The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of National Revenue has announced the updated membership for the Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector (ACCS), a consultative forum for the Government of Canada to engage in meaningful dialogue with the charitable sector.

  • New Co-Chair: Sheherazade Hirji, former Resident Representative, Aga Khan Development Network, Afghanistan, 
  • Bruce MacDonald, President & CEO, Imagine Canada (Transitional Co-chair
  • Hilary Pearson, former President, Philanthropic Foundations Canada (Past Co-chair
  • Althea Arsenault – Manager Resource Development, Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation, Government of New Brunswick
  • Elisabeth Baugh – former CEO, Ovarian Cancer Canada
  • Minnie Karanja – Director of Government Relations and Public Policy, Network for the Advancement of Black Communities
  • Kevin McCort – President & CEO, Vancouver Foundation (reappointed for a second term)

To learn more about the new members and the committee as a whole, please visit the ACCS webpage.