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The Role of Co-operatives in Ontario’s Social Economy

The Role of Co-operatives in Ontario’s Social Economy. May 1, 2008. David Lasby Senior Research Associate. Information Sources. 2003 National Survey of Nonprofits and Voluntary Organizations (Ontario data) Financial data adjusted for inflation

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The Role of Co-operatives in Ontario’s Social Economy

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  1. The Role of Co-operatives in Ontario’s Social Economy May 1, 2008 David Lasby Senior Research Associate

  2. Information Sources 2003 National Survey of Nonprofits and Voluntary Organizations (Ontario data) • Financial data adjusted for inflation 2007 survey of Ontario co-operatives conducted by Ontario Co-operative Association

  3. Background - NSNVO Conducted during Fall, 2003 Conducted by Statistics Canada, as a telephone survey Surveyed approximately 13,000 organizations nationally • 2,250 from Ontario Sample frame constructed from a number of sources: • Business Registry • Provincial and Federal registrars • Canada Revenue Agency filings

  4. Background - Co-ops Survey Conducted during summer 2007 Attempted contact with all known Ontario co-operatives • Approximately 600 responses Conducted by ON Co-op using a variety of modes: • Online • Telephone • Paper Sample frame based on ON Co-op’s list of co-operatives and supplemented by extensive searches

  5. The Contributions of Cooperatives to the Social Economy in Ontario Relatively small in number • Approximately 1,300 co-operatives in Ontario vs. 45,000 nonprofits or about 3% of total number of organizations Significant contribution to revenues • $4.6 billion vs. $51.8 for nonprofits or about 8% of total revenues for social economy Relatively small paid staff contribution • 15,000 vs. 959,000 for nonprofits or about 2% of social economy employment Relatively small volunteer contribution • Volunteer complement of 49,000 vs. 7.8 million for nonprofits

  6. The Number of Organizations

  7. Co-ops By Organization Type

  8. Nonprofits and Co-ops by Organization Type • Child care • Housing • Credit Unions • Community Dev’t • Agricultural • Retail • Transportation

  9. Relative Revenues of Nonprofits and Co-ops

  10. Co-ops by Size of Annual Revenues

  11. Nonprofits and Co-ops by Size of Annual Revenues

  12. Contributions to Total Revenues* +25% * NPO figures exclude Hospitals, Universities & Colleges

  13. Contributions to Total Revenues* +132% +169% * Excludes Hospitals, Universities & Colleges

  14. Relative Paid Staff Complements of Nonprofits and Co-ops

  15. Nonprofits and Co-ops by Size of Paid Staff Complements

  16. Contributions to Total Paid Staff Complement* +6% +42% * Excludes Hospitals, Universities & Colleges

  17. Contributions to Total Paid Staff Complement* +3% +4% * NPO figures exclude Hospitals, Universities & Colleges

  18. Relative Volunteer Complements of Nonprofits and Co-ops

  19. Nonprofits and Co-ops by Size of Volunteer Complements

  20. Contributions to Volunteer Complement* +47% * Excludes Hospitals, Universities & Colleges

  21. Contributions to Volunteer Complement* * NPO figures exclude Hospitals, Universities & Colleges

  22. Paid Staff Fraction* * NPO figures exclude Hospitals, Universities & Colleges

  23. Part-time Paid Staff Fraction* * NPO figures exclude Hospitals, Universities & Colleges

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