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Understanding

Church & Faith Trends

Christian Leaders Connection

2009

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Nexus of Influence

Where does time, place, culture,

opportunity, event, and relationship

come together in such a way that

our witness will have the greatest

influence?

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What percent of the Canadian population is Evangelical?

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4% 5%

11% 12%

7%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

Attendance 2001

Membership 2001

Religious Affiliation 2001

Evangelially Aligned 2003

Population Measure

Catholic

Protestant

19%

Evangelical

Alignment is

determined by

responses to the

Christian

Evangelical Scale,

8 questions about

personal belief

and practice.

See “Counting

Canadian

Evangelicals” in

Church & Faith

Trends

Sources: Attendance and Membership from tables supplied by Bruce Guenther and Outreach Canada. Religious Affiliation data from the 2001 Canadian

census with evangelical denominations coded by Lorne Hunter of Outreach Canada. Evangelically Aligned data from the 2003 Ipsos Reid Evangelical

Beliefs and Practices Survey using the Christian Evangelical Scale.

Age

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Religious affiliation population distribution by age, percentages, 2006

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38%40%

22%

26%

45%

29%28%

43%

29%

13%

39%

48%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

18 to 34 35 to 54 55+

Non-Christian

Evangelical

Roman Catholic

Main. Prot.

Source: Ipsos Reid Internet Exit Poll, 2006. N=36,000

Canadian Christian populations are aging

faster than the non-Christian population.

Religious affiliation population distribution by age,

percentages, 2001

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0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

< 15 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 +

Muslim

Sikh

Hindu

Source: Statistics Canada, “Religion (13) and Age Groups (8) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas 1 and Census Agglomerations, 2001 Census -

20% Sample Data”

http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/standard/themes/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?Temporal=2001&PID=68339&APATH=3&GID=431515&METH=1&PTYPE=55430&T

HEME=56&FOCUS=0&AID=0&PLACENAME=0&PROVINCE=0&SEARCH=0&GC=0&GK=0&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&FL=0&RL=0&FREE=0 accessed August 27,

2009

Bibby says that in 2008 16% of youth aged

15-19 indicated a religious affiliation with a

non-Christian faith.

http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/standard/themes/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?Temporal=2001&PID=68339&APATH=3&GID=431515&METH=1&PTYPE=55430&THEME=56&FOCUS=0&AID=0&PLACENAME=0&PROVINCE=0&SEARCH=0&GC=0&GK=0&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&FL=0&RL=0&FREE=0

Canadian teens age 15-19 who identify with a religious

tradition, 1984-2008, percentages

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50%

41%39%

32%

35%

28%

22%

13%

3%

10%

14%16%

12%

21%

25%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

1984 1992 2000 2008

Roman Catholic

Protestant

Other Faiths

No Faith At All

Source: Reginald Bibby, Project Teen Canada. Teens age 15-19. Reginald Bibby, The Emerging Millenials: How Canada’s Newest Generation

is Responding to Change & Choice, (Project Canada Books, 2009): 179.

13% of teens say religious involvement is

“very important” compared to 85% for both

friendship and freedom.

Total fertility rate by religious affiliation, Canada, 2000-2001

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Source: Alain Belanger,editor-in-Chief, “Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada 2003-2004,” Statistics Canada (June

2006): 86. Figure 3. http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/91-209-XIE/91-209-XIE2003000.pdf (accessed July 25, 2008. Data

from the 2001 census. Canadian fertility rate = 1.57.

Only Canadian Muslims are having

enough children to replace their

population.

Canadian fertility rate rose to 1.66

in 2007 up from 1.57 picture here.

http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/91-209-XIE/91-209-XIE2003000.pdf









Proportion of population aged 15-29 who practice their religion at least

once a month, by religious affiliation, Canada, 2002

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Source: Alain Belanger,editor-in-Chief, “Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada 2003-2004,” Statistics Canada (June 2006): 86.

Figure 4. http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/91-209-XIE/91-209-XIE2003000.pdf (accessed July 25, 2008. Data from the 2001

census. Data source the 2002 Ethnic Diversity Survey. Only includes non-aboriginal population. Bibby, The Emerging Millenials, 179.

Evangelicals are likely

included in this category Bibby puts Conservative Protestant

youth (15-19) monthly attendance at

religious services at 91% in 2008 up

from 78% in 2000.










