Volunteering in Canada

VOLUNTEERING in Canada Canadians are generous with volunteering their time, energy and skills to support the causes that matter to them the most. Here are the latest statistics from the 2010 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating. For more information consult the full Canadian Social Trends article available on Statistics Canada's website at www.bit.ly/CSTvolunteering. $1111 47% 2.1 billion of Canadians volunteer. <--. hours volunteered by Canadians annually. 156 hours 1.11 million full-time average number of hours contributed by Canadian volunteers annually. equivalent jobs represented by volunteering annually. Why Canadians ? VOLUNTEER 93% to make a contribution to the community. 78% to use their skills and experiences. 59% personally affected by the organization's cause. 48% to explore one's own strengths. 48% because their friends volunteer. 46% to network with or meet people. 22% to improve job opportunities. 21% to fulfill religious obligations or beliefs. % who volunteer Age Average volunteer hours AGE 58% 15 to 24 130 46% 25 to 34 109 Differences in 54% 35 to 44 136 45% Volunteering 45 to 54 167 41% 55 to 64 201 36% 65+ 223 CHARITY focus Canadian Social Trends Imagine /Canada Imagine Canada is a national charitable organization whose cause is Canada's charities and nonprofits. www.imaginecanada.ca Canada's premier tool for finding information about Canada's 85,000+ charities. www.charityfocus.ca Statistics Canada's free online publication which discusses the social, economic and demographic changes affecting the lives of Canadians. www.bit.ly/CSTvolunteering Sources: Statistics Canada, 2010 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating; Vézina, Mireille and Susan Crompton. 2012. "Volunteering in Canada." Canadian Social Trends. No. 93. April. Statistics Canada Catalogue no.11-008-XIE. p.37-55. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-008-x/2012001/article/11638-eng.pdf (accessed April 18, 2012). This infographic and others available at www.imaginecanada.ca/infographics VOLUNTEERING in Canada Canadians are generous with volunteering their time, energy and skills to support the causes that matter to them the most. Here are the latest statistics from the 2010 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating. For more information consult the full Canadian Social Trends article available on Statistics Canada's website at www.bit.ly/CSTvolunteering. $1111 47% 2.1 billion of Canadians volunteer. <--. hours volunteered by Canadians annually. 156 hours 1.11 ... million full-time average number of hours contributed by Canadian volunteers annually. equivalent jobs represented by volunteering annually. IIII .II Why Canadians ? VOLUNTEER 93% to make a contribution to the community. 78% to use their skills and experiences. 59% personally affected by the organization's cause. 48% to explore one's own strengths. 48% because their friends volunteer. 46% to network with or meet people. 22% to improve job opportunities. 21% to fulfill religious obligations or beliefs. % who volunteer Age Average volunteer hours AGE 58% 15 to 24 130 46% 25 to 34 109 Differences in 54% 35 to 44 136 45% Volunteering 45 to 54 167 41% 55 to 64 201 36% 65+ 223 CHARITY focus Canadian Social Trends Imagine /Canada Imagine Canada is a national charitable organization whose cause is Canada's charities and nonprofits. www.imaginecanada.ca Canada's premier tool for finding information about Canada's 85,000+ charities. www.charityfocus.ca Statistics Canada's free online publication which discusses the social, economic and demographic changes affecting the lives of Canadians. www.bit.ly/CSTvolunteering Sources: Statistics Canada, 2010 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating; Vézina, Mireille and Susan Crompton. 2012. "Volunteering in Canada." Canadian Social Trends. No. 93. April. Statistics Canada Catalogue no.11-008-XIE. p.37-55. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-008-x/2012001/article/11638-eng.pdf (accessed April 18, 2012). This infographic and others available at www.imaginecanada.ca/infographics VOLUNTEERING in Canada Canadians are generous with volunteering their time, energy and skills to support the causes that matter to them the most. Here are the latest statistics from the 2010 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating. For more information consult the full Canadian Social Trends article available on Statistics Canada's website at www.bit.ly/CSTvolunteering. $1111 47% 2.1 billion of Canadians volunteer. <--. hours volunteered by Canadians annually. 156 hours 1.11 ... million full-time average number of hours contributed by Canadian volunteers annually. equivalent jobs represented by volunteering annually. IIII .II Why Canadians ? VOLUNTEER 93% to make a contribution to the community. 78% to use their skills and experiences. 59% personally affected by the organization's cause. 48% to explore one's own strengths. 48% because their friends volunteer. 46% to network with or meet people. 22% to improve job opportunities. 21% to fulfill religious obligations or beliefs. % who volunteer Age Average volunteer hours AGE 58% 15 to 24 130 46% 25 to 34 109 Differences in 54% 35 to 44 136 45% Volunteering 45 to 54 167 41% 55 to 64 201 36% 65+ 223 CHARITY focus Canadian Social Trends Imagine /Canada Imagine Canada is a national charitable organization whose cause is Canada's charities and nonprofits. www.imaginecanada.ca Canada's premier tool for finding information about Canada's 85,000+ charities. www.charityfocus.ca Statistics Canada's free online publication which discusses the social, economic and demographic changes affecting the lives of Canadians. www.bit.ly/CSTvolunteering Sources: Statistics Canada, 2010 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating; Vézina, Mireille and Susan Crompton. 2012. "Volunteering in Canada." Canadian Social Trends. No. 93. April. Statistics Canada Catalogue no.11-008-XIE. p.37-55. