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[Report] Non-profit institutions and volunteering: Economic contribution, first quarter to fourth quarter 2023

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Released: 2024-03-28


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Real gross domestic product of non-profit institutions edges up

Real gross domestic product (GDP) of non-profit institutions edged up 0.1% in the fourth quarter, after rising 0.8% in the third quarter. Increases in real GDP of non-profits serving households and businesses was largely offset by a decline in real GDP of non-profits serving governments. In comparison, economy-wide real GDP edged up 0.2% in the fourth quarter.


Real gross domestic product of non-profits serving households and businesses lead the rise

Real GDP of non-profits serving households grew 1.1% in the fourth quarter, as reliance on non-profit services by families and individuals increased, partly owing to a faster rise in cost-of-living compared with income gains of the lowest-income households. This was apparent in the Distributions of household economic accounts for the third quarter, which showed a decline in the net savings of the lowest-income households. Households in this category tend to rely more on non-profit services, including food banks.

In the fourth quarter, real GDP of non-profit institutions serving businesses rose 0.9%, the fourth consecutive quarterly increase.

These increases in real GDP of non-profit institutions serving households and businesses were largely offset by a 0.2% decline in real GDP of non-profits serving governments. Real GDP of non-profit institutions, excluding those serving governments, grew 1.0% in the fourth quarter, increasing for the fourth consecutive quarter.

In 2023, the real GDP of non-profit institutions rose 2.7%, with non-profits serving governments (+3.1%), households (+1.6%), and businesses (+2.0%) all increasing.


Jobs in non-profit institutions continue to rise

Driven by jobs increased in health care and social services, jobs in non-profit institutions rose 0.8% in the fourth quarter, the fifth consecutive quarterly increase. The number of jobs in health care rose 1.4% in the fourth quarter following a 1.9% increase in the third quarter. On an annual basis, jobs in health care rose 5.9% in 2023 compared with 2022, one of the highest yearly increases among all activities in the non-profit sector.

Jobs in social services rose by 2.6% in the fourth quarter of 2023. Although the number of jobs increased, job vacancies remained unchanged in social services and health care activities.

  • By

    Statistics Canada

  • Published

    Apr 04, 2024

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    • Non-profit / Charitable sector
    • Rural and Remote Communities
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    • Government
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    • Organizational development
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