From the 2010 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating (CSGVP).
In 2010, 84 per cent of the Canadian population aged 15 and over, made a financial donation to a charitable or non-profit organisation, for a total of $10.6 billion. Both the percentage of the population donating and the total amount of donations were relatively unchanged from 2007. The average annual donation in 2010 was $446 per donor, virtually unchanged from 2007. Those who gave the most were more likely to be older, to have a higher household income and a formal education, or to attend weekly religious services or meetings.
At the same time, more than 13.3 million people, or 47% of the population, volunteered nearly 2.1 billion hours in 2010 or the equivalent of nearly 1.1 million full-time jobs (assuming 40 hours per week for 48 weeks) through a group or organisation. Canadians who volunteered did so for an average of 156 hours in 2010, relatively unchanged from 2007.
Those who volunteered the most hours tended to be older, widowed and no longer in the workforce. They were also likely to not have any children at home and to attend weekly religious services or meetings.
However, the highest rates of volunteering were found among Canadians who were younger, were single, married or in a common-law relationship, or had young children at home.
The proportion of the population who made a financial donation to charitable and non-profit organizations was highest in the Atlantic provinces. However, the donors from the Western provinces donated higher average amounts. This pattern is, for the most part, unchanged from 2007.
Donor rates were the highest in Newfoundland and Labrador (92%) and in Prince Edward Island (91%). These were significantly above the national average of 84%. Rates for the Northwest Territories and Nunavut were the lowest in Canada.
Charitable donors from Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia donated about $550 on average to a charitable or non-profit organization in 2010, among the highest in the country. Average donations were lowest in Quebec.
In 2010, 84 per cent of the Canadian population aged 15 and over, made a financial donation to a charitable or non-profit organisation, for a total of $10.6 billion. Both the percentage of the population donating and the total amount of donations were relatively unchanged from 2007. The average annual donation in 2010 was $446 per donor, virtually unchanged from 2007. Those who gave the most were more likely to be older, to have a higher household income and a formal education, or to attend weekly religious services or meetings.
At the same time, more than 13.3 million people, or 47% of the population, volunteered nearly 2.1 billion hours in 2010 or the equivalent of nearly 1.1 million full-time jobs (assuming 40 hours per week for 48 weeks) through a group or organisation. Canadians who volunteered did so for an average of 156 hours in 2010, relatively unchanged from 2007.
Those who volunteered the most hours tended to be older, widowed and no longer in the workforce. They were also likely to not have any children at home and to attend weekly religious services or meetings.
However, the highest rates of volunteering were found among Canadians who were younger, were single, married or in a common-law relationship, or had young children at home.
The proportion of the population who made a financial donation to charitable and non-profit organizations was highest in the Atlantic provinces. However, the donors from the Western provinces donated higher average amounts. This pattern is, for the most part, unchanged from 2007.
Donor rates were the highest in Newfoundland and Labrador (92%) and in Prince Edward Island (91%). These were significantly above the national average of 84%. Rates for the Northwest Territories and Nunavut were the lowest in Canada.
Charitable donors from Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia donated about $550 on average to a charitable or non-profit organization in 2010, among the highest in the country. Average donations were lowest in Quebec.