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-008-x/2012001/article/11638-eng.pdf (accessed April 18, 2012). This infographic and others available at www.imaginecanada.ca/infographics VOLUNTEERING in Canada Canadians are generous with volunteering their time, energy and skills to support the causes that matter to them the most. Here are the latest statistics from the 2010 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating. For more information consult the full Canadian Social Trends article available on Statistics Canada's website at www.bit.ly/CSTvolunteering. $1111 47% 2.1 billion of Canadians volunteer. <--. hours volunteered by Canadians annually. 156 hours 1.11 ... million full-time average number of hours contributed by Canadian volunteers annually. equivalent jobs represented by volunteering annually. IIII .II Why Canadians ? VOLUNTEER 93% to make a contribution to the community. 78% to use their skills and experiences. 59% personally affected by the organization's cause. 48% to explore one's own strengths. 48% because their friends volunteer. 46% to network with or meet people. 22% to improve job opportunities. 21% to fulfill religious obligations or beliefs. % who volunteer Age Average volunteer hours AGE 58% 15 to 24 130 46% 25 to 34 109 Differences in 54% 35 to 44 136 45% Volunteering 45 to 54 167 41% 55 to 64 201 36% 65+ 223 CHARITY focus Canadian Social Trends Imagine /Canada Imagine Canada is a national charitable organization whose cause is Canada's charities and nonprofits. www.imaginecanada.ca Canada's premier tool for finding information about Canada's 85,000+ charities. www.charityfocus.ca Statistics Canada's free online publication which discusses the social, economic and demographic changes affecting the lives of Canadians. www.bit.ly/CSTvolunteering Sources: Statistics Canada, 2010 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating; Vézina, Mireille and Susan Crompton. 2012. "Volunteering in Canada." Canadian Social Trends. No. 93. April. Statistics Canada Catalogue no.11-008-XIE. p.37-55. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-008-x/2012001/article/11638-eng.pdf (accessed April 18, 2012). This infographic and others available at www.imaginecanada.ca/infographics VOLUNTEERING in Canada Canadians are generous with volunteering their time, energy and skills to support the causes that matter to them the most. Here are the latest statistics from the 2010 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating. For more information consult the full Canadian Social Trends article available on Statistics Canada's website at www.bit.ly/CSTvolunteering. $1111 47% 2.1 billion of Canadians volunteer. <--. hours volunteered by Canadians annually. 156 hours 1.11 ... million full-time average number of hours contributed by Canadian volunteers annually. equivalent jobs represented by volunteering annually. IIII .II Why Canadians ? VOLUNTEER 93% to make a contribution to the community. 78% to use their skills and experiences. 59% personally affected by the organization's cause. 48% to explore one's own strengths. 48% because their friends volunteer. 46% to network with or meet people. 22% to improve job opportunities. 21% to fulfill religious obligations or beliefs. % who volunteer Age Average volunteer hours AGE 58% 15 to 24 130 46% 25 to 34 109 Differences in 54% 35 to 44 136 45% Volunteering 45 to 54 167 41% 55 to 64 201 36% 65+ 223 CHARITY focus Canadian Social Trends Imagine /Canada Imagine Canada is a national charitable organization whose cause is Canada's charities and nonprofits. www.imaginecanada.ca Canada's premier tool for finding information about Canada's 85,000+ charities. www.charityfocus.ca Statistics Canada's free online publication which discusses the social, economic and demographic changes affecting the lives of Canadians. www.bit.ly/CSTvolunteering Sources: Statistics Canada, 2010 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating; Vézina, Mireille and Susan Crompton. 2012. "Volunteering in Canada." Canadian Social Trends. No. 93. April. Statistics Canada Catalogue no.11-008-XIE. p.37-55. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-008-x/2012001/article/11638-eng.pdf (accessed April 18, 2012). This infographic and others available at www.imaginecanada.ca/infographics VOLUNTEERING in Canada Canadians are generous with volunteering their time, energy and skills to support the causes that matter to them the most. Here are the latest statistics from the 2010 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating. For more information consult the full Canadian Social Trends article available on Statistics Canada's website at www.bit.ly/CSTvolunteering. $1111 47% 2.1 billion of Canadians volunteer. <--. hours volunteered by Canadians annually. 156 hours 1.11 ... million full-time average number of hours contributed by Canadian volunteers annually. equivalent jobs represented by volunteering annually. IIII .II Why Canadians ? VOLUNTEER 93% to make a contribution to the community. 78% to use their skills and experiences. 59% personally affected by the organization's cause. 48% to explore one's own strengths. 48% because their friends volunteer. 46% to network with or meet people. 22% to improve job opportunities. 21% to fulfill religious obligations or beliefs. % who volunteer Age Average volunteer hours AGE 58% 15 to 24 130 46% 25 to 34 109 Differences in 54% 35 to 44 136 45% Volunteering 45 to 54 167 41% 55 to 64 201 36% 65+ 223 CHARITY focus Canadian Social Trends Imagine /Canada Imagine Canada is a national charitable organization whose cause is Canada's charities and nonprofits. www.imaginecanada.ca Canada's premier tool for finding information about Canada's 85,000+ charities. www.charityfocus.ca Statistics Canada's free online publication which discusses the social, economic and demographic changes affecting the lives of Canadians. www.bit.ly/CSTvolunteering Sources: Statistics Canada, 2010 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating; Vézina, Mireille and Susan Crompton. 2012. "Volunteering in Canada." Canadian Social Trends. No. 93. April. Statistics Canada Catalogue no.11-008-XIE. p.37-55. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-008-x/2012001/article/11638-eng.pdf (accessed April 18, 2012). This infographic and others available at www.imaginecanada.ca/infographics