Les Apprentis (centre d'Apprentissage pour la Deficience In-Tellectuelle)

Les Apprentis (centre d'Apprentissage pour la Deficience In-Tellectuelle) is a charitable organization based in Gatineau, Quebec, 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 $1.2M in revenue and $859K in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 66% from government, 9% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $190K.

Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.

Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $682K in 2020 to $1.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.