The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Halifax
Charitable organization · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 119109833RR0006 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($10,038,755) as filed with the CRA.
The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Halifax is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $9.5M in revenue and $10M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 18% from donations. In 2024, 30 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $9M.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 35% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 55 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 31 qualified donees totalling $1.4M in 2024, the largest being $455K to Good Shepherd Parish. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $6.2M in 2020 to $9.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Activities include coordinating to a degree the activities of 47 parishes which comprise the RCEC of Halifax and providing them with financial and other assistance resource persons and materials and pastoral as well as practical guidance. 1. To evangelize the faithful based on Scripture and Catholic teaching; 2. To provide religious and educational services; hospital and university chaplaincy services; education and training for priests deacons and laity; 3. To foster ecumenism; endeavor to increase youth participation in church affairs; provide the facilities for meeting and social rel…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.5M | $10M | $7M | $92K | $1.4M | $46.4M |
| 2023 | $7.7M | $8.5M | $6.1M | $75K | $874K | $33.9M |
| 2022 | $7.6M | $6.4M | $4.9M | $55K | $444K | $7.2M |
| 2021 | $7.9M | $5.1M | $4M | $856K | $211K | $0 |
| 2020 | $6.2M | $5M | $3.7M | $88K | $165K | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.4M to 31 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Good Shepherd Parish$455K
- Stella Maris Parish$436K
- Indigenous Reconciliation Fund$128K
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish$100K
- Commissariat de Terre Sainte au Canada/commissariat of the Holy Land in Canada$47K
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$35K
- Organisation Catholique Canadienne pour le Développement et la Paix$33K
- The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Halifax$33K
- All Saints Parish$26K
- Saint Benedict$23K
- Holy Trinity Parish$16K
- ST. Mary's Basilica Foundation$16K
- Nova Scotians United for Life$15K
- Pariosse Notre Dame d'Acadie$12K
- The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of the Diocese of Hamilton in Ontario$7,000
- Companions of the Cross$5,000
- Birthright of Halifax-Dartmouth$3,625
- Divine Mercy Parish$2,643
- Christ the King$2,617
- St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica Foundation$2,000
- St. Francis & St. Clare Parish$1,766
- Chalice (Canada)$1,618
- The Companions of the Cross$1,000
- Saint Andre Bessette Parish$582
- Holy Apostles Parish$560
Received $9M from 30 charities:
- Building Our Future Trust$8.7M
- The Windsor Foundation$50K
- Good Shepherd Parish$21K
- Divine Mercy Parish$16K
- Saint Benedict$16K
- The Holy Cross Cemetery Trust$16K
- Canadahelps Canadon$14K
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish$12K
- Trust Under the Will of James Cosman$10K
- Christ the King$9,891
- Trust Under Will of Mary C Daly R C Episcopal Corporation of Halifax$9,658
- Aqueduct Foundation$8,500
- Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Yarmouth$7,879
- Stella Maris Parish$6,684
- The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Halifax$6,658
- Holy Trinity Parish$6,517
- Holy Apostles Parish$6,515
- Saint John the Apostle Parish$6,305
- St. John's Archdiocese Inc.$4,100
- O.E. Smith Trust$2,907
- Saint John of the Cross Parish$2,680
- The Bishop of Victoria$2,300
- The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Halifax$2,064
- The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Yarmouth$1,475
- All Saints Parish$1,448
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions55
- Total compensation, all staff$2.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robert Doyle (chancellor); Brian Dunn (archbishop); Cecilia Tibayan (financial administrator).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Halifax’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119109833RR0006), or read how we compute the receipt.