Nucleus Independent Living
Publicly funded institution · Oakville, Ontario · BN 119063733RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($20,957,507) as filed with the CRA.
Nucleus Independent Living 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 $21M in revenue and $21M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $251K.
Compared with 427 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 42% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 119 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
1. Supportive housing - 24 hours 2. Attendant outeach: 6 am - midnight 3. Support for daily living (seniors) - 24 hours 4. Central registry 5. Caregiver recharge 6. Caregiver respite advisors 7. Regional learning centre 8. Regional meals in home 9. Sdl advisor 10. Meals advisor 11. Home care services - eihcc
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $21M | $21M | $19M | — | — | $158K |
| 2023 | $19.7M | $19.6M | $18.2M | — | — | $121K |
| 2022 | $18M | $18M | $16.2M | — | — | $63K |
| 2021 | $17.8M | $17.8M | $16.2M | — | — | $33K |
| 2020 | $16.4M | $16.4M | $14.9M | — | — | $42K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $251K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions119
- Total compensation, all staff$15.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Saquib Vall (board chair); Russ Harrington (co-chair); Mary McLean (secretary); Iveta Amova (treasurer); Narendra Shah (board director); Jaspreet Hansa-Kulasingam (board director); Garvin Linley (board director); Yves Bélanger (board director); Guy Belliveau (board director); Mark Vytvytskyy (board director); Laura Salisbury (chief executive officer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Nucleus Independent Living’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119063733RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.