The Canadian Centre for Language & Cultural Studies Inc.
Publicly funded institution · North York, Ontario · BN 135731917RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,958,505) as filed with the CRA.
The Canadian Centre for Language & Cultural Studies Inc. is a charitable organization based in North York, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $1.9M in revenue and $2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 93% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $12K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 64% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 27 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Provide a cooperative learning environment to help immigrants integrate into canada. Teach english as a second language to new immigrants and train teachers to teach english as a second language (tesl).
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.9M | $2M | $1.8M | — | — | -$178K |
| 2023 | $1.9M | $1.9M | $1.7M | — | — | -$164K |
| 2022 | $1.7M | $1.8M | $1.6M | — | — | -$150K |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.6M | — | — | -$46K |
| 2020 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.6M | — | — | -$15K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $12K from 3 charities:
- United Way of Greater Toronto$5,716
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,310
- Toronto Foundation$2,500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions27
- Total compensation, all staff$1.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Christine Oh (director); Jeffrey McDonald (director); Michelle Tan (director); Bernice Cheung (director); Jessie Huang (director); Anjalee Nadara Jan (director); Darshil Pandya (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Canadian Centre for Language & Cultural Studies Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 135731917RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.