Northern Policy INstitute/Institut des Politiques du Nord
Publicly funded institution · Thunder Bay, Ontario · BN 837458330RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,802,615) as filed with the CRA.
Northern Policy INstitute/Institut des Politiques du Nord is a charitable organization based in Thunder Bay, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. 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 April 30, 2023, it reported $1.8M in revenue and $1.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 82% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $500.
Compared with 1,212 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 31% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 19 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 16 names.
In its own words
The northern policy institute is an evidence-based independent research organization with a focus on public policies and programs that affect northern ontario.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.5M | — | — | $128K |
| 2022 | $1.9M | $1.8M | $1.6M | — | — | $164K |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1M | — | — | $66K |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1M | $53K | — | $53K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $500 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions19
- Total compensation, all staff$1.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Charles Cirtwill (ceo); Florence Maclean (director); Kim Jo Bliss (director); Dwayne Nashkawa (director); Kevin Eshkawkogan (director); Pierre Riopel (treasurer); Ralph Falcioni (director); Christine Leduc (director); Harley D'Entremont (director); Cheryl Brownlee (director); Michele Piercy Normore (director); Eric Rutherford (director); Wayne Zimmer (director); Mariette Sutherland (director); Douglas Semple (director); Brian Vaillancourt (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Northern Policy INstitute/Institut des Politiques du Nord’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 837458330RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.