Links2care
Publicly funded institution · Oakville, Ontario · BN 106684533RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($8,238,000) as filed with the CRA.
Links2care is a charitable organization based in Oakville, Ontario, 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 $8.2M in revenue and $8.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $40K.
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 8% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 35 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Early on school age childcare home maintenance & repairs meals delivery social & congregate finning crisis intervention & support home help caregiver respite/recharge assisted living/supportive housing friendly visiting- social safety personal support & independence training enhanced home help connection in action/ older adults isolation navigation back pack program shop & drop dinner at your door program
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8.2M | $8.2M | $5.9M | — | — | $648K |
| 2023 | $7.3M | $7.3M | $5.2M | $6,172 | — | $637K |
| 2022 | $6.5M | $6.5M | $4.5M | $2,056 | — | $651K |
| 2021 | $6.8M | $6.8M | — | — | — | $666K |
| 2020 | $6.8M | $6.8M | — | — | — | $625K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $40K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions35
- Total compensation, all staff$6.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bruce Catoen (chair); Derek McNally (vice chair); Paulette Jervis (director); Omer Chaundry (director); Gunther Ha (director); Trish Tabalis (director); Sally Blackwell (treasurer); John Hrajnik (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Links2care’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106684533RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.