Total Communication Environment
Publicly funded institution · Nepean, Ontario · BN 119267714RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($14,885,820) as filed with the CRA.
Total Communication Environment is a charitable organization based in Nepean, 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 $15.1M in revenue and $14.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 91% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $69K.
Compared with 427 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 45% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 68 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Provides residential homes and support to individuals with multiple disabilities and special communication needs. Total Communication Environment's counselors use sign language bliss symbols and other forms of non-verbal communication to interact with our clients. TCE (Total Communication Environment) also provides respite/parent relief support to individuals with developmental disabilities in the community in Ottawa on an as needed basis for long and/or short term care.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15.1M | $14.9M | $13.6M | — | — | $2.5M |
| 2023 | $13.9M | $14.1M | $12.9M | — | — | $2.2M |
| 2022 | $13.4M | $13.5M | $11.9M | — | — | $2.4M |
| 2021 | $13.7M | $13.3M | $11.8M | $0 | — | $2.4M |
| 2020 | $12.6M | $12.6M | $11.3M | $1,323 | — | $2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $69K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- $80,000–119,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions68
- Total compensation, all staff$12.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Krista Simms (director); Christopher Wilson (director); Theodore Tsang (chairperson); Colleen Thurston (director); Fareena Aslam (director); Andrew MacDonald (director); Richard Dea (director); Katie Kline (director); Jason Muscant (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Total Communication Environment’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119267714RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.