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Non-Profit Recognition Day in BC

Oct 30, 2025 | 2:01 PM

VICTORIA — October 30, 2025 marks BC Non-Profit Recognition Day.

The third annual event highlights the sector’s significant contribution to the social and economic fabric of British Columbia.

The Victoria Foundation points out that B.C.’s non-profit sector represents 377,000 jobs and employs a diverse workforce that is 69% female, 34% immigrants, 5% Indigenous, and 37% visible minorities. In 2023, the sector contributed $31.8 billion to our province’s GDP, underscoring that non-profits are essential to B.C.’s health and vitality.

The sector supports a number of areas – from housing and poverty reduction to the arts, the environment, childcare and more.

“As non-profit charities embedded in communities across the province, the YMCAs of BC see firsthand how our sector is vital in supporting people where needs are growing and systems are stretched. BC Non-Profit Day recognizes how, together, non-profits help foster healthier, more resilient communities—powering BC’s social and economic wellbeing,” says Heidi Worthington, CEO of YMCA BC (on behalf of all the YMCAs of BC).

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