Canada’s

Aboriginals

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Canada’s Aboriginals, Religious Affiliation, 2001

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9.2% 9.3%15.4%

10.7% 10.1% 9.5%

20.3%15.3%

59.9%

15.1% 19.6% 20.6%

41.0% 48.2%

17.0%

43.4%42.1% 42.1%

4.1% 0.6%

0.2%

2.7%1.6% 2.8%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

N.A. Indian single resp.

Métis single resp.

Inuit single resp.

Mult. Aborig. resps.

Aborig. resp. n.i.e

Total Aborig.

Ident. Pop.

No Religion

Other

Aboriginal Spirituality

Other Christian

Catholic

Mainline Protestant

Evangelical

73%

Source: 2001 Census of Population, custom extraction. Access to custom tables courtesy of the Vancouver Sun. Evangelical are those affiliated with

uniformly evangelical denominations + Christian, n.i.e.

Canada’s Aboriginals populations, 1996, 2001 and 2017

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0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,600

North American Indian

Métis Inuit Total Aboriginal

Th

ou

sa

nd

s

1996

2001

2017

Source: Statistics Canada, “Aboriginal population by group, Canada, 1996, 2001, 2017” http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/91-547-x/2005001/4072109-

eng.htm accessed Sept 24, 2009.

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/91-547-x/2005001/4072109-eng.htm accessed Sept 24







Immigration and

Visible Minorities

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Percentage who are Canadian and foreign born by religious

affiliation, 2001

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Source: 2001 Census.

http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/highlight/Religion/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo=PR&View=1b&Code=01&Table=2&StartRec=1&S

ort=2&B1=01&B2=Distribution (accessed April 2, 2009). Evangelical includes Baptist, Pentecostal, Mennonite, Salvation Army, Christian

Reformed, Evangelical Missionary, CMA, Adventist, Methodist and Brethren in Christ.

16.6%10.7% 13.7%

27.1%

71.7% 71.9% 72.5%63.2%

18.4%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

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Pro

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Can

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P

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tion

Foreign-Born

Canadian-Born

http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/highlight/Religion/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo=PR&View=1b&Code=01&Table=2&StartRec=1&Sort=2&B1=01&B2=Distribution



Immigrant counts by region of origin and the percent of

these counts that are evangelical affiliates, 2001

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Source: 2001 Census.

http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/highlight/Religion/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo=PR&View=1b&Code=01&Table=2&StartRec=1&S

ort=2&B1=01&B2=Distribution (accessed April 2, 2009). Evangelical includes Baptist, Pentecostal, Mennonite, Salvation Army, Christian

Reformed, Evangelical Missionary, CMA, Adventist, Methodist and Brethren in Christ.

10.2%11.5%

22.5%

3.9%5.4%

3.0%

4.9%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

0

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

Immigrant Pop.

% Evangelical




Canadian immigration by region of origin

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Sources: 2001 Census.

http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/standard/themes/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?Temporal=2001&PID=67771&APATH=3&GID=517770&METH=1&PTYPE=55496&THEME=56&FOCUS=0&AID=0&PLACENAME=0&PROVI

NCE=0&SEARCH=0&GC=0&GK=0&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&FL=0&RL=0&FREE=0 (accessed August 27, 2009). 2006 Census

http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?TPL=RETR&ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDE

R=1&PID=89424&PTYPE=88971,97154&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=723&Temporal=2006&Theme=72&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=.

4%6% 5%

42%

5% 5%

13%

9% 9%

1%3%

8%

3%

16%

11% 10%

19%

9%

20%

1%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

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Cen

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So

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Am

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Carib

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an

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a

Eu

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Afr

ica

West C

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an

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Mid

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Asia

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Up to 2001

2001 to 2006

These regions are the most

important sources for new

immigrants.

Canadian immigration for select religious affiliations, by immigration period,

percentages

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Sources: Statistics Canada, “Religions in Canada, http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/analytic/companion/rel/pdf/96F0030XIE2001015.pdf accessed Oct 2, 2009.

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Before 1961 1961-1970 1971-1980 1981-1990 1991-2001

Other

No religion

Sikh

Buddhist

Hindu

Muslim

Jewish

Christ. n.i.e.

