VSF seeks info on government cuts.The Voluntary Sector Forum is attempting to assess the impact of the recent government announcement to cut back $1 billion. The cutbacks have affected programs such as the Court Challenges Program, the Law Commission of Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of , Status of Women Canada, Adult Learning and Literacy Programs, Youth Employment Programs, the Museum Assistance Program, First Nations Programs, and the Canadian Canadian (kənā`dēən), river, 906 mi (1,458 km) long, rising in NE New Mexico. and flowing E across N Texas and central Oklahoma into the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma. Volunteerism vol·un·teer·ism n. Use of or reliance on volunteers, especially to perform social or educational work in communities. volunteerism Initiative. The VSF VSF - Virtual Software Factory estimates that about $200 million of the $1 billion in cutbacks will affect volunteer organizations in Canada. The Voluntary Sector Forum, while undergoing a transition, will be collecting factual information on the impact of these cutbacks to the entire sector as a whole. It has placed a questionnaire on it's website and will be collecting media reports on the impact. www.tbs.sct.gc.ca |
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