Canadians depend increasingly on non-profit organizations for a host of essential goods and services, especially in the wake of cuts in the public sector. Despite the economic and social significance of non-profits, little is known about the quality of jobs in the sector, nor about its ability to compete for skilled workers in future. This paper compares the non-profit and for-profit sectors in terms of a number of key job quality indicators.

Release Date: 10 Jan 2003
Number of pages: 75
Document number: 16694

Themes:

Job Quality
Job Quality in the Non-profit Sector

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