Orthodox

Protestant

Rom. Cath.

http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/analytic/companion/rel/pdf/96F0030XIE2001015.pdf accessed Oct 2

Visible minority populations, 2001 and 2017, and percent affiliated with

evangelical denominations in 2001

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Sources: 2001 Census.

http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/standard/themes/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?Temporal=2001&PID=67771&APATH=3&GID=517770&METH=1&PTYPE=55496&THEME=56&FOCUS=0&AID=0&PLACENAME=0&PROVINCE=0&SE

ARCH=0&GC=0&GK=0&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&FL=0&RL=0&FREE=0 (accessed April 2, 2009). Evangelical includes Baptist, Pentecostal, Mennonite, Salvation Army, Christian Reformed, Evangelical Missionary, CMA, Adventist, Methodist

and Brethren in Christ and 2006 Census

http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GID=837928&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID

=92334&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&SUB=0&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&Temporal=2006&Theme=80&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= accessed August 27, 2009, and Source:Alain Belanger and Eric Caron Malenfant, “Ethnoculural diversity in

Canada: Prospects for 2017,” Statistics Canada (March 2005): 3. Catalogue no. 91-541-XIE

4.3%

1.1%

21.6%

5.8%

7.4%

1.7%0.6% 0.4%

7.7%

3.1%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

0

200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

1,400,000

1,600,000

1,800,000

2,000,000Pop. In 2001

Projected Pop. In 2017

% affil.with Evang. Denoms. in 2001

Evangelical representation among

the fastest growing populations is

very low.

Projected percent of population comprising visible minority groups in 2001 and

projected population for 2017, selected cities

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51%49%

19%

28%

24%

18%15% 16%

21%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

To

ron

to

Va

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r

Mo

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Ca

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on

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2001

2017

Source:Alain Belanger and Eric Caron Malenfant, “Ethnoculural diversity in Canada: Prospects for 2017,” Statistics Canada (March 2005): 4. Catalogue

no. 91-541-XIE

Percentage who moved in the last 5 years by religious affiliation, 2001

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21.9%25.8%

28.4% 27.0% 26.6%

17.4% 10.8%11.4%

11.0% 10.7%

2.8%

31.2%

13.5% 19.0%

11.7%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Evangelical Muslim Sikh Hindu Buddhist

Moved from outside of Canada

Moved between municipalities in Canada

Moved within the same city

Who is

connecting with

newcomers

during the first

3 months?

Source: Canadian Census 2001.

Work and Family

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Families where the husband or wife were single-earners, percentages, 1976

and 2008

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53%

21%

4%

10%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

1976 2008

% Families with Single-earner Husband

% Familes with Single-earner Wife

Source: Katherine Marshall, “The Family Work Week”, Perspectives (April 2009): 6. and 7. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/75-001-

x/2009104/pdf/10837-eng.pdf Accessed April 24, 2009.

Most families are

dual-earner families

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/75-001-x/2009104/pdf/10837-eng.pdf Accessed April 24







Families with children in the home that are dual-earner, by age of children,

percentages, 1976 and 2008

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31%

45%

67%

77%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

Youngest Child under 6 Youngest Child 6 to 15

1976 2008

Dual income

families are the

norm for families

with children –

even very young

children. This

creates time stress

for families.

Source: Katherine Marshall, “The Family Work Week”, Perspectives (April 2009): 7 & 8. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/75-001-

x/2009104/pdf/10837-eng.pdf Accessed April 24, 2009. Wives contribution to total family employment hours rose from 43.8% in 1997 to

45.3% in 2008.








Families with children in the home that are dual-earner, hours worked, wives

and husbands, 1997 and 2008, percentages

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26%21%

4% 5%

63% 68%

64%68%

11% 10%

32%27%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

1997 2008 1997 2008

Wives Husbands

Over 40 hours

30 to 40 hours

Under 30 hours

The work load for

husbands is

getting lighter

while the work

load for wives is

getting heavier.

Source: Katherine Marshall, “The Family Work Week”, Perspectives (April 2009): 7 & 8. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/75-001-

x/2009104/pdf/10837-eng.pdf Accessed April 24, 2009. Wives contribution to total family employment hours rose from 43.8% in 1997 to

45.3% in 2008.








Statistics Canada’s Time Stress Scale

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1. I plan to slow down in the coming year;

2. I consider myself a workaholic;

3. When I need more time, I tend to cut back on my sleep;

4. At the end of the day, I often feel that I have not accomplished

what I had set out to do;

5. I worry that I don’t spend enough time with my family or

friends;

6. I worry that I am constantly under stress trying to accomplish

more than I can handle;

7. I feel trapped by routine;

8. I feel that I just don’t have time for fun any more;

9. I often feel under stress when I don’t have enough time; and

10. I would like to spend more time alone.

A person’s Time Stress score is determined by the number of positive responses

to these 10 statements.

