Volunteering in Canada

Articles and reports: 11-008-X201200111638
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This article examines volunteering in Canada: volunteer rates, number of hours volunteered and types of organizations supported. It describes key socioeconomic characteristics of volunteers, types of volunteer activities, motivations for volunteering and barriers to volunteering. The article also examines "informal volunteering", that is, direct help provided to family, friends and neighbours. Data are from the 2010 Canada Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating.

Issue Number: 2012001
Author(s): Crompton, Susan; Vézina, Mireille
Main Product: Canadian Social Trends
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HTML April 16, 2012
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