Awards Jurors
2011 Jury
- Courtney Pratt, Chairman Toronto Region Research Alliance
- Marnia Boulos-Winton, President & CEO The Foundation of Greater Montreal
- Leslie Gosselin, Manager, Advertising & Community Relationships, SaskEnergy
- Val Green, Executive Director, Volunteer Victoria
2009 Jury
- Allan Arlett, Partner, Arlett Van Rotterdam Partnership
- David Stewart-Patterson, Executive Vice President, Canadian Council of Chief Executives
- Richard Irish, Vice-President Area Marketing, Investors Group
- Faye Wightman, President & CEO, Vancouver Foundation
2008 Jury
- Allan Arlett, Partner, Arlett Van Rotterdam Partnership
- David Stewart-Patterson, Executive Vice President, Canadian Council of Chief Executives
- Anita Boudreau, Managing Director, Public Relations, BBDO
- Charline Boudreau, Manager, Community Relations, TransAlta
- Faye Wightman, President & CEO, Vancouver Foundation
2007 Jury
- David Stewart-Patterson, Executive Vice-President, Canadian Council of Chief Executives
- Anne Swarbrick, President & CEO, Toronto Community Foundation
- Michael McKnight, President & CEO, United Way of Lower Mainland
- Greg Power, Deputy General Manager, Edelman Public Relations North America
- Florence Murphy, Vice-President, Public and Community Relations, EnCana Corporation
2006 Jury
- Dick Wilson, Senior Advisor, Office of the President, EnCana Corporation
- Greg Power, Senior Vice President, Edelman Public Relations
- Rob Moore, Vice President, Hudson’s Bay
- Anne Swarbrick, Toronto Community Foundation
- Mike McKnight, President & CEO, United Way of Lower Mainland
2005 Jury
- David Stewart-Patterson, Executive Vice President, Canadian Council of Chief Executives
- Lucie Remillard, Presidente Et Directrice Generale, Foundation de l'Hopital Sainte-Justine
- Frank Clegg, President, Microsoft Canada
- Hilary Pearson, PresidentPhilanthropic Foundations Canada
- Mike Norris, Deputy Chairman, RBC Capital Markets
- Colleen Kelly, Executive Director, Volunteer Vancouver
2002-2003 Jury
- Nancy Hughes Anthony, President & CEO, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
- David Stewart-Patterson, Executive Vice President, Canadian Council of Chief Executives
- John Cassaday, President & CEO, Corus Entertainment
- Tim Brodhead, President & CEO, J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
- Hilary Pearson, President, Philanthropic Foundations Canada
- Mike Norris, Deputy Chairman, RBC Capital Markets
2001 Jury
- Lynne Toupin, CEO, Canadian Cooperative Association
- David Stewart-Patterson, Executive Vice President, Canadian Council of Chief Executives
- Gail Asper, Corporate Secretary, CanWest Global Communications Corp
- Monica Patten, President & CEO, Community Foundation of Canada
- Sara Iley, President & CEO, Council for Business & the Arts in Canada
- Paul Lucas, CEO, GlaxoSmithKLine
- Marcel Coté, President, Sécor
- Rick George, President & CEO, Suncor Energy Inc.
- Dennis Deters, Sr. Vice President, The Co-operators General Insurance Company
- Martha Parker, Executive Director, Volunteer Centre of Calgary
Did you know that there are 161,000 nonprofilts and charities in Canada?
Did you know that Canada’s nonprofit and voluntary sector is the 2nd largest in the world?
The sector represents $79.1 billion or 7.8% of the gross domestic product
The sector is larger than automotive and manufacturing. It generates $112 billion in revenues and employs 2 million people
Canadians donated $10 billion in 2007
Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick have the highest donor rates.
Canadians volunteered 2.1 billion hours in 2007
Young Canadians aged 15 to 24 are more likely to volunteer than Canadians in any other age group
One percent of nonprofits command 60% of all revenues flowing to the sector
Canadians with the lowest household incomes give a greater percentage of their income than others
Saskatchewan has the highest volunteer rate in the country, followed by the Northwest Territories and the Yukon
Those exposed to giving and volunteering activities early in life are more likely to continue those behaviours as adults