Time Stress Among Dual-earner Couples Employed Full Time, 2005.

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39% 39%

50%

22%27%

39%

36%42%

32%

41%40%

34%

24%19% 18%

38% 34%27%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Yongest Child

Under 6

Youngest Child 6 to

15

No children under 16

Yongest Child

Under 6

Youngest Child 6 to

15

No children under 16

Men Women

Time Stress Score of 7 to 10



Source: Katherine Marshall, “The Family Work Week”, Perspectives (April 2009): 6. 11 http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/75-001-

x/2009104/pdf/10837-eng.pdf Accessed April 24, 2009. See page 6 for definition of time stress. Time stress is measured on a scale from 0

to 10 where 0 is the lowest amount of reported stress and 10 is the highest.

Women in

dual income

families

experience

more time

stress than

men.








Family factors and high religious involvement for

those employed full-time, 1975, 1990 and 2005

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28%

18%

31%

39% 39%

33%

44%

30%

34%

42%

33%

29%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

1975 1990 2005 1975 1990 2005 1975 1990 2005 1975 1990 2005

Men Women Men Women

No Children Has Children

Source: Desjarlais deKlerk, Kristen Ann, “The Impact on Religious Involvement of Women in the Paid Labour Force, 1975-2005,” MA

theiss, University of Lethbridge, 2009. Tables 2 and 3. High religious involvement means monthly or greater.

Giving and

Volunteering

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Average charitable donations for Canadians as reported on tax filings

and percentage reporting charitable donations, 1998-2006

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$222 $252 $266$305

$365

$860

$986$1,059

$1,197

$1,48325.8%

24.6%

24.0%

24.2%

24.4%

24.6%

24.8%

25.0%

25.2%

25.4%

25.6%

25.8%

26.0%

$0

$200

$400

$600

$800

$1,000

$1,200

$1,400

$1,600

1998 2000 2002 2004 2006

All Canadian tax filers

All donors

Percent of taxfilers reporting chartiable donations

Source: Statistics Canada Table 111-0001 – Summary of charitable donors, annual. CANSIM. http://cansim2.statcan.ca/cgi-

win/cnsmcgi.exe?Lang=E&CANSIMFile=CII\CII_1_E.htm&RootDir=CII/ (accessed: July 25, 2008)

http://cansim2.statcan.ca/cgi-win/cnsmcgi.exe?Lang=E&CANSIMFile=CII/CII_1_E.htm&RootDir=CII/





Average charitable donations and donation rates by frequency of attendance

at religious services, 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2007

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$148 $176

$284 $295

$551$577

$887

$1,038

90% 90%93% 94%

75%77%

84%82%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

$0

$250

$500

$750

$1,000

$1,250

1997 2000 2004 2007

Not Weekly Attnd.

Weekly Attnd.

Weekly Attnd. Donation Rate

Not Weekly Attnd. Donation Rate

Source: Rick Hiemstra, “Evangelical Giving and Volunteering,” Church & Faith Trends 2:2 (January 2009): 3 and Michael Hall, David Lasby, Stephen

Ayer, William David Gibbons, “Caring Canadians, Involved Canadians: Highlights from the 2007 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and

Participating,” (Statistics Canada, 2009): 9 and 23.

Average annual hours volunteered by attendance at

religious services, 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2007

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136

149 147142

197202

229 232

0

50

100

150

200

250

1997 2000 2004 2007

Ho

urs

Not Weekly

Attend Weekly

Source: Rick Hiemstra, “Evangelical Giving and Volunteering,” Church & Faith Trends 2:2 (January 2009): 3, and Michael Hall, David Lasby, Stephen

Ayer, William David Gibbons, “Caring Canadians, Involved Canadians: Highlights from the 2007 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and

Participating,” (Statistics Canada, 2009): 43.

