The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada
Publicly funded institution · ST Catharines, Ontario · BN 107951618RR0400 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,654,329) 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 ST Catharines, 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 $1.7M in revenue and $1.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 73% from government, 24% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $411K.
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 56% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 16 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The salvation army is an international organization dedicated to serving god andhumanity. The salvation army st. Catharines booth centre has two seperate programs to serve men 18 + in the community. We offer a 26 bed dormitory style shelter to men experiencing homelessness. Services include meals clothing assistance laundry facilities pastoral care and access to caseworkers to help work towards housing goals and referral services to meet the needs of the individual. The salvation army community residential facility offers 15 bed accommodation for men 18 + who are released from federal inst…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.5M | — | — | $1M |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.4M | — | — | $1M |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.3M | — | — | $1M |
| 2021 | $2.2M | $1.6M | $1.3M | — | $58K | $981K |
| 2020 | $1.8M | $2M | $1.8M | $614 | $830 | $586K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $411K from 8 charities:
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
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions16
- Total compensation, all staff$987K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Floyd Tidd (chair); Evelyn Diaz (chief executive officcer); Fred Waters (chief operating officer); Paul Goodyear (chief financial officer); Roxanne Jennings (vice-chair).
As listed on its 2023 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 107951618RR0400), or read how we compute the receipt.