ISANS. Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia
Publicly funded institution · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 131704330RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($41,005,548) as filed with the CRA.
ISANS. Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 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 $42.3M in revenue and $41M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $436K.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 309 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $21.5M in 2020 to $42.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 16 names.
In its own words
1. Settlement community & integration service 2. Language skills 3. Employment and bridging programs 4. Business and workforce integration services 5. Refugee resettlement services 6. Settlement online pre-arrival 7. Career pathway loan fund 8. Community garden project 9. Improving vaccination uptake among immigrant populations 10. Skilled newcomer training
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $42.3M | $41M | — | — | — | $7.4M |
| 2023 | $36.9M | $35.4M | $34M | — | — | $6.2M |
| 2022 | $27M | $25.7M | $22.4M | — | — | $4.8M |
| 2021 | $21.1M | $20.6M | $18M | — | — | $3.5M |
| 2020 | $21.5M | $21.2M | $18.5M | — | — | $3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $436K from 8 charities:
- J and W Murphy Foundation$303K
- RBC Foundation$80K
- Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia$35K
- Canadahelps Canadon$11K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$6,669
- United Way Maritimes/Centraide des Maritimes$920
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$189
- Society of the Sacred Heart (canada) /societe du Sacre-Coeur(canada)—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions309
- Total compensation, all staff$22.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lilani Kumaranayake (past chair); Rick Power (chair); Cecil Snow (treasurer); Chris Xiao (secretary); Stefan Leslie (board member); Sonja Erman (vice chair); Carmelle D'Entremont (board member); James Maguire (board member); Paula Knight (board member ceo of isans); Tanisha Blackmore (board member); Frank Dunn (board member); Abdullah Yousri (board member); Tabinda Sheikh (board member); Jeannie Chow (board member); Byron Rafuse (board member); Tashi Yangtso (staff board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ISANS. Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131704330RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.