Average annual volunteer hours and volunteer rate by presence of children in

household, 2004 and 2007

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191

125

141 142

184

110

14715339%

41%

54%

62%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

0

50

100

150

200

250

No children Pre-school aged children only

Both pre-school and school aged

children

School aged children only

Ho

urs

2004 ave. vol. hours

2007 ave. vol. hours

2004 volunteer rate

2007 volunteer rate

People with children volunteer more

often but for a smaller number of hours

Source: Michael Hall, David Lasby, Stephen Ayer, William David Gibbons, “Caring Canadians, Involved Canadians: Highlights from the 2007 Canada

Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating,” (Statistics Canada, 2009): 40.

Average annual volunteer hours and volunteer rates for Canadians,

2004 and 2007, by age

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139 137

152

177

202

245

138 133

158170

205218

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

15 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 +

Vo

lun

tee

r ra

te

Ho

urs

2004 ave. volunteer hours

2007 ave. volunteer hours

2004 volunteer rate

2007 volunteer rate

Source: Michael Hall, David Lasby, Stephen Ayer, William David Gibbons, “Caring Canadians, Involved Canadians: Highlights from the 2007

Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating,” (Statistics Canada, 2009): 40.

Evangelism, Church

and Belief

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“I feel it is very important to encourage non-Christians to become Christian?”

by Religious Affiliation, 2007

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31%

11% 8% 11%

28%

18%19% 15%

18%

24%36%

23%

22%

46%

36%

50%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Evangelical Protestant

Mainline Protestant

Roman Catholic Canada

Strongly disagree

Moderately disagree

Moderately agree

Strongly agree

Don't know / refused

40%

Source: Ipsos Reid CHEC EFC 2007. N=1000.

59%

“My private beliefs about Christianity are more important than what is taught by

any church?”

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48% 44% 45%43%

21%33%

27%28%

18%

12%16%

16%

10% 6% 8% 10%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

1996 2003 1996 2003

Evangelical (Affil.) Canada

Strongly disagree

Moderately disagree

Moderately agree

Strongly agree


77%71%

Sources: All Ipsos Reid Surveys. 1996 God and Society, N=3000; 2007 CHEC/EFC, N=1000. Colin Lindsay, “Canadians attend weekly religious services less than 20 years ago.” Statistics

Canada, 2008. Catalogue no. 89-630-X. Note: The category less frequently includes; at least once a month, a few times a year and at least once a year.

“I don’t think you need to go to church to be a good Christian?”

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41% 40%

55% 57%

28%26%

27% 25%

16%15%

9%9%

15%19%

7% 9%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

1996 2003 1996 2003

Evangelical (Affil.) Canada

Strongly disagree

Moderately disagree

Moderately agree

Strongly agree


66%

77%

In 2005

21% of

Canadians

attended

religious

services

weekly.

Sources: All Ipsos Reid Surveys. 1996 God and Society, N=3000; 2007 CHEC/EFC, N=1000. Colin Lindsay, “Canadians attend weekly religious services less than 20 years ago.” Statistics

Canada, 2008. Catalogue no. 89-630-X. Note: The category less frequently includes; at least once a month, a few times a year and at least once a year.

“A mentally competent person, who has been diagnosed as terminally ill,

should be allowed to ask someone to assist them in taking their own life?” by religious affiliation, 2007

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21%

32%25%

33%

25%

34%

33%

32%14%

17%

16%

13%

40%

15%

24% 20%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Evangelical Protestant

Mainline Protestant

Roman Catholic Canada

Strongly disagree

Moderately disagree

Moderately agree

Strongly agree


46%

Source: Ipsos Reid CHEC EFC 2007. N=1000.

Face Time

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Average time per day spent at various locations in hours,

Canada, by gender, 2005

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Source: Statistics Canada, “General Social Survey on Time Use: Overview of the Time use of Canadians, 2005” (July 2006): 39. Catalogue no. 12F0080-

XIE. Canadians age 15 and older. Martin Turcotte, “Like Commuting? Worker’s perceptions of their daily commute,” CST, (Winter 2006): 35.

15.9

3.8

1.6 1.30.8

0.3 0.2 0.1 0

17.2

2.6

1.4 1.20.8

0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18A

vera

ge h

ou

rs p

er

day

Male

Female

About 9 hours spend on sleep

and non-social activity per day

Less time in a place of worship

than the grocery store.

On average Canadians spent

63 minutes a day commuting

in 2005 compared to 54

minutes in 1992

Frequency of Canadians’ attendance at religious

services, 1985 to 2005

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30%

28%27%

25%

21%22%

27%

32%

26%

33%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

At least once a week

Never

Source: Colin Lindsay, “Canadians attend weekly religious services less than 20 years ago.” Statistics Canada, 2008. Catalogue no. 89-630-X. Note:

The category less frequently includes; at least once a month, a few times a year and at least once a year.

