Government Funding represents one of the largest sources of Revenue to Canada’s Charities and
Foundations. Recipients of this funding are chosen by governments and given the privilege to provide services
and goods that the government would otherwise have to provide. Grants and contracts are awarded from the
government’s general revenues to subsidize their operations.
There are three sources of government funding in Canada: Municipal, Provincial, and Federal. The amount of
funding from each depends on the revenues and budgets of those levels of government, the needs of the
community, and the willingness of organizations to provide the required goods and services.
This report provides an analysis of Government Funding to Canada’s Charities and Foundations.
We provide analytical insights through the following studies:
• The Total Revenue from Government Funding for each of the five years from 2016 to 2020.
• The breakdown of Government Funding by Municipal, Provincial and Federal sources, comparing 2016 to
2020.
• The breakdown of Government Funding by Municipal, Provincial and Federal sources in 2020 excluding
the dominant Provincially funded Core Healthcare sector.
• The number and percentage of Charities and Foundations which report receiving Government Funding for
each of the five years from 2016 to 2020.
• The breakdown of Charities and Foundations receiving Government Funding by small and large
organizations.
• The average and median value of Government Funding received by Charities and Foundations for 2020
compared to 2016.
• Total Government Funding by Category of Charity and Foundation reported in 2020.
• The percentage of Charities and Foundations in each Category which report receiving Government
Funding for 2020 compared to 2016.
• Government Funding received by each Category of Charity broken down by Municipal, Provincial, and
Federal sources in 2020.
• Government Funding as a percentage of Total Revenues for all Charities and Foundations for each of the
five years from 2016 to 2020.
• Government Funding as a percentage of Total Tax Receipted Donation Revenue for all Charities and
Foundations, for each of the five years from 2016 to 2020.
• The percentage of Charities and Foundations receiving Government Funding by Province in 2020.
• Government Funding by Province for Total, Federal, Provincial and Municipal sources in 2020.
• Government Funding per Capita by Province for Federal, Provincial and Municipal sources in 2020.
• Government Funding relative to GDP by Province in 2020.
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