This portrait of Canadian foundations has two objectives. First, it aims to paint a socio- demographic portrait of social inequalities in Canada and the vulnerability factors that contribute to them, in order to better characterize the areas of intervention of Canadian foundations working on issues of social and environmental justice. Based on a statistical portrait of Canadian foundations registered with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) in 2020, it then seeks to identify their contribution to social and environmental justice; taking into account their ecosystem and the institutional context in which they operate.
To produce this portrait, various data sources were consulted. First, statistical data from Statistics Canada’s 2016 Census on gender, age, marital status, family, education, employment status, income, housing, immigration status and membership of a visible minority or indigenous peoples were collated to produce a sociodemographic portrait of social inequalities and the vulnerability factors contributing to them.
Secondly, a database has been created from information compiled by the Charities Directorate of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) concerning registered charities for the year 2020. This data is produced from forms T3010: Registered Charity Information Return and T1236 Qualified Donees Worksheet/Amounts Provided to Other Organizations.
Read the research paper: Portrait des fondations canadiennes en 2020 : l’enjeu de la justice sociale et environnementale
Research paper by David Longtin