Nonprofit civic associations in Canada
As of 4 November 2026, 15,537 nonprofit civic associations companies are based in Canada; 182 are hiring right now and Québec has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 15,537
- Hiring now
- 182 · 75 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Advocacy campaign nonprofits · 2,944
- Top city
- Québec · 449
- Parent market
- Public, community & associations · 45,983
Nonprofit civic associations in Canada, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Advocacy campaign nonprofits | 2,944 | 19% |
| Other nonprofit civic associations | 1,836 | 12% |
| Service & social clubs | 1,444 | 9% |
| Cultural arts associations | 1,323 | 9% |
| Youth welfare organisations | 1,045 | 7% |
| Neighbourhood community associations | 905 | 6% |
| Local social welfare foundations | 822 | 5% |
| Youth nonformal education ngos | 678 | 4% |
| School support associations | 631 | 4% |
| Local history societies | 604 | 4% |
| Networking communities | 602 | 4% |
| Folk heritage associations | 564 | 4% |
| Alumni & veterans associations | 541 | 3% |
| General purpose associations | 471 | 3% |
| Amateur music associations | 368 | 2% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 8,222 · 5 |
| 2-10 employees | 4,490 · 52 |
| 11-50 employees | 2,264 · 45 |
| 51-200 employees | 399 · 52 |
| 201-500 employees | 97 · 22 |
| 501-1000 employees | 24 · 2 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 30 · 3 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 3 · 1 |
| 10,001+ employees | 8 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Québec | 449 | 3% |
| Toronto | 431 | 3% |
| Montréal | 412 | 3% |
| Ottawa | 135 | 1% |
| Victoria | 108 | 1% |
| Calgary | 99 | 1% |
| Ottawa (Lower Town / Sandy Hill / University of Ottawa) | 76 | 0% |
| Vancouver | 76 | 0% |
| Ottawa (Parliament Hill) | 71 | 0% |
| Edmonton | 53 | 0% |
| Downtown Toronto (CN Tower / King and Spadina / Railway Lands / Harbourfront West / Bathurst Quay / South Niagara / YTZ) | 50 | 0% |
| Downtown Toronto (University of Toronto / Harbord) | 45 | 0% |
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The stack of nonprofit civic associations in Canada
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Other segments of public, community & associations in Canada
Public, community & associations in Canada, the whole market →
Charitable foundations · 10,959 →
Churches congregations · 8,255 →
Membership associations & unions · 7,287 →
Amateur sports clubs · 5,969 →
Public programmes & agencies · 3,621 →
Research institutes & think tanks · 3,110 →
Municipal government · 812 →
Justice & public safety · 216 →
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15,537 nonprofit civic associations companies are based in Canada; 182 are hiring right now and Québec has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/community_associations_public/canada/nonprofit_civic_associations)
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- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Nonprofit civic associations in Canada: questions
How many nonprofit civic associations companies are there in Canada?
15,537 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
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