BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260521T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260521T140000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Imagine Canada: Navigating Civic Engagement in Canada DESCRIPTION:Advocacy\, Lobbying and the boundaries of influenceThe regulatory landscape governing advocacy and lobbying in Canada is shifting. From recent changes to the number of hours one can lobby before needing to register to the Standing Committee on Access to Information\, Privacy and Ethics ongoing review of the Lobbying Act\, many organizations will need to reassess how they engage in advocacy and lobby the government.Join sector leaders and policy professionals for a focused conversation on what's coming next and how nonprofits can prepare.Key takeaways for those attending:A clearer view of the regulatory shifts nonprofits should be watching in the next few years.Greater confidence in navigating the advocacy environmentPractical guidance to ensure your organization is compliant.Thank you to McCarthy T trault for sponsoring this panel discussion.Tickets:Tickets for Imagine Canada Members are FREE for all staff and board members. Check your inbox for an email from us with a coupon code to access your free ticket and share the email with your colleagues and board.Early Bird tickets for non-Imagine Canada Members are $10 until May 14\, 2026\, and then $20 after that.Interested in becoming an Imagine Canada Member? Contact Meghan Grigg at membership@imaginecanada.ca for more information. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Advocacy\, Lobbying and the boundaries of influence

The regulatory landscape governing advocacy and lobbying in Canada is shifting. From recent changes to the number of hours one can lobby before needing to register to the Standing Committee on Access to Information\, Privacy and Ethics ongoing review of the Lobbying Act\, many organizations will need to reassess how they engage in advocacy and lobby the government.

Join sector leaders and policy professionals for a focused conversation on what&rsquo\;s coming next and how nonprofits can prepare.

Key takeaways for those attending:

A clearer view of the regulatory shifts nonprofits should be watching in the next few years.
Greater confidence in navigating the advocacy environment
Practical guidance to ensure your organization is compliant.

Thank you to \;McCarthy Té\;trault \;for sponsoring this panel discussion.

Tickets:

Tickets for Imagine Canada Members are FREE for all staff and board members. Check your inbox for an email from us with a coupon code to access your free ticket and share the email with your colleagues and board.

Early Bird tickets for non-Imagine Canada Members are $10 until May 14\, 2026\, and then $20 after that.

Interested in becoming an Imagine Canada Member? Contact Meghan Grigg at membership@imaginecanada.ca for more information.

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