Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (LDAC) Association canadienne des troubles d'apprentissage (ACTA)
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 119010312RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($232,056) as filed with the CRA.
Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (LDAC) Association canadienne des troubles d'apprentissage (ACTA) is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $166K in revenue and $232K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 43% from donations, 44% from government. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $35K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 6% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $56K in 2020 to $166K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Learning disabilities association of canada (ldac) is the national voice for persons with learning disabilities and those who support them. Ldac accomplishes their goals through public awareness about the nature and impact of learning disabilities advocacy research health education and collaborative efforts.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $166K | $232K | $79K | $39K | — | $45K |
| 2023 | $248K | $146K | $65K | $26K | — | $111K |
| 2022 | $173K | $141K | $69K | $17K | — | $9,885 |
| 2021 | $73K | $144K | $50K | $14K | — | -$22K |
| 2020 | $56K | $95K | $33K | $9,453 | — | $49K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $35K from 9 charities:
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$10K
- RBC Foundation$10K
- Canadahelps Canadon$8,203
- United Way of Greater Toronto$5,000
- BenefAction Foundation$935
- The Calgary Foundation$500
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$250
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$150
- United Way Maritimes/Centraide des Maritimes$26
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$13K
Schedule 3 of its 2021 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Wagas Baggia (director); Roger Casgrain (president); Catherine Dunn (director); Lauren Goegan (director); Thealzel Lee (chair); Kim McLean (director); Brendan O'Neill (director); Rhonda Rubin (director); Jani Tsui (director); Simon Williams (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (LDAC) Association canadienne des troubles d'apprentissage (ACTA)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119010312RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.