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  • 21. Nonprofit Sector Knowledge Base Project Research Papers Archived
    Journals and periodicals: 75F0048M
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This series of reports is from the Nonprofit Sector Knowledge Base Project. Begun in 1997, the Nonprofit Sector Knowledge Base Project is a multi-year initiative to build a corpus of reliable data and knowledge pertaining to the voluntary sector, its organizations, and the contributory behaviour of Canadians. Its component activities include an inventory of existing data resources, studies to identify the distinctive characteristics and the social dynamics of volunteering and giving of volunteers and charitable donors, participating in generating new data via surveys and case studies, assessing the state of existing information on the voluntary sector in Canada, and strengthening conceptual frameworks that will advance our understanding of the voluntary domain. An essential implicit objective has been to encourage a shift from an orientation to short-term, piecemeal data creation on volunteering toward a longer-term perspective on systematic information development. As of December 2001, 25 research reports had been prepared and others are in preparation. (A list of reports from the project is available on request.)

    Release date: 2002-03-21
  • 22. Patterns of religious attendance Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X20000035389
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article looks at the effect of declining religious attendance on social cohesion in the general society.

    Release date: 2000-12-12
  • 23. Community involvement: The influence of early experience Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X20000015087
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article considers the degree to which organized activities in youth may influence community involvement in adulthood.

    Release date: 2000-06-13
  • 24. Distinguishing Characteristics of Active Volunteers in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 75F0033M2000002
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This report summarizes a study conducted to identify distinctive traits shared by active volunteers in Canada.

    Release date: 2000-05-29
  • 25. Voluntary Organizations in Ontario in the 1990s Archived
    Articles and reports: 75F0033M2000001
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    This report summarizes a study that was undertaken to ascertain the state of the voluntary sector in Ontario.

    Release date: 2000-05-15
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  • 1. Quarterly Non-Profit Institutions Economic Account: Interactive tool
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2022009
    Description: The quarterly satellite account of non-profit institutions and volunteering provides a snapshot of the non-profit sector with key statistics of gross domestic product, income, outlays and employment. The satellite account is an extension of the contributions to the overall gross domestic product, with data categorized by non-profit institutions serving businesses, households and governments. The satellite account also provides a breakdown of current dollar non-profit institutions’ gross domestic product and employment for individual activities, such as health care, education and research, social services, and other activities. This interactive tool facilitates easy access to the numerous data sets in this satellite account. The tool highlights the latest results with a time-series overview of non-profit institutions by sector and activity.
    Release date: 2024-03-28
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  • 1. Volunteering counts: Formal and informal contributions of Canadians in 2018
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202100100002
    Description:

    Using data from the 2018 General Social Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating (GSS GVP), this article presents information on the volunteer activities of Canadians, including volunteer rates and number of volunteer hours, the types of volunteering activities and the organizations benefiting from volunteerism.

    Release date: 2021-04-23
  • 2. 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
  • 3. Political participation and civic engagement of youth Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X201500114232
    Description:

    This study provides new information on the political participation of youth aged 15 to 24 years. It examines the likelihood of voting in the next federal election (as reported in 2013) and participation in the previous election, as well as participation in non-electoral political activities, such as signing petitions or participating in demonstrations or public meetings. The study also provides information on the degree of civic engagement of youth, which is often perceived as a key indicator of social capital.

    Release date: 2015-10-07
  • 4. Civic engagement and political participation in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 89-652-X2015006
    Description:

    This report presents the most recent findings on the participation of Canadians in groups, organizations and associations. The focus is on the types of groups that people participate in and how often they participate. This report also examines the prevalence of the various forms of political participation, including electoral participation.

    Release date: 2015-09-14
  • 5. Volunteering in Canada, 2004 to 2013 Archived
    Articles and reports: 89-652-X2015003
    Description:

    This report provides a profile of volunteerism in Canada, examining trends in volunteer rates and hours volunteered, the characteristics of volunteers, the sectors benefiting from volunteering, types of volunteer activities, and motivations for and barriers to volunteering. Also presented are patterns in informal volunteering, defined here as acts helping people directly, whether it is family, friends or neighbours.

    Release date: 2015-06-18
  • 6. 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
  • 7. Giving and volunteering among Canada's immigrants Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X201200111669
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    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
  • 8. Volunteering in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X201200111638
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    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.

    Release date: 2012-04-16
  • 9. The Social Economy Across the Rural to Urban Gradient: Evidence from Registered Charities Archived
    Articles and reports: 21-601-M2010092
    Description:

    The objective of this paper is to present a profile of registered charities across the rural to urban gradient.

    Release date: 2010-05-18
  • 10. Satellite Account of Non-profit Institutions and Volunteering
    Journals and periodicals: 13-015-X
    Description: This report contains descriptive analysis of the size, scope and nature of Canada's nonprofit sector in economic terms, statistical tables and information on the concepts, and data sources and methods used to compile the estimates.
    Release date: 2009-12-21
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