Central Urban Metis Federation (1993) Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · BN 885717835RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($13,143,933) as filed with the CRA.
Central Urban Metis Federation (1993) Inc. is a charitable organization based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 $14.1M in revenue and $13.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 70% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $55K.
Compared with 427 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 93% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 83 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Homelessness initiative cognitive disabilities mentorship affordable housing employment readiness cousneling
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $14.1M | $13.1M | $13M | — | — | -$67K |
| 2023 | $13.4M | $13.4M | $13.3M | — | — | -$937K |
| 2022 | $11.7M | $12.8M | — | — | — | -$885K |
| 2021 | $12.5M | $12.2M | — | — | — | $294K |
| 2020 | $11.6M | $11.1M | — | — | — | $39K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $55K from 5 charities:
- Indigenous Reconciliation Fund$25K
- Indigenous Reconciliation Fund$25K
- Episcopal Corporation of Saskatoon$3,648
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,302
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$19
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
- $40,000–79,99914 positions
- Permanent full-time positions83
- Total compensation, all staff$8.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Shirley Isbister (president); Scott Paquette (director); Wayne Trotchie (secretary); Doug Caron (director); James Caron (treasurer); Laurie Schuette (director); Rick Holtom (director); Doug JR. Caron (director); Mike Tanton (director); Evelyn Johnston (vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Central Urban Metis Federation (1993) Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 885717835RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.