Canada: total charitable donations

The total amount of charitable donations reported in Canada increased massively from 1997 to 2020. In 1997, indeed, this figure was just over 4.2 billion Canadian dollars, while by 2020 the sum of charitable donations reported by Canadian tax filers reached roughly 10.6 billion Canadian dollars.

Total charitable donations in Canada from 1997 to 2020 (in million Canadian dollars)

Characteristic	Total donations in million Canadian dollars
2020	10,586.27
2019	10,309.32
2018	9,952.5
2017	9,576.98
2016	8,888.33
2015	9,132.17
2014	8,797.12
2013	8,600.75
2012	8,308.58
2011	8,465.38
2010	8,253.21
2009	7,750.41
2008	8,189.28
2007	8,648.66
2006	8,529.98
2005	7,879.59
2004	6,922.62
2003	6,513.01
2002	5,847.07
2001	5,514.37
2000	5,438.67
1999	4,847.68
1998	4,641.47
1997	4,273.09

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Release date

April 2022

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

1997 to 2020

Special properties

tax payers

Supplementary notes

Charitable donor is defined as a tax filer reporting a charitable donation amount on line 340 of the personal income tax form. Charitable donation is the allowable portion of total donations, as reported on the income tax return.

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