Volunteering and donating
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Selected geographical area: Canada
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0.1%(quarterly change)
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2.8 million jobs0.8%(quarterly change)
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Percentage of total gross domestic product attributable to non-profit institutions - Canada
(Fourth quarter 2023)8.3%
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- 1. Charitable giving by individuals ArchivedArticles and reports: 89-652-X2015008Description:
This article examines charitable giving by Canadians, comparing information about donors and donations in 2013 and 2004. It profiles the types of organizations that received the larger amounts of donations. It also looks at motivations for donating and reasons for not giving more.
Release date: 2015-12-16 - 2. Volunteering and charitable giving in Canada ArchivedArticles and reports: 89-652-X2015001Description:
This report uses the most recent data from the General Social Survey (GSS) 2013 on Giving, Volunteering and Participating to profile volunteering and charitable giving in Canada. The first section presents information about individuals aged 15 years and over who volunteered in 2013, their characteristics and the number of hours they provided. The second section focuses on charitable giving, including changes in donation rates and in the amounts given by Canadians of all ages.
Release date: 2015-01-30 - 3. The Social Participation of Full-time Workers ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-004-M2013002Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines the social participation of full-time workers, both formal (i.e., volunteering for organizations) and informal (i.e., helping friends, neighbours). We also look at relatively unexplored factors of social participation, such as flexibility of working conditions, commuting time and worker categories.
Release date: 2013-04-02 - 4. Informal caregiving for seniors ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-003-X201200311694Geography: CanadaDescription:
This study compares the characteristics of caregivers with those of their contemporaries who are not caregivers. In addition, the characteristics of the care that caregivers provide are outlined, as are the positive and negatives aspects of caregiving.
Release date: 2012-07-18 - Articles and reports: 11-008-X201200111669Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines donating and volunteering among immigrants in Canada: their reasons for doing so or not, the amounts of money and time they give and the types of organizations that they support. It compares immigrants to other Canadians and considers how the philanthropic behaviour of immigrants changes as they establish themselves in Canada. The data are from the 2010 Survey of Giving Volunteering and Participating.
Release date: 2012-05-17 - 6. Charitable giving by Canadians ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-008-X201200111637Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines charitable giving by Canadians, comparing information about donors and donations in 2010 and 2007. It profiles the types of organizations that received the larger amounts of donations, distinguishing between religious and other organizations. It also looks at motivations for donating and reasons for not giving more, including what may have bothered donors about how they were asked to donate. The data comes from the Canada Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2010.
Release date: 2012-04-16
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- 1. Charitable giving by individuals ArchivedArticles and reports: 89-652-X2015008Description:
This article examines charitable giving by Canadians, comparing information about donors and donations in 2013 and 2004. It profiles the types of organizations that received the larger amounts of donations. It also looks at motivations for donating and reasons for not giving more.
Release date: 2015-12-16 - 2. Volunteering and charitable giving in Canada ArchivedArticles and reports: 89-652-X2015001Description:
This report uses the most recent data from the General Social Survey (GSS) 2013 on Giving, Volunteering and Participating to profile volunteering and charitable giving in Canada. The first section presents information about individuals aged 15 years and over who volunteered in 2013, their characteristics and the number of hours they provided. The second section focuses on charitable giving, including changes in donation rates and in the amounts given by Canadians of all ages.
Release date: 2015-01-30 - 3. The Social Participation of Full-time Workers ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-004-M2013002Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines the social participation of full-time workers, both formal (i.e., volunteering for organizations) and informal (i.e., helping friends, neighbours). We also look at relatively unexplored factors of social participation, such as flexibility of working conditions, commuting time and worker categories.
Release date: 2013-04-02 - 4. Informal caregiving for seniors ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-003-X201200311694Geography: CanadaDescription:
This study compares the characteristics of caregivers with those of their contemporaries who are not caregivers. In addition, the characteristics of the care that caregivers provide are outlined, as are the positive and negatives aspects of caregiving.
Release date: 2012-07-18 - Articles and reports: 11-008-X201200111669Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines donating and volunteering among immigrants in Canada: their reasons for doing so or not, the amounts of money and time they give and the types of organizations that they support. It compares immigrants to other Canadians and considers how the philanthropic behaviour of immigrants changes as they establish themselves in Canada. The data are from the 2010 Survey of Giving Volunteering and Participating.
Release date: 2012-05-17 - 6. Charitable giving by Canadians ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-008-X201200111637Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines charitable giving by Canadians, comparing information about donors and donations in 2010 and 2007. It profiles the types of organizations that received the larger amounts of donations, distinguishing between religious and other organizations. It also looks at motivations for donating and reasons for not giving more, including what may have bothered donors about how they were asked to donate. The data comes from the Canada Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2010.
Release date: 2012-04-16
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