“Most Canadians have likely engaged with a charity or nonprofit at some point in their lives. Charities play an essential role in communities across Canada. Great outcomes are achieved when charities and governments work together – examples include drunk driving legislation and smoke-free workplaces.”
IMAGINE CANADA
This past October, Nova Scotia created history by proclaiming the first-ever Day of Recognition for Nonprofit Champions. Now we are setting our sights on Ontario…
Please lend your voice to our campaign to recognize the extraordinary professionals in Ontario’s non-profit sector and the importance of their work to our quality of life.
If you live outside Ontario and would like to see a Day of Recognition in your province, please email Raksha M. Bhayana.
2.4 MILLION
Canadians work in the charitable and non-profit sector.*
More than 13 MILLION
people volunteer, the equivalent of 1.1 million jobs.*
The non-profit workforce is more highly educated than the rest of the labour force.**
The sector contributes 8.5% of Canada’s GDP
That’s more than the auto, mining, retail, transportation, accommodation and food services industries.*
If the global non-profit sector were a country, it would have the sixteenth largest economy in the world, according to GDP data compiled by the World Bank.***
Most importantly
They enrich our lives in so many areas, from health care to sports, the arts, social services, education, international development and the environment.
*Source: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/190305/dq190305a-eng.htm
**Source: https://chimp.net/blog/canadas-charitable-sector-is-growing-but-it-needs-more-support/
***Source: https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/economic-impact
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