Study Finds U.S. Residents Give Twice as Much as Canadians
December 15, 2009
Canadians give less than half as much to charity as Americans relative to income, the Toronto Sun reports, citing data from the Canadian research group the Fraser Institute.
According to the institute’s 2009 Generosity Index, Canadians donated 0.73 percent of their aggregate income to charity in the 2007 tax year, compared with 1.6 percent for Americans.
The study identified a long-term decline in Canadian giving, with the percentage of the population making donations dropping in 10 of the country’s 13 provinces and territories from 1997 to 2007. However, the amount given by those who do donate has risen in most jurisdictions.
