Ottawa Chinese Language School Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 107805798RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($8,406) as filed with the CRA.
Ottawa Chinese Language School Inc. is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 July 31, 2024, it reported $12K in revenue and $8,406 in expenditures.
In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $642.
Compared with 673 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Ottawa Chinese Language School (OCLS) represents the Chinese community with respect to Ottawa students enrolled in Chinese languages through the school boards. OCLS uses funds collected through interest donations and sponsorships to supplement classroom resources and pay for cultural events. OCLS supports professional development for instructors through subsidies to attend trainings.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12K | $8,406 | $7,702 | — | — | $249K |
| 2023 | $11K | $7,217 | $0 | — | $0 | $232K |
| 2022 | $838 | $7,483 | — | — | — | $228K |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | $235K |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | $250K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $642 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$5,627
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mirette Sedarous (board of director); Kwan Lim (chairman); Xiang Wang (board of director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ottawa Chinese Language School Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107805798RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.