Charitable donations on the rise
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More Canadian taxpayers gave to charity in 2010, and they gave more as well. Taxfilers claimed $8.3 billion of charitable donations on their tax returns in 2010, up 6.5% from 2009. At the same time, the number of donors increased 2.2% to 5.7 million.
The median donation was $260 in 2010, meaning half of those claiming a donation gave more, and half less. Across Canada, 23.4% of all taxfilers claimed charitable donations on their tax return. About 26.3% of taxfilers in Manitoba reported making a donation, the highest percentage provincially.
Donors in Nunavut reported a median donation of $470, highest in the country for the 11th consecutive year. Taxfilers in Prince Edward Island and Alberta had the second highest median donation, both $390.
Among census metropolitan areas, taxfilers in Abbotsford–Mission had the highest median donation at $620. Donors in Calgary and Victoria followed, both with a median of $390.
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