The statistics on the decline in Canadian giving do not tell the whole picture.  Both Stats Canada and CRA reports show that giving is UP consistently in Canada, even in real dollars.  The statistics in this article do not allow for retired people, a powerful group of donors in Canada.  The CRA reports that the number of donors is down, but total donations are up.  This is an important indicator that the issue faced by these two charities is probably more one of donor fatigue, i.e. how many years have we ridden for the cure or bought lottery tickets?  Let's do something else.