Canadian Parks and Recreation Association / Association Canadienne des Parcs et Loisirs
Publicly funded institution · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 889125647RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,742,191) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Parks and Recreation Association / Association Canadienne des Parcs et Loisirs is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, 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 $4.7M in revenue and $4.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $38K.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 28% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
Cpra canada continue it's grant program to fund green-sector jobs for youth facing employment obstacles + mentorship on the job. Target receipients were municipalities and community groups. Common vision program is ongoing value of parks program is ongoing youth employment and skill strategy is ongoing - purpose is to provide services to youth in all provices and territories in rural/remote/urban settings. The women & gender equity program is ongoing. Its purpose is to educate recreation sector professionals about removing gender-based barriers to sport and recreation.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.7M | $4.7M | $3.6M | — | — | $467K |
| 2023 | $11.9M | $11.9M | $10.1M | — | — | $464K |
| 2022 | $6.2M | $6.1M | $4.3M | — | — | $367K |
| 2021 | $2.1M | $2M | $799K | — | — | $308K |
| 2020 | $4.5M | $4.5M | $3.5M | — | — | $208K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $38K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$290K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Howie Dayton (chair); Martin Juneau (director); Kimberly Young (director); Mike Scott (director); Amy Robertson (director); Crystelle Laine Wilsone (director); Gordon Tate (director); Lindsay Johnston (director); Darcy McLeod (director); Kelsey Johnson (director); John Burns (director); Jeff Payne (director); Brandon Reardon (director); Heather Cowie.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Parks and Recreation Association / Association Canadienne des Parcs et Loisirs’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889125647RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.