The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Barrie, Ontario · BN 107951618RR0529 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,487,212) as filed with the CRA.
The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada is a charitable organization based in Barrie, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $2.8M in revenue and $2.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 12% from donations, 40% from government, 16% from other charities. In 2024, 15 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $397K.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 52% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 23 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $11K in 2024, the largest being $11K to The Salvation Army Ontario Division. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
We provide shelter for the homeless we provide meals for homeless/low income people we operatea clothing give away and small food bank we hold weekly worship service we provide a extreme weather centre we operate a work boot program we operate a coats for kids and adults program. We provide an income tax clinic for low income individuals.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.8M | $2.5M | $2.2M | $37K | $11K | $3.9M |
| 2023 | $3.1M | $3M | $2.8M | $27K | $10K | $3.6M |
| 2022 | $2.4M | $3M | $2.8M | $46K | $3,300 | $3.6M |
| 2021 | $2.8M | $2.6M | $2.3M | $27K | — | $4.1M |
| 2020 | $2.6M | $2.2M | $2M | $43K | $10K | $3.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $11K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $397K from 15 charities:
- The Salvation Army Ontario Division$300K
- Canadahelps Canadon$35K
- Canadahelps Canadon$35K
- Legacy Plus Foundation Canada$10K
- Barrie Community Foundation$7,100
- The Styles Family Foundation$2,500
- BenefAction Foundation$1,500
- Hiway Pentecostal Church$1,250
- United Way of Greater Toronto$1,193
- Christian Stewardship Services$1,000
- Celebration Church Barrie$550
- The United Church of Canada Foundation$500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$395
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$388
- United Way Elgin Middlesex$75
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,99914 positions
- $1–39,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions23
- Total compensation, all staff$1.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2022)
Floyd Tidd (chair); Evelyn Diaz (vice-chair); Fred Waters (treasurer); Paul Goodyear (secretary); Brian Armstrong (member).
As listed on its 2022 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107951618RR0529), or read how we compute the receipt.