Sudbury's Vital Signs Report 2007

Belonging and Leadership

Sudburians have a well-developed sense of civic responsibility and generosity. They are engaged in local activities and give both their time and their money to make our community great.

In 2004 the volunteer rate in Greater Sudbury was 56.9%. This was higher than both the Ontario and Canadian rates of volunteering, which were 45.3% and 50.4% respectively. 19
A 2003 Federation of Canadian Municipalities study found that for the 19 participating cities the average percentage of women councilors was 25%; in Greater Sudbury 7.7% of city councillors were women. 20 This has increased to 33.3% for 2007, i.e.: four of the twelve city
councilors are women. 21
In 2005, the median charitable donation for Greater Sudbury was $210. This was lower than the Ontario ($300) and the Canadian median ($240). Sudburians have been increasing their donations each year since 1997 when they gave a median of $160. 22

19. National Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating (2004). Canadian Council on Learning, CLI interactive, 2007.
http://www.ccl-cca.ca/CCL/Reports/CLI2007?Language=EN
Last accessed on September 17, 2007 Back

20. Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Quality of Life in Canadian Communities (February, 2005). Dynamic Societies and Social Change, Theme Report #2, 2005.
http://www.fcm.ca/english/qol/qolfeb.pdf
Last accessed on September 17, 2007 Back

21.City of Greater Sudbury Website. City Council (2007).
http://www.city.greatersudbury.on.ca/cms/index.cfm?app=div_council&lang=en
Last accessed on September 17, 2007 Back

22. Community Foundations of Canada (2007). Median Charitable Donations for Donors in Vital Signs Communities, 1997-2005. Based on Statistics Canada (2006). Financial Data and Charitable Donations, 1997-2005. Cansim Table 111-0001.
http://www.vitalsignscanada.ca/rpt2007/table-X-4.pdf
Last accessed on September 25, 2007 Back