Regroupement des Centres d'Amitie Autochtones du Quebec Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Wendake, Quebec · BN 107883589RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($17,529,232) as filed with the CRA.
Regroupement des Centres d'Amitie Autochtones du Quebec Inc. is a charitable organization based in Wendake, Quebec, 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 $17.8M in revenue and $17.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 91% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,614.
Compared with 427 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 77% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 23 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $8.1M in 2024, the largest being $1.7M to Centre d'Amitie Autochtone de Val d'Or Inc. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $9.5M in 2020 to $17.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Le rcaaq représente les intérêts des centres qui sont membres auprès d'organisations locales provinciales et nationales. Le rcaaq appuie les actions des centres membres en assurant la mise en oeuvres de projets et de programmes.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $17.8M | $17.5M | $4.8M | — | $12M | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $13.1M | $12.5M | $5.7M | — | $5.4M | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $13.9M | $13.8M | $7M | — | $6.4M | $735K |
| 2021 | $12.7M | $12.6M | $7.9M | — | $4.3M | $634K |
| 2020 | $9.5M | $9.4M | $6.3M | — | $2.7M | $493K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $8.1M to 7 qualified donees:
- Centre d'Amitie Autochtone de Val d'Or Inc$1.7M
- Centre D'Amitié Autochtone de Lanaudière Inc.$1.5M
- Centre d'Amitié Autochtone La Tuque inc.$1.3M
- Centre d'entraide et d'amitié autochtone de Senneterre$998K
- Native Friendship Centre of Montreal Inc.$961K
- Centre d'amitié autochtone de Québec inc.$899K
- Centre d'amitié Eenou de Chibougamau Inc./ Chibougamau EenouFriendship Centre Inc.$644K
Received $3,614 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions23
- Total compensation, all staff$2.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jennifer Brazeau (administratrice); Édith Cloutier (secrétaire-trésoriere); Charlotte Commonda (administratrice); Maud Flamand (administratrice); Philippe Meilleur (président); Laurianne Petiquay (vice-présidente); Jo-Ann Toulouse (administratrice); Jenny Hervieux (administratrice); Nancy Brunelle (administratrice); Guylaine Vachon (administratrice).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Regroupement des Centres d'Amitie Autochtones du Quebec Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107883589RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.