Giving and Volunteering in Ontario - English - Imagine Canada

CSGVP: 07GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING IN ONTARIOFigure 2.1: Percentage of population volunteering for charitable and nonprofit organizations,by province, population aged 15 and older, 2004 and 2007.75%Volunteer rate60%45%30%47%45%48%52%54%59%54%50% 50%47%37%34%44%48%48%55%47%56%42%46%15%0%BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL2004 2007Figure 2.2: Average annual volunteer hours for charitable and nonprofit organizations, byprovince, population aged 15 and older, 2004 and 2007.Average annual volunteer hours200150100501991721751721881471591551641621621461851751951831631471881760BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL2004 2007THE CONCENTRATION OF SUPPORTAlthough almost half of Ontarians volunteered, the majority of volunteer hours werecontributed by a fairly small group of individuals. Figure 2.3 divides volunteers into fourcategories based on how many hours they contributed in 2007 and indicates the percentagesof total volunteer hours each group contributed. The 10% of volunteers who contributed 400hours or more over the course of the year together accounted for more than half (54%) of thetotal volunteer hours. More broadly, the 25% of volunteers who contributed 170 hours ormore accounted for 78% of total volunteer hours. Conversely, 50% of volunteers contributedless than 55 hours annually and accounted for just 7% of total hours.GIVINGANDVOLUNTEERING.CA19