Two Page Briefing Document
Two page briefing that can be used when meeting with your local MP.
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Template MP Letter
Template letter in Word format that you can send to your local MP.
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Visual Assets
Campaign images and cards that can be used for social media and other campaign support in ZIP format.
Download 1 – General /
Download 2 – Letter Announcement
LinkedIn and Social Media Kit
Content and links to share the campaign on social media.
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Open Letter – French Version
French language version of the open letter calling for action on community resilience for economic sovereignty.
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MP Meeting Request
Email template to ask your MP for a meeting to talk about the community resilience package.
English Version / French Version
2026 Pre-Budget Submissions: Impact Finance Policy Landscape
Synthesis of the thirty submissions and companion sorting matrix of budget submissions by organizations focused on community resilience.
Pre-Read Budget Synthesis here; Budget Matrix here; Budget Submissions Folder here.
Community Finance in Canada 2026
National market report on the community finance ecosystem.
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Canadian Community Finance Market Map and Dataset
Interactive map and dataset of 767 community finance institutions: credit unions and caisses, Community Futures organizations, Indigenous Financial Institutions, community land trusts, community loan funds, and community bond issuers.
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The Economic Case for Canadian Community Finance
Economic modelling report: Statistics Canada input-output multipliers, tax credit projections, and the affordable housing fiscal case.
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2026 Impact Index: Canadian Impact Investing Market Performance Report
Market size and performance data for Canadian impact investing.
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2026 Impact Index: Canadian Impact Investing Market Performance Report
Market size and performance data for Canadian impact investing.
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Op-Ed: Canadian Sovereignty Starts on Main Street
Op-Ed in the Hill-Times calling for a comprehensive community finance strategy moving Canada to a connected national system capable of mobilizing billions in private and community investment to create jobs and housing solutions, support entrepreneurs, advance reconciliation, and boost local economies.
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Comparative Case: Scotland and Canada
Read a comparative analysis providing a message and insights the last days of Scotland’s Industrial Revolution
Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3
Victoria Forum Summary
Summary of two day policy lab at the Victoria Forum in August 2026.
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Over the past few months, organizations across Canada's impact field including community finance institutions, foundations, impact investors, Indigenous financial institutions, networks, policy and political leaders, and researchers have come together under one frame: community resilience. This is collective campaign is being facilitated by a small working group from the Impact United Academy Public Policy Circle including Definity Foundation, McConnell Foundation, Philanthropic Foundations of Canada, Social Capital Partners, SVX, and Victoria Forum. The campaign website was built by SVX.
