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

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

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

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

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

The Number of Organizations

Co-ops By Organization Type

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

Relative Revenues of Nonprofits and Co-ops

Co-ops by Size of Annual Revenues

Nonprofits and Co-ops by Size of Annual Revenues

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

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

Relative Paid Staff Complements of Nonprofits and Co-ops

Nonprofits and Co-ops by Size of Paid Staff Complements

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

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

Relative Volunteer Complements of Nonprofits and Co-ops

Nonprofits and Co-ops by Size of Volunteer Complements

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

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

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

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