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Appendix A:  Data Sources and Clarifications

Throughout The Giving Report 2017 site, downloadable report and accompanying data tables, we include a reference number indicating the data source. Information on each data source, and relevant disclaimer or clarification information, is provided below. Where data has been adjusted for inflation, the Bank of Canada Inflation Calculator (http://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/related/inflation-calculator/) has been used. The data source is Statistics Canada, CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES FOR CANADA, MONTHLY (V41690973 series.) CAGR is used in the accompanying tables and refers to Compound Annual Growth Rate.

DATA SOURCE 1:

Canada Revenue Agency, T3010 Registered Charity Information Return information from CRA as of June 2017.

Disclaimer from CRA

The information (in whole or in part) in this package has been provided by an information technology provider. Efforts have been made to ensure that the information contained herein is correct. The Charities Directorate is not responsible for the quality, accuracy, reliability or currency of the information contained in this package.

Statistics and data are produced or compiled by the Charities Directorate for the sole purpose of providing Canadians or individuals with direct access to public information about registered charities in Canada.

The CRA is not responsible for the use and manipulation by any persons of this information.

DATA SOURCE 2:

Labour force survey estimates (LFS), by sex and detailed age group

Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 282-0002

DATA SOURCE 3:

Donations made using CanadaHelps.org

DATA SOURCE 4:

Statistics Canada, Income Statistics Division, T1 Family Files 2006 to 2015, Reference 17052

Postal Code Validation Disclaimer

The geography in T1FF request are derived based on an amalgamation of Postal Code^OM. Statistics Canada makes no representation or warranty as to, or validation of, the

accuracy of any Postal Code^OM data.

Family Type

Family Type reflects data from Statistics Canada classified as Census Family

Individual Resident

Individual Resident reflects data from Statistics Canada classified as Non-Census Family

Income Data

In some cases, reported zero values may actually reflect data not provided by Statistics Canada, typically due to an insignificant amount data.