Canadians who attend religious services weekly,

by age, 1985 to 2005

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23%

25%

39%

42%

16% 16%

22%

37%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

15 to 24 25 to 44 45 to 64 65 and over

1985 Attend Weekly

2005 Attend Weekly

Source: Colin Lindsay, “Canadians attend weekly religious services less than 20 years ago.” Statistics Canada, 2008. Catalogue no. 89-630-X.

Largest attendance drop

among Boomers

Who Canadians spend time with, by gender, 2005

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Sources: Statistics Canada, “General Social Survey on Time Use: Overview of the Time use of Canadians, 2005” (July 2006): 50. Catalogue no. 12F0080-

XIE. Canadians age 15 and older. Martin Turcotte, “Time spend with family during a typical workday, 1986 to 2005,” Canadian Social Trends (Summer

2007): 2 and 3.

6.5

5.3 5.2

4.3

4.9

6.3

5.7

4.8 4.74.4

Alone With household members

With persons outside the household

With household members only

With persons outside the

household only

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Ave

rag

e h

ou

rs p

er

da

y

Male

Female

The average worker spent

3.4 hours per day in 2005

engaged in various

activities with members of

their family down from 4.2

hours in 1986.

The average worker spent 2.9 hours alone

in 2005 up from 2.2 hours in 1986.

Canadians who live alone by age and gender, percentages, 2001

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Source: Warren Clark, “Time Alone,” Canadian Social Trends (Autumn 2002): 3and 4.

4%

14%

11% 11%

17%

12%

3%

7%

9%

16%

38%

13%

15-24 25-44 45-54 55-64 65 + All 15 +

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

Male

Female

In 1951 only 2.6% of

Canadians lived alone

compared to 12.3% in 2001.

Internet use and selected time uses, minutes per day, 2005

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Source: B. Veenhof, “The Internet: Is it changing the way Canadians spend their time?” Statistics Canada (December 2008): 13.

374

86

205

401

74

191

493

58

176

Alone Contact with household children < 15 years

Spouse/partner

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

Min

ute

s p

er

da

yNon-user

Up to 1 hour per day

More than 1 hour per day

Average time alone per day in 2005

was 5.9 hours. Heavy internet users

- more than 1 hour per day - spend

8.2 hours per day alone.

Internet use and time spent at select locations, 2005

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Source: B. Veenhof, “The Internet: Is it changing the way Canadians spend their time?” Statistics Canada (December 2008): 16.

985

203

523

1002

172

412

1072

93

20 3

Home Work Other person's house

Place of worship

0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

Min

ute

s p

er

day

Non-user

Up to 1 hour per day

More than 1 hour per day

The average Canadian spent 16.5

hours per day at home compared to

17.9 for heavy internet users – more

than 1 hour per day

Social Networking

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Canadians who have a social network profile, by age, 2009

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Source: “What? You don’t have a social network profile? You are now the minority,” Ipsos Reid, June 19, 2009

86%

60%

44%

52%

59%56%

18-34 35-54 55 + Male Female Canada

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

In 18 months the percentage of Canadians with a

social networking profile grew from 39% to 56%

When Canadians who are aware of Facebook last used it, by age, 2009

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Source: “What? You don’t have a social network profile? You are now the minority,” Ipsos Reid, June 19, 2009

51%

23%

12%22%

6%

13%

8%

10%

13%

12%

10%

12%

8%

7%

12%

9%

4%

10%

12%

10%

6%

14%

17%

14%

13%21%

28%23%

Age 18-34 Age 35-54 Age 55 + Canada

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%Never

Longer ago

Within the past three monthsWithin the last month

Within the last week

Yesterday

Today

Online Canadians now spend one third of their Internet time

on social networking sites – this does not include email.

70%

Resources Canadians use to deal with major life change, by age,

percentages, 2008

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75%

68%65%

68%64%

61%

56%

49%

36%

46%48%

58%

50%

47%

31%

11%9%

11%13%

16%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

20 to 29 30 to 44 45 to 64 65 +

Family

Close friends

Professionals (including doctors)

Internet

Religious organizations

At least one major change

Young people experience the greatest

amount of life change and look to close

friends, family and the internet (which often

means social networking) for help.

