The Writers' Union of Canada
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 105261341RR0001 · National Arts Service Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($903,480) as filed with the CRA.
The Writers' Union of Canada is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under national arts service organizations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $903K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 32% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $27K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 6% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 75% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
Fostering of writing in canada and promoting the rights freedoms and economic well being of all writers.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $903K | $270K | $3,415 | $38K | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $935K | $887K | $328K | $4,971 | $40K | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $914K | $838K | $289K | $4,861 | — | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $1M | $861K | $295K | $5,442 | — | $1M |
| 2020 | $846K | $926K | $365K | $3,490 | $45K | $889K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $27K 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
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$453K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kim Fahner (on rep); Stephen Kimber (atlantic rep); Danny Ramadan (bc/yukon rep; chair); Candace Savage (advocate); Maureen Flynn (second vice-chair); Sarah Ens (ms/sk representative); Pamela Paterson (on representative); Tommy Schnurmacher (quebec representative); Jacqueline Dumas (atlantic representative); Annahid Dashtgard (advocate); Molly Cross-Blanchard (advocate); Rhona McAdam (bc/yukon representative); Jacquleine Carmichael (ab/nwt/nt rep).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Writers' Union of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 105261341RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.