premier Danielle Smith made changes to her cabinet on May 21, 2026. As a strong sector of more than 30,000 organizations, nonprofits in Alberta touch many different ministries. You can view the complete list of changes here.
The federal budget was released on November 4th, 2025. We've compiled some resources that highlight how nonprofits fit into the plan and what to watch for.
On Wednesday, September 17, the Premier of Alberta issued new mandate letters to four Ministries: Arts, Culture and Status of Women; Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration; Tourism and Sport; and Forestry and Parks.
Mandate letters are issued at the beginning of a term, and these are new letters coming mid-way through this election cycle, with the next provincial election expected in 2027.
We are working on a detailed look and analysis of these new mandates, which will be out early next week, and in the meantime, here are a few quick takeaways.
Throughout the fall and winter of 2024, the Nonprofit Chamber participated in the Ministry of Municipal Affairs consultation on the Community Organization Property Tax Exemption Regulation (COPTER), which provides Alberta municipalities with criteria and conditions to use for determining property tax exemption eligibility for Alberta nonprofit organizations.
Throughout the consultations, the Nonprofit Chamber emphasized consistency, fairness, and transparency in applying COPTER. The principles governing COPTER were established in 1997 and we urged a review of those principles to more accurately reflect the breadth and depth of the sector, while also increasing the ability for municipalities to achieve the policy intent of supporting nonprofits that contribute to public benefit.
The federal government has opened consultation on draft legislation that would significantly expand its data collection for nonprofits.
Following the conclusion of the spring sitting of the Legislature, Premier Danielle Smith made changes to her cabinet last week. As a strong sector of more than 30,000 organizations, nonprofits in Alberta touch many different ministries. The cabinet changes that most affect our sector are as follows:
The Ministry of Immigration is moving to Jobs, Economy and Trade, and getting a new Minister in Joseph Schow
Childcare has been added to the Education portfolio under Minister Demetrios Nicolaides
Mental Health and Addiction will now be represented by Minister Rick Wilson
Indigenous Relations has a new Minister in Rajan Sawhney
Tourism and Sport has a new Minister in Andrew Boitchenko
The current Ministry of Housing, Community and Social Services under Minister Jason Nixon will see a name change to Assisted Living and Social Services
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