Legal Services Society
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 132364951RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($142,111,619) as filed with the CRA.
Legal Services Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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 $142.1M in revenue and $142.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,825.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $250,000–299,999 range. The charity reported 222 permanent full-time positions.
In its own words
Legal Aid BC provides legal information advice and representation to individuals in British Columbia and prioritizes providing such services to low-income individuals in British Columbia
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $142.1M | $142.1M | — | — | — | $939K |
| 2023 | $122.5M | $122.5M | — | — | — | $939K |
| 2022 | $114M | $114M | — | — | — | $939K |
| 2021 | $105.4M | $105.4M | — | — | — | $939K |
| 2020 | $105.7M | $108.7M | $108.7M | — | — | $939K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,825 from 1 charity:
- Vancouver Foundation$1,825
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $250,000–299,9991 position
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9995 positions
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions222
- Total compensation, all staff$22.9M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Legal Services Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132364951RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.