Charitable Donations in Canada Up by $1.1 Billion

June 8, 2009, CTV.ca — Canadians gave $1.1 billion more to charitable and non-profit organizations in 2007 than they did in 2004, Statistics Canada reported Monday.

According to the agency's Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating, Canadians donated a total of $10 billion in 2007, up from $8.9 billion in 2004.