Trans Canada trail / Sentier transcanadien
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 137496741RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($12,697,590) as filed with the CRA.
Trans Canada trail / Sentier transcanadien is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 $12.7M in revenue and $12.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 81% from government, 17% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2.4M.
Compared with 54 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 33% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 41 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 187 qualified donees totalling $2.7M in 2024, the largest being $151K to Town of Stratford. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 17 names.
In its own words
Facilitation of the building and maintenance of the trans canada trail. Trans canada trai engages in partnerships sponsorships and supports qualified donees to enhance their abilities to assist in trail work.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12.7M | $12.7M | $7.4M | — | $2.7M | $58K |
| 2023 | $10.3M | $10.3M | $4.3M | — | $4.2M | $58K |
| 2022 | $10.4M | $10.4M | $9.2M | — | $4.5M | $60K |
| 2021 | $8.6M | $9.4M | $5.5M | $4,146 | $2.9M | $61K |
| 2020 | $9M | $9.4M | $4.8M | — | $3.5M | $850K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2.7M to 187 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Town of Stratford$151K
- The South Whiteshell Trail Association Inc.$105K
- City of Medicine Hat$104K
- City of Edmonton$98K
- Toronto and Region Conservation Authority$97K
- Meewasin Valley Authority$95K
- Town of Conception Bay South$87K
- County of Frontenac$75K
- Fernie Trails Alliance Association$71K
- Castlegar Friends of Parks & Trails Society (2001)$69K
- The Niagara Parks Commission$64K
- City of Port Moody$63K
- Kawartha Trans Canada Trail Association$61K
- Wagmatcook First Nation$58K
- The Greater Bragg Creek Trail Association$56K
- Town of Three Rivers$45K
- The River Valley Alliance$42K
- Cumberland Trails Association$41K
- Credit Valley Conservation Foundation$40K
- Waterfront Regeneration Trust Corporation$39K
- We'koqma'q First Nation$39K
- Town of Innisfail$37K
- The Corp. of the City of North Bay$37K
- City of Burlington$32K
- Municipalité de Saint-Urbain$31K
Received $2.4M from 13 charities:
- Trans Canada Trail Foundation$2.2M
- Aqueduct Foundation$210K
- Canadahelps Canadon$24K
- Canadahelps Canadon$24K
- Cidel Foundation$2,500
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$1,250
- United Way of Greater Toronto$583
- Abundance Canada$500
- BenefAction Foundation$250
- The United Church of Canada Foundation$200
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$125
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$39
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9994 positions
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions41
- Total compensation, all staff$3.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Lindsay (board chair); Ian Cullwick (director); Kirby Gavelin (director); Frederic Gonzalo (director); James Goulden (director); Judith Kasiama (director); Cheryl Kim (director); Robert Kuling (director); George Lafond (director); Margaux McDonald (director); Edmond Nankam Dzokou (director); Jane Pearse (direcctor); Jane Pepino (director); Tony Pringle (director); Sarah Young (director); Iaian Archibald (director); Palash Sanyai (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Trans Canada trail / Sentier transcanadien’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 137496741RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.