Few Canadians look

to religious

organizations for help

with major life change

Source: Leslie-Anne Keown, “General Social Survey Report: Social Networks help Canadians deal with change.” Canadian Social Trends (Winter 2009): 4

and 7.

Perceived high importance of various devices for

daily life, by age

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78%

67%

59%

48%

77%

67%

57%

44%

59%

49%

35%32%

37%

31%

40%

47%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

13-1718-3435-54 55 + 13-1718-3435-54 55 + 13-1718-3435-54 55 + 13-1718-3435-54 55 +

Computer Internet Cell phone Television

Source: Decima Research, “2008 Wireless Attitudes Study,” Sept 12, 2008. http://www.cwta.ca/CWTASite/english/pdf/DecimaStudy_2008.pdf accessed

Sept 15, 2009. “High importance” is 7 or more out of 10.

http://www.cwta.ca/CWTASite/english/pdf/DecimaStudy_2008.pdf accessed Sept 15

http://www.cwta.ca/CWTASite/english/pdf/DecimaStudy_2008.pdf accessed Sept 15

Screen time (TV + Computer), by age, 2005, by age

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1.7 1.7 1.72.0

2.4

3.23.6

1.41.0 0.8

0.7

0.7

0.60.3

0

1

2

3

4

5

20 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 74 75 or older

Ho

urs

p

er

da

y

Computer

T.V.

T.V. viewing has fallen off from 1986 levels for

the younger age groups. Computer time, which

does not include, cell or PDA use, has grown.

Older media is losing ground to newer media.

In 2008 44% of Canadians

age 55 and older said the

internet was very important

for their daily lives.

Source: Margot Shields and Mark S. Tremblay, “Screen time among Canadian adults: A profile,” Statistics Canada (June 2008): 32. Catalogue no. 82-003.

Data from the 1986 and 2005 General Social Survey. 2007 Data from the Community Health Survey. Veenhor and Timusk, “Online activities of Canadian

Boomers and Seniors,” Canadian Social Trends (August 2009): 25

Percent of Canadian households reporting having a cellular telephone, by

selected income quintile, 2004-2007

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42.5%

76.2%

90.9%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

2004 2005 2006 2007

Lowest

Middle

Highest

By 2007 71% of Canadian

households had a cell phone

for personal use up from 59%

in 2004.

In 2007 the average annual

house hold expenditure on

wireless services was $773,

$128 more than they spent on

landline service.

Canada had 21.6 million

wireless subscribers in March

2009.

Source: Canada’s Office of Consumer Affairs, “Cellphone Services – Recent Consumer Trends,” Consumer Trends Update (Fall 2008).

http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/oca-bc.nsf/vwapj/FINALCell2008Info-Apr21-eng.pdf/$FILE/FINALCell2008Info-Apr21-eng.pdf accessed September 15,

2009. Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association http://www.cwta.ca/CWTASite/english/index.html accessed Sept 15, 2009.

http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/oca-bc.nsf/vwapj/FINALCell2008Info-Apr21-eng.pdf/$FILE/FINALCell2008Info-Apr21-eng.pdf accessed September 15












http://www.cwta.ca/CWTASite/english/index.html accessed Sept 15

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Source: Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association http://www.cwta.ca/CWTASite/english/industryfacts.html# accessed Sept 15, 2009.


87 million Number of text messages Canadians send

per day as of March 2009

½of all phone connections in Canada are now

wireless

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Richness

To

uch

es

Low

High

High

Face-to-face

Twitter

Facebook

E-mail

Worship Service

Richness and Touches

Website

What goes here?

Low

?

Podcasts

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Direction

Speed

Slow

Two Way

Fast

Face-to-face

Twitter Facebook

E-mail

Worship Service

Direction and Speed

One Way

Podcast

Website

MMS

Texting

Bulletin

?

How much

Face Timedo I currently have

with the people I’m

trying to reach?

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www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/crce

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Centre for Research on

Canadian Evangelicalism

(CRCE)

http://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/crce



Community Research Guide for

Church Leaders

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Contact Information:Rick Hiemstra

Director

Centre for Research on Canadian Evangelicalism

MIP Box 3745, Markham, ON, L3R 0Y4

905.479.5885 x281

Email: [email protected]

Websites:

www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/crce

www.churchandfaithtrends.ca

www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/cebp

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