Volunteers also can choose among various support services and volunteer programs and services. Shifts are usually two to three hours each, one day a week, with a minimum six month commitment. David Ontonovich University Ave. 510 Janice Cowen Dunn Ave. New immigrants to Canada are turning to volunteering to learn the language and new skills.
Volunteer work is marketable and is a valid part of one's work experience.
More people are using volunteering to enhance their career. In a person's life, volunteerism bridges gaps left by early retirement. Volunteerism is essential to a community's long-term economic development. Volunteers contribute so much to Canadian communities that they are being dubbed 'the third sector of the Canadian economy'. Volunteers extend spheres of influence and access to others.