The Royal Canadian Legion is one of the foremost non-government agencies working for the
well-being of Canadians in virtually every community across the country. Although well known as Canada's pre-eminent non-profit veterans support organization, relatively few Canadians realize that the Legion is also active in many other areas or that its programs benefit people throughout society.
The Legion annually provides the following levels of community support activity:
* The Legion spends $3,900,000 on direct support to needy veterans and contributes 560,615 hours of volunteer time assisting veterans, ex-service members and their families;
* The Legion commits $1,200,000 to veterans and seniors housing projects;
* The Legion spends $3,000,000 on direct support to seniors, contributes over 309,150 hours of volunteer time to seniors’ programs and has more than 300,000 senior citizens participating in programs;
* The Legion spends $4,300,000 on direct support to youth activities (cadets, Scouts Canada, sports, bursaries, scholarships) and contributes 140,500 hours in volunteer time with countless numbers of young Canadians;
* The Legion contributes $11,100,000 to charities and gives 299,560 hours in volunteer time to community service activities. The Royal Canadian Legion offers members of Canada's military community the opportunity to share in good fellowship while at the same time providing invaluable assistance to their less fortunate comrades and serving the communities in which they live;
* The Legion pays some $8,700,000 in property taxes;
* The Legion employs 1,920 full-time and 2,930 part-time employees paying wages in excess of $66,000,000;
* Legion branches pay out $25,000,000 in maintenance and service costs; and
* The Legion’s economic impact on the country is estimated at $335,000,000 per year.
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