Trends & Prospective


What Canadian Donors Want

Canadians looking for clear mission and evidence of impact; trust in the charitable sector is up; fewer donors giving, but amount of gifts is increasing; motivations for giving identify six Canadian donor types

Seven in Ten (70%) Canadians Believe Gender
Inequality Exists in Canada

Canadian Men (68%) and Women (71%) are Equally as Likely to Agree

Canadians Among Most Progressive in Endorsing a Women's Right to Choose

Six in Ten (57%) Canadians believe Abortion Should be Permitted
Whenever a Woman Decides She Wants One, Up from 36% in 1998

Half (48%) of Canadians are Less than $200 Away Monthly From Being Financially Insolvent

One in Three (31%) Canadians Agree that Rising Interest Rates Could Push them Closer towards Bankruptcy

Eight in Ten (80%) Canadians Support Advance Consent to Physician-Assisted Dying

Most (85%) Canadians Support Landmark Supreme Court Decision Granting Canadians a Physician's Assistance to Die When Certain Criteria are Met

Six in Ten (58%) Netflix Subscribers Prefer Staying in to Watch Netflix rather than Go Out to see a Movie (42%)

Six in Ten (56%) Subscribers Find Someone More Attractive Based on
Shows They Like

Most (95%) Pet Owners Brush Their Own Teeth Daily, But Few Brush Their Dog's (8%) or Cat's (4%) Teeth on a Daily Basis

Three Quarters (73%) of Cat Owners and Four in Ten (43%)
Dog Owners Say they Never Brush their Pet's Teeth, Despite Acknowledging they Should (76%) to Keep them Healthy