Canada has one of the largest non-profit sectors in the world.
It relies on government funding, yet there is lack of transparency.
The State Funding for Social Movements project used access to information laws and other tools to obtain government funding information to shed some light.
We need to hold governments accountable and increase transparency where historically there has hardly been any.
The project found, for example, that government funding favours a small number of organizations. Between 2004 and 2014, over 50 per cent of federal, provincial, and municipal funding went to approximately four per cent of all recipients.
There is also a huge difference and bias in funding between provinces, municipalities, and cities across Canada.
Critically, many non-profits lack don't have sustainable funding.
The study is important especially now given the lack of charitable funding due to COVID19. Government funding will be essential, but we need transparency.
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Big data reveals inequities in federal funding for non-profits across Canada
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