The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 107951618RR0037 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,455,288) 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 Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $3.4M in revenue and $4.5M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 12% from government, 36% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.2M.
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 75% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 66 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $6.2M in 2020 to $3.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The booth centre is a community organisation that opens its doors to men 18 and older who face homelessness (the gouvernail) addictions (the ancrage & delta) or mental health issues (the rivage). Their services are performed at one location which is owned by the unit. Also they offering chaplain services provided to clients.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.4M | $4.5M | $4.2M | — | — | $7.1M |
| 2023 | $3.8M | $4.1M | $3.8M | — | — | $8.2M |
| 2022 | $4.8M | $3.7M | $3.4M | $2,062 | — | $8.4M |
| 2021 | $4.3M | $4M | $3.7M | — | — | $7.3M |
| 2020 | $6.2M | $3.9M | $3.6M | — | $3,049 | $7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.2M from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions66
- Total compensation, all staff$3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Roxanne Jennings (vice-chair); Lee Graves (chair); John Chamness (chief executive officer); Keith Pike (chief operating officer).
As listed on its 2024 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 107951618RR0037), or read how we compute the receipt.