Shubenacadie Canal Commission
Publicly funded institution · Dartmouth, Nova Scotia · BN 125030429RR0002 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($449,393) as filed with the CRA.
Shubenacadie Canal Commission is a charitable organization based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 $447K in revenue and $449K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 87% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,189.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 93% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $185K in 2020 to $447K in 2024.
In its own words
1. Historical restoration of structures 2. Waterway promotion 3. Waterway infrastructure improvements 4. Education and outreach 5. Community programs 6. In memoriam contributions for waterway and trails
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $447K | $449K | $449K | — | $0 | $346K |
| 2023 | $322K | $163K | $169K | $2,135 | $0 | $248K |
| 2022 | $246K | $152K | $106K | $657 | — | $208K |
| 2021 | $190K | $114K | $51K | — | — | $224K |
| 2020 | $185K | $112K | $49K | — | — | $200K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,189 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$100K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Shubenacadie Canal Commission’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 125030429RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.