Royal Life Saving Society Canada British Columbia and Yukon Branch And/or la Societe Royale de Sauvetage du Canada Division C B et Yukon
Charitable organization · Burnaby, British Columbia · BN 119129039RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,391,820) as filed with the CRA.
Royal Life Saving Society Canada British Columbia and Yukon Branch And/or la Societe Royale de Sauvetage du Canada Division C B et Yukon is a charitable organization based in Burnaby, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.6M in revenue and $2.4M in expenditures.
In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $12K.
Compared with 299 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 1% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 51 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $122K in 2024, the largest being $122K to The Royal Life Saving Society Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.3M in 2020 to $2.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Program education consisted of a continuum of aquatic lifesaving courses delivered through municipal swimming pools ym-ywca's private clubs etc. Public education consisted of a variety of methods of informing the public of safe behaviour in and around the water.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.6M | $2.4M | $328K | — | $122K | $757K |
| 2023 | $2.6M | $2.2M | $400K | — | $128K | $579K |
| 2022 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $319K | — | $89K | $177K |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $505K | — | $71K | $139K |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $404K | — | $60K | $65K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $122K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $12K from 3 charities:
- Vancouver Foundation$5,833
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,443
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$3,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions51
- Total compensation, all staff$924K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jeffrey Holland (past president); Benjamin Jones (treasurer); Nicole Liddell (governor); Tony Torigilia (vice president); John Woolgar (vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Royal Life Saving Society Canada British Columbia and Yukon Branch And/or la Societe Royale de Sauvetage du Canada Division C B et Yukon’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119129039RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.