Nonprofit Labour Force Statistics
Distribution of sector employees
 |
By the numbers
| Area of Activity |
Employees |
|
|---|---|---|
|
|
N |
% |
Arts & Culture |
72,798 |
6.1 |
Sports & Recreation |
130,913 |
11 |
Education & Research |
100,591 |
8.5 |
Health |
192,798 |
16.3 |
Social Services |
297,250 |
25.1 |
Environment |
14,848 |
1.3 |
Development & Housing |
182,337 |
15.4 |
Law, Advocacy & Politics |
15,915 |
1.3 |
Philanthropy & Volunteerism |
28,642 |
2.4 |
International |
5,081 |
0.4 |
Religion |
109,307 |
9.2 |
Other |
35 282 |
3 |
All areas |
1,185,762 |
100.0 |
Source: Statistics Canada. Custom tables from the National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations, 2003. This table does not include universities & colleges, hospitals or business & professional associations & unions.
