The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada

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 Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 $5.7M in revenue and $5.7M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 72% from government, 17% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 14 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.1M.

Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 63% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 76% of that peer group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 78 permanent full-time positions.

It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $11K in 2024, the largest being $10K to The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.