The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Burlington, Ontario · BN 107951618RR0558 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2021-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($996,725) 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 Burlington, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, it reported $123K in revenue and $997K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $13K.
Compared with 2,418 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 91% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
We provide food assistance christmas assistance clothing & utility services to low income clients. We send children to camp for recreational & religious purposes. We assist clients with employment information & help their income taxes. Burlington cfs merged with burlington community church.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2021
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $123K | $997K | $100K | — | $897K | — |
| 2020 | $671K | $733K | $640K | $21K | $10K | $873K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $13K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$310K
Schedule 3 of its 2020 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2021)
Floyd Tidd (chair); Edward Hill (vice-chair); Fred Waters (treasurer); Paul Goodyear (secretary); Brian Armstrong (member).
As listed on its 2021 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 107951618RR0558), or read how we compute the receipt.