What is happening to the CVITP over time? The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has been publishing figures about the CVITP for some time. But it only began offering a consistent view of what is happening across the country in 2022 when it started publishing figures from the previous year on the CVITP pages. Even so, the CRA does not publish analyses of the data to show what has been happening over time.
I’ve been tracking the numbers since 2019. Each year, I update the CRA’s figures to show how the CVITP is evolving. With the recent release of the 2024 data, I have completed a review of the trends for the 2017-2024 period. This information is now available as a series of four short articles with supporting data tables and charts plotting the data. In these, I begin by looking at the results from delivering CVITP service. I present and analyze the numbers for people assisted, returns filed and value generated for clients. I then look at the infrastructure supporting CVITP service delivery. I present and analyze the numbers for the recruitment of volunteers and host organizations. Then I use two simple measures to examine volunteer and host organization productivity. Finally, I extrapolate from these trends to what will likely happen in the 2025 season. Read the summary of my findings as well as the full articles (with data and graphs).