Volunteers give almost 2b hours.Nearly 12 million Canadians This is a list of Canadians. Architects
An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. in 2004, the Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating 2004 reports. Their contributions totalled almost 2 billion hours. A relatively small group of volunteers provide unpaid help. In 2004, the top one-quarter of volunteers (11% of Canadians) who contributed 180 hours or more accounted for 77% of total volunteer hours. Those who attend religious services on a weekly basis and those who have university degrees were much more likely than others to be top volunteers. The percentage of hours contributed by type of service were: * sports and recreation, 18%; * social services social services Noun, pl welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs social services npl → servicios mpl sociales organizations, 17%; * religious organizations, 16%; and * education and research organizations, 11%. The percentage of Canadians who volunteer generally decreases with age. Over half (55%) of all young people aged 15 to 24 volunteered through a group or organization, compared to one-third (32%) of seniors aged 65 and older. Youth had the highest rate of volunteering. This was influenced by educational policies in some parts of Canada that require a specified spec·i·fy tr.v. spec·i·fied, spec·i·fy·ing, spec·i·fies 1. To state explicitly or in detail: specified the amount needed. 2. To include in a specification. 3. number of hours of volunteer service to receive a high school diploma A high school diploma is a diploma awarded for the completion of high school. In the United States and Canada, it is considered the minimum education required for government jobs and higher education. An equivalent is the GED. . People who attended religious services weekly were also more likely to volunteer their time. About 62% of them did so, compared with only 43% of individuals who did not attend services on a weekly basis. The same group of volunteers gave more than (57%) of their hours to non-religious causes. 416-509-3962 |
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