Charitable Donations in Canada Up by $1.1 Billion

"The total amount of time volunteered through groups and organizations amounted to about 2.1 billion hours, which was equivalent to almost 1.1 million full-time jobs," Statistics Canada said. "On average, volunteers contributed 166 hours each."

According to the survey, the top 25 per cent of donors were responsible for 82 per cent of total donations, while the top 25 per cent of volunteers were responsible for 78 per cent of total unpaid work.