The Regional Occupational Centre Society
Publicly funded institution · Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia · BN 106836331RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,960,754) as filed with the CRA.
The Regional Occupational Centre Society is a charitable organization based in Port Hawkesbury, 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 $2M in revenue and $2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 85% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,839.
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 85% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 15 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $6,358 in 2024, the largest being $6,358 to Real Opportunities in Community Foundation Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
To provide vocational training to those living with disabilities. To continue coaching and work place skill development in addition to transitions to the work place and provide off site support. Provide member drive programming to ensure excitement and motivation to achieve personal success. To participate in member meetings opportunities to learn life skills; attending community events and attending local swimming programs. The roc operates a second hand clothing and goods store. Members sort tag and hang clothing creating displays train on cash and provide customer service. This also gi…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2M | $2M | $1.9M | — | $6,358 | $278K |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $1.8M | $1.7M | — | $1,184 | $236K |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.5M | — | — | $10K | $256K |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $1.4M | — | — | $2,048 | $194K |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.4M | — | — | $158K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $6,358 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $3,839 from 2 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 positions15
- Total compensation, all staff$1.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Scott Oakley (president); Shelley Marie Maclean (director); Tanya Martell (director); Robyn Laura Marie Fougere (director); Jennifer Macinnis (secretary); Lori Anne Richard (treasurer); Deanna Theresa Murphy (director); Bonnie Samson (director); Stephanie Myette (director); Kara Marchand (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Regional Occupational Centre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106836331RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.