Founding Members
In 2010, 52 charities and nonprofits became Founding Members of the Standards Program. For more information on how this group led the development of the Standards Program see the Sector Collaborations page.
Acadia Cinema Cooperative
Barrie Literacy Council
Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada
Canadian Administrators of Volunteer Resources (CAVR)
Canadian Federation of Humane Societies
Canadian Immunodeficiency Society
Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology
CARE Canada
CentrePoint Non-Profit Management
Community Foundations of Canada / fondations communautaires canadiennes
Community Sector Council Newfoundland and Labrador
Covenant House
The Curriculum Foundation / Fondation des programmes d'études
Daily Bread Food Bank
Easter Seals Canada
Edmonton Community Foundation
Fondation Communautaire du Grand Québec
Food Banks Canada
Framework
Frontier College
Hospice Association of Ontario
HR Council
Imagine Canada
The Jewish Community Foundation of Montréal / La Fondation Communautaire Juive de Montréal
The Kidney Foundation of Canada
Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides
MADD Canada
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
Muscular Dystrophy Canada
The Muttart Foundation
National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation
Ontario Trillium Foundation
Plan Canada
Sarnia Lambton Rebound
Save the Children Canada
SickKids Foundation
Street Culture Kidz Project
Tides Canada
Toronto Centre for Community Learning and Development
United Way of Burlington & Greater Hamilton
United Way of Calgary and Area
United Way of Canada
United Way of Greater Moncton & Southeastern New Brunswick Region Inc.
United Way Toronto
United Way Winnipeg
Vancouver Foundation
Vounteer Alberta
Volunteer Canada
Volunteer Toronto
World Vision
Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation
YMCA Canada
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
