Canadians made $8.6 billion worth of charitable donations in 2007, an increase of 1.4% over the previous year, Statistics Canada reported today.

StatsCan noted the number of donors decreased 0.9% to 5.7 million during the same time period. The median donation in 2007 held constant.

“Among donors in 2007, the median donation was $250, meaning that half of the donors gave more than $250 and half less,” StatsCan said in a release.

“This was unchanged from 2006, unlike in prior years when the median donation had consistently increased.”

Manitobans led the country with 28% of its tax filers claiming a donation. Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan followed, with 26% of residents making donations.

While Nunavut recorded the lowest proportion of filers claiming a donation, it also had the highest median donation among the provinces and territories, at $470.

Prince Edward followed with $360 ahead of Alberta at $350.