Sector

Nonprofits in Canada

The nonprofits segments measured in Canada, each drawn from that country’s own register. They are different populations, so they are set side by side and never added together.

Index 12.1 · Census Q4 2026 · 1 segment, 1 measured

The segments

Side by side, never added together

SegmentDrawn from Median and spreadScanned Gated
Charities
The 1,000 largest registered charities in Canada by revenue, excluding universities, colleges, hospitals and school boards.
Canada Revenue Agency, on open.canada.ca
57 · 19–75
567/1000 229 of 567

There is no single figure for nonprofits. Each segment is its own population, and a combined median would be a number about whichever segment has the most sites. How the Census is run, and what it can support, is on the methodology page.