Here is a list of the donations claimed by donors on their Canadian tax forms. We have lamented, especially the 2006 year, when there was over $1.3 billion in abusive charity gifting tax schemes claimed that were not real donations. However, the bigger story is not those who claim amounts they are not entitled – but the many Canadians who don’t claim any or all of their receipted donations. Here is a list of the years and the amount claimed by Canadian individuals on their income tax returns. It goes from $4.2 billion in 1997 to $9.5 billion in 2017. In 2017 Canadian registered charities issued over $18 billion in official donation receipts.
Year | Donations claimed by Canadian Individuals on their tax filing (in 000) |
---|---|
1997 | 4,273,085 |
1998 | 4,641,468 |
1999 | 4,847,682 |
2000 | 5,438,672 |
2001 | 5,514,371 |
2002 | 5,847,068 |
2003 | 6,513,013 |
2004 | 6,922,616 |
2005 | 7,879,588 |
2006 | 8,529,976 |
2007 | 8,648,660 |
2008 | 8,189,280 |
2009 | 7,750,405 |
2010 | 8,253,210 |
2011 | 8,465,375 |
2012 | 8,308,585 |
2013 | 8,600,755 |
2014 | 8,797,115 |
2015 | 9,132,170 |
2016 | 8,888,325 |
2017 | 9,576,975 |
For more analysis on these numbers see Stats Can releases information on charitable donations and it is a meaningless as always
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