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  • 1. Fewer charitable donors, less money donated in 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20240743576
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-03-14
  • 2. Portrait of youth in Canada: Political participation and civic engagement
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022036
    Description:

    This infographic looks at political participation and civic engagement among youth in Canada. It examines their voter turnout in federal, provincial and municipal elections. It also looks at non-electoral political activities such as expressing views on the Internet, signing petitions, and participating in marches and demonstrations. Lastly, it explores other aspects of civic engagement including participating in groups, organizations and associations and volunteering. Data are drawn from the 2020 General Social Survey (GSS) on Social Identity and the 2018 GSS on Giving, Volunteering and Participating.

    Release date: 2022-07-19
  • 3. Volunteering by Canadians in 2018 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2021035
    Description:

    This infographic presents information about the volunteer activities of Canadians, including formal and informal volunteering. It includes volunteer rates and number of volunteer hours, as well as the type of organizations benefiting from volunteerism. It uses data from the 2018 General Social Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating.

    Release date: 2021-04-23
  • 4. Volunteering in Canada: Challenges and opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic Archived
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202000100037
    Description:

    Older generations are more likely than younger generations to be self-isolating and limiting their volunteer activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the pandemic has had a series of impacts that vary depending on the type of volunteer organization. Physical distancing and necessary health protection measures quickly affected the provision of face-to-face services, events and meetings involving gatherings of people. At the same time, recent media reports have highlighted many examples of individuals directly assisting others, including picking-up and dropping-off groceries and other supplies in the community, cooking meals, sewing non-medical masks, sharing information and providing emotional support via online social media platforms.

    Using data from the 2018 General Social Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating (GSS GVP), this article documents how people of various generations contribute to volunteering in Canada. Although these data predate the COVID-19 pandemic, they provide an overview of the challenges and opportunities of volunteering in the current situation.

    Release date: 2020-06-26
  • 5. Study: Volunteering in Canada: Challenges and opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202017821985
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2020-06-26
  • 6. Employer support of volunteering: Underlying characteristics of participation and presence of support measures 2013 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201617912522
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2016-06-27
  • 7. Employer support of volunteering: Underlying characteristics of participation and presence of support measures Archived
    Stats in brief: 89-652-X2016004
    Description:

    This fact sheet looks at participation in volunteer activities when employees receive various forms of support for volunteering from their employer. It also provides an overview of the distribution of the types of employer support for volunteering by various job-market-related characteristics and for certain sociodemographic characteristics recognized as being determinants of volunteering.

    Release date: 2016-06-27
  • 8. Charitable giving in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2015006
    Description:

    This infographic describes results on giving from the 2013 General Social Survey (GSS) on Giving, Volunteering and Participating. The purpose of this survey is to collect data regarding unpaid volunteer activities, charitable giving and participation. The results will help build a better understanding of these activities which can in turn be used to help develop programs and services.

    Release date: 2015-12-16
  • 9. Study: Political participation and civic engagement of youth 2013 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201528012762
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2015-10-07
  • 10. The Faces of Volunteers in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2015001
    Description:

    This infographic describes results on volunteering from the 2013 General Social Survey (GSS) on Giving, Volunteering and Participating. The survey was undertaken to better understand how Canadians support individuals and communities on their own or through their involvement with charitable and non-profit organizations.

    Release date: 2015-04-08
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  • 1. Fewer charitable donors, less money donated in 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20240743576
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-03-14
  • 2. Portrait of youth in Canada: Political participation and civic engagement
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022036
    Description:

    This infographic looks at political participation and civic engagement among youth in Canada. It examines their voter turnout in federal, provincial and municipal elections. It also looks at non-electoral political activities such as expressing views on the Internet, signing petitions, and participating in marches and demonstrations. Lastly, it explores other aspects of civic engagement including participating in groups, organizations and associations and volunteering. Data are drawn from the 2020 General Social Survey (GSS) on Social Identity and the 2018 GSS on Giving, Volunteering and Participating.

    Release date: 2022-07-19
  • 3. Volunteering by Canadians in 2018 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2021035
    Description:

    This infographic presents information about the volunteer activities of Canadians, including formal and informal volunteering. It includes volunteer rates and number of volunteer hours, as well as the type of organizations benefiting from volunteerism. It uses data from the 2018 General Social Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating.

    Release date: 2021-04-23
  • 4. Volunteering in Canada: Challenges and opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic Archived
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202000100037
    Description:

    Older generations are more likely than younger generations to be self-isolating and limiting their volunteer activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the pandemic has had a series of impacts that vary depending on the type of volunteer organization. Physical distancing and necessary health protection measures quickly affected the provision of face-to-face services, events and meetings involving gatherings of people. At the same time, recent media reports have highlighted many examples of individuals directly assisting others, including picking-up and dropping-off groceries and other supplies in the community, cooking meals, sewing non-medical masks, sharing information and providing emotional support via online social media platforms.

    Using data from the 2018 General Social Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating (GSS GVP), this article documents how people of various generations contribute to volunteering in Canada. Although these data predate the COVID-19 pandemic, they provide an overview of the challenges and opportunities of volunteering in the current situation.

    Release date: 2020-06-26
  • 5. Study: Volunteering in Canada: Challenges and opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202017821985
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2020-06-26
  • 6. Employer support of volunteering: Underlying characteristics of participation and presence of support measures 2013 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201617912522
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2016-06-27
  • 7. Employer support of volunteering: Underlying characteristics of participation and presence of support measures Archived
    Stats in brief: 89-652-X2016004
    Description:

    This fact sheet looks at participation in volunteer activities when employees receive various forms of support for volunteering from their employer. It also provides an overview of the distribution of the types of employer support for volunteering by various job-market-related characteristics and for certain sociodemographic characteristics recognized as being determinants of volunteering.

    Release date: 2016-06-27
  • 8. Charitable giving in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2015006
    Description:

    This infographic describes results on giving from the 2013 General Social Survey (GSS) on Giving, Volunteering and Participating. The purpose of this survey is to collect data regarding unpaid volunteer activities, charitable giving and participation. The results will help build a better understanding of these activities which can in turn be used to help develop programs and services.

    Release date: 2015-12-16
  • 9. Study: Political participation and civic engagement of youth 2013 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201528012762
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2015-10-07
  • 10. The Faces of Volunteers in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2015001
    Description:

    This infographic describes results on volunteering from the 2013 General Social Survey (GSS) on Giving, Volunteering and Participating. The survey was undertaken to better understand how Canadians support individuals and communities on their own or through their involvement with charitable and non-profit organizations.

    Release date: 2015-04-08
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