NPower Canada
Publicly funded institution · North York, Ontario · BN 822830436RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($20,737,701) as filed with the CRA.
NPower Canada is a charitable organization based in North York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $20.7M in revenue and $20.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 70% from government, 8% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.7M.
Compared with 733 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 26% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $250,000–299,999 range. The charity reported 249 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $6.5M in 2020 to $20.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Npower canada is a canadian charity and workforce development program that helps underserved youth and adult job seekers access meaningful digitally-enabled careers. It offers free training in high-demand technical and professional skills developed in collaboration with employers to reflect real workforce needs. Npower canada's programs connect participants with employment opportunities and provide ongoing support after graduation through mentorship coaching and access to continued learning. Employers gain a pipeline of motivated diverse and job-ready talent equipped to thrive in today's …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $20.7M | $20.7M | $16.8M | $810K | — | $634K |
| 2023 | $17.6M | $17.6M | $14.3M | $667K | — | $622K |
| 2022 | $15.8M | $15.7M | $12.3M | $422K | $112K | $571K |
| 2021 | $12.4M | $12.3M | $9.4M | $349K | $425K | $513K |
| 2020 | $6.5M | $6.4M | $5.1M | $210K | — | $462K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.7M from 12 charities:
- United Way of Greater Toronto$450K
- RBC Foundation$450K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$234K
- Carthy Foundation$220K
- The Peter Gilgan Foundation$150K
- LEAP Pecaut Centre for Social Impact$75K
- United Way of Calgary and Area$75K
- Virgin Unite (canada) Inc.$50K
- Randstad Canada Charitable Foundation$26K
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,277
- Mississauga Foundation$832
- Vancouver Foundation$500
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
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions249
- Total compensation, all staff$17.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Wendy Cukier (director); Stephen Gardiner (chair); Salim Jivraj (director); Jeffrey Maddox (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from NPower Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 822830436RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.