Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ)
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 869515601RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($111,337,970) as filed with the CRA.
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 $110.2M in revenue and $111.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2022, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $150.
Compared with 54 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 49% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 558 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
À la fois biliothèque nationale archives nationales et bibliothèque publique de grande métropole banq rassemble conserve et diffuse le patrimoine documentaire québécois et relatif au québec
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $110.2M | $111.3M | $95.5M | — | — | $19.6M |
| 2023 | $99.6M | $101.5M | $84.5M | — | — | $20.7M |
| 2022 | $95.4M | $93.8M | $80.6M | — | — | $22.6M |
| 2021 | $93.1M | $96.9M | $84.6M | — | — | $21M |
| 2020 | $90.8M | $93.8M | $84.1M | — | — | -$41.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Received $150 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9996 positions
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions558
- Total compensation, all staff$65.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dominique Gazo (membre d'office); Anne Milot (secrétaire générale).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 869515601RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.