Dossier
World Giving Index
Coverage of World Giving Index in the Nexus archive.
- Self-made multimillionaire says Canadians ‘give no money away’ compared with Americans—research shows U.S. giving is more than twice as high
Bill Holland, a Canadian multimillionaire, criticizes Canadians for donating less than Americans, citing data showing U.S. charitable giving is over twice Canada’s. Americans gave 1.22% of their income to charity in 2021 compared to 0.55% in Canada, with U.S. donations reaching $617 billion in 2023 versus $26.2 billion in Canada.