Responsible Gambling Council of Canada/counseil Canadien pour le Jeu Responsable
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 893355362RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,919,808) as filed with the CRA.
Responsible Gambling Council of Canada/counseil Canadien pour le Jeu Responsable is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under core health care. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $3.1M in revenue and $2.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 13% from government. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $4.
Compared with 453 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 43% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 27 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.3M in 2020 to $3.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
We undertake research accreditations and public awareness programs designed to prevent gambling related programs. Our programs include training research to promote the identification and adoption of best practices in problem gambling prevention and online library of gambling related issues for the general public.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.1M | $2.9M | $2.2M | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $2.8M | $2.8M | $2.1M | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $1M | $446K | — | — | $1.6M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $641K | $191K | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.5M | $555K | — | — | $772K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $4 from 1 charity:
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
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions27
- Total compensation, all staff$1.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Yvon Lemire (board chair); Patricia Cook (member of board); Shaila Mehta (treasurer); Jim Engel (secretary); Bev Mehmel (vice chair of the board); Salim Adatia (member of the board); Dan Shimski (member of the board); Susan Olynik (member of the board); Stacy Shaw (member of the board); George Sweny (member of the board); VIC Poleschuk (member of the board); Simo Dragnicevic (member of the board); Hamlin Grange (past chair of the board).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Responsible Gambling Council of Canada/counseil Canadien pour le Jeu Responsable’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 893355362RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.