NATURE CANADA / CANADA NATURE
Charitable organizationAnimal welfare·1000 - 141 LAURIER AVE W · OTTAWA, ON · K1P 5J3·BN 118834704RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Nature Canada's mission is to protect and conserve wildlife habitats in Canada by engaging people and advocating on behalf of nature. The organization conducts conservation work which involves supporting community-based efforts to protect animals plants and habitats and also pushing for effective policies that protect endangered species encourage the development of networks of parks and protected areas across Canada conserve bird habitat and promote biodiversity in Canada abroad. In addition Nature Canada conducts educational programs that educate children and adults about the importanc… Show more
Nature Canada's mission is to protect and conserve wildlife habitats in Canada by engaging people and advocating on behalf of nature. The organization conducts conservation work which involves supporting community-based efforts to protect animals plants and habitats and also pushing for effective policies that protect endangered species encourage the development of networks of parks and protected areas across Canada conserve bird habitat and promote biodiversity in Canada abroad. In addition Nature Canada conducts educational programs that educate children and adults about the importance of nature and encourage nature enthusiasts to protect nature and the processes to sustain it. The Municipal Protected Area Program ('Engaging Municipalities to Protect and Conserve Local Greenspaces') aims to increase the share of protected areas in communities across southern Canada by raising awareness about the role of municipalities local governments (e.g. First Nations regional governments) and relevant agencies (e.g. watershed authorities) in contributing to Canada’s historic commitment to protect 30 percent of land freshwater and ocean by 2030 ('30x30').
New programs
Rights of Nature in Canada aims to develop and foster discussions around gaining rights for nature in Canada and build social support and awareness for the rights of nature among the public.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)75¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 75¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)25%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)1.6 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$5.8M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)21%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)33%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $3.3M | 82¢ | 18% | 1.2 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $3.9M | 81¢ | 19% | 1 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $5.5M | 78¢ | 22% | 2 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $6.9M | 83¢ | 17% | 1.2 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $5.0M | 79¢ | 21% | 1.4 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $5.8M | 75¢ | 25% | 1.6 yr |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
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Overall rating
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence★★★
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Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceC+
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence—
Charity Intelligence's assessment of impact per dollar.
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Board of directors
15 directors reported · 15 of 15at arm's length
- DIETZ, SABINE SDCHAIRarm's length
- MCINTOSH, LOGAN LMVICE CHAIRarm's length
- DAVID, WILLIAM WDSECRETARYarm's length
- ROSS, WILLIAM WRTREASURERarm's length
- KHATTER, KAPIL KKMEMBERarm's length
- PARNELL, JEANNIE JPMEMBERarm's length
- BISSON, REAL RBMEMBERarm's length
- EYOB, ZIONA ZEMEMBERarm's length
- WOODWARD, RENATA RWMEMBERarm's length
- Pathmanathan, Hamsha HPMemberarm's length
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- Patel, Aviva APMEMBERarm's length
- Vasseur, Liette LVMEMBERarm's length
- Burgess, Montana MBMEMBERarm's length
- Trapper, Lillian LTMEMBERarm's length
- Coffey, David DCMEMBERarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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