Association pour la Defense des Droits Sociaux Quebec Metropolitain (addsqm)
Publicly funded institution · Quebec, Quebec · BN 118794668RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($239,796) as filed with the CRA.
Association pour la Defense des Droits Sociaux Quebec Metropolitain (addsqm) is a charitable organization based in Quebec, Quebec, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $240K in revenue and $240K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 63% from government, 33% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $83K.
Compared with 1,147 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 56% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Offrir un service dépannage téléphonique pour venir en aide aux personnes qui recontrent des problèmes avec le système d'aide sociale. Animer des sessions de formation en lien avec l'aide sociale et la pauvreté. Organiser des rencontres collectives pour défendre les droits des assistés …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $240K | $240K | $211K | — | — | $79K |
| 2023 | $233K | $209K | $187K | — | — | $78K |
| 2022 | $222K | $206K | $187K | — | — | $54K |
| 2021 | $173K | $162K | $134K | — | — | $39K |
| 2020 | $171K | $155K | $131K | — | — | $27K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $83K from 6 charities:
- Centraide Québec Chaudière-Appalaches et Bas-Saint laurent$78K
- Fonds de Solidarite des Groupes Populaires du Quebec Metropolitain$3,333
- Les Capucins du Québec$1,000
- Union Canadienne des Moniales de l'Ordre de Sainte-Ursule—
- Fonds Marie-François—
- Congregation of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary of Joliette—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$181K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Monique Toutant (administrateur); Ghislain Hudon (président); Claude Garneau (administrateur); Emmanuelle Lachance (administratrice); François Martin (administrateur); Linda Laprise (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Association pour la Defense des Droits Sociaux Quebec Metropolitain (addsqm)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118794668RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.