British Columbia Technology for Learning Society
Charitable organization · Burnaby, British Columbia · BN 888422193RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,049,188) as filed with the CRA.
British Columbia Technology for Learning Society is a charitable organization based in Burnaby, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $6.4M in revenue and $6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 73% from donations, 21% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $60.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $3.6M in 2020 to $6.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Our mission is to provide job training for youth and access to refurbished technology for British Colombians. Our vision is a BC where everyone has equal access to technology and to tools to facilitate learning. BC Tech delivers equipment through a variety of programs: * ISED's Computers for Schools Plus Program & Connecting Families Initiative * Government of Canada's Computers for Schools Interns program * TELUS Internet for Good *Tech for Home We accept donations of used computers from a variety of government and corporate donors. Youth refurbish the equipment as part of their work experien…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6.4M | $6M | $5.9M | — | — | $2.6M |
| 2023 | $12M | $11.6M | $11.5M | — | — | $0 |
| 2022 | $3.4M | $3.2M | $3.1M | — | — | $1.8M |
| 2021 | $2.9M | $3M | $2.8M | — | — | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $3.6M | $3.1M | $2.5M | — | — | $1.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $60 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$703K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Stephanie Chan (director); Harvinder Aujala (director); Nancy Grenier (vice chair); Harry Johal (sectretary-treasurer); Douglas Kinsey (chair); Mark Taylor (director); Peter Vogel (director); Mary-Em Waddington (executive director); Ted Pennell (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from British Columbia Technology for Learning Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 888422193RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.