Disability non-profits in Canada
Browse 148 disability charities and organisations run for and with disabled people in Canada. Compare programmes, beneficiaries and how each is funded.
Showing 12 of 148 organisations
CompanyWhat they do
- Fondation des Sourds du QuébecBeauport, CanadaDisability · Education +3 more

- Transforming CleftToronto, CanadaHealth · Children & Youth +1 more

- Lifetime NetworksVictoria, CanadaDisability · Employment & Skills +3 more
- LRLa Ressource pour personnes handicapées Abitibi-Témiscamingue / Nord-du-QuébecRouyn-Noranda, CanadaDisability · Employment & Skills +4 more
- NMNational ME/FM Action NetworkOttawa, CanadaHealth · Disability
- Blue Sky OpportunitiesAltona, CanadaDisability · Employment & Skills +2 more

- Providence Children's CentreCalgary, CanadaChildren & Youth · Disability +1 more

- FAFoothills AcademyCalgary, CanadaEducation · Disability +1 more
- Divya Jyoti Jagrati SansthanDelhi, IndiaPeace & Conflict · Community development +10 more

- Manitoba Down Syndrome SocietyWinnipeg, CanadaDisability · Children & Youth +1 more

- Brain Injury Association of Nova ScotiaBedford, CanadaHealth · Disability +1 more

- ONOngwanadaKingston, CanadaDisability · Health +1 more
Disability non-profits in Canada at a glance
Of the 148 Disability non-profits in Canada, the most common cause areas are Community development (44%), Children & Youth (40%) and Health (34%).
Cause areas
- Community development44%
- Children & Youth40%
- Health34%
- Education24%
- Employment & Skills22%
Organisation types
- Charity67%
- Community organisation8%
- Association7%
- Grant-making foundation4%
- NGO2%
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities87%
- Families59%
- Children55%
- Youth36%
- Communities16%
Funding sources
- Individual donations51%
- Government funding21%
- Corporate partnerships19%
- Grants12%
- Earned income10%
Top cities
- Toronto12%
- Calgary7%
- Abbotsford5%
- Vancouver4%
- Montréal4%
- Edmonton3%
Size
- 1-10 employees1%
- 11-50 employees1%
- 51-200 employees3%
- 201-500 employees1%
- 501-1000 employees3%
- 1001-5000 employees1%
- 5000+ employees1%
Most held certifications
- CARF Accreditation5%
Key facts
- 1987 is the median founding year
- 27% say donations are tax-deductible
- 38% publish a charity number
- 88% name their programmes
- 61% invite volunteers
Figures from a sample of 146 of the 148 non-profits, as published on their own websites. Shares count only what a profile states, so they are a floor rather than a census.
Other causes
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