The best charities in Canada for 2024: Where to donate to make an impact Nov 13th

In March 2024, Canadian food banks had more than 2 million visits, which Food Banks Canada reports is the highest number in food banks’ 43-year history in this country. And who uses food banks has shifted, too. Food Banks Canada notes: “18% of food-bank clients are currently employed, the highest proportion ever recorded.” This isn’t surprising, given that real wages in Canada are below where they were pre-pandemic, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

And yet, despite the affordability issue in our country, Canadians can find the money to give to charities. Charity Intelligence (Ci) estimates that Canadians gave $19 billion last year. Of the charities that Ci analyses, which represent roughly half of the estimated $19 billion given, including most of the biggest charities in the country, overall donations and special event fundraising for the most recent year ending in either 2023 or 2024 are up 6…