Canada NGO Sector

Overview of Canadian Ngo sector

The Canadian Voluntary Sector: A 1988 report by the North South Institute provided the following data about Canadian NGOs: secular (72%); religious, but non-denominational (13%); and denominational (14%). The majority of NGOs in Canada are Canadian. the role of the Canadian affiliates was to fundraise for the programs of their "parent" organizations: CARE, World Vision, and Planned Parenthood are among the most successful, and have developed their own international programming

 A 1994 study estimated that there are 350 Canadian international development NGOs including the international programs of organizations like the Red Cross, employing 4,550 staff members and having 72,100 volunteers in Canada and another 11,000 overseas. (The substantial cuts in government funding to NGOs of the last 2-3 years, has reduced the number of paid positions).

 Many NGOs have a high degree of dependency on CIDA canadian international development agency funding for their work. A recent survey of 18 of the larger Canadian NGOs revealed that in 1994, one third relied on government funding for at least 67% of their revenue. Only one third were dependent on government for less than 25% of their revenue.

Vulnerabilities of NGOs
Many NGOs allow the availability of funding, rather than local need or the organization's Projects may introduce foreign value systems, structures, technology or approaches to development which are inappropriate and ineffective in the local culture. fundraising rather than to institutional learning.

Canadian Govt and NGO sector

Canada International Development Agency-(CIDA) Besides managing funds at country level, it has some centralized funding also available such as : Canada Fund for Africa. Industrial Cooperation Programme Conference Fund Indigenous Peoples Partnership Programme International Youth Internship Programme Voluntary Sector Programme (The Voluntary Sector Programme has a number of funding schemes for NGOs).

Taxation
Taxation: Registered charities and other notfor-profit corporations benefit from special tax treatment. All not-for profit corporations are exempt from taxation on their income

Collabaration with Govt of canada

Social development partnership programm Disability (SDPP-D) This program supports projects intended to improve the participation and integration of people with disabilities in all aspects of Canadian society. supports not-for-profit organizations across Canada in tackling barriers faced by people with disabilities.

Associations
Canadian cancer society Canadian diabetes society Canadian mental health association Canadian Cooperative Association

Observations:
the rapid growth of NGO activities over the past decade; increasing complexity of development programming;

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