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 Ottawa, Ontario, 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 $13.9M in revenue and $10.2M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 51% from government, 43% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5.6M.

Compared with 427 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 52% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 92% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 104 permanent full-time positions.

It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $20K in 2024, the largest being $10K to The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $9M in 2020 to $13.9M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.