STANDARDS COUNCIL OF CANADA
Charitable organizationFoundations·600 - 55 METCALFE ST · OTTAWA, ON · K1P 6L5·BN 119162774RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
64¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
36%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.3 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$38.7M
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to Standards Council of Canada?
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Is Standards Council of Canada a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119162774RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Standards Council of Canada located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 600 - 55 METCALFE ST, OTTAWA, ON, K1P 6L5. Source.
What does Standards Council of Canada do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) oversees Canadian standards development and facilitates international standards involvement and bilateral partnerships. SCC provides policy guidance and leads impactful public policy initiatives. It accredits conformity assessment bodies such as testing laboratories and product…" Full program description.
How much of Standards Council of Canada's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 64¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Standards Council of Canada?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $38.7M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $10M–$100M revenue band, alongside 1,776 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) oversees Canadian standards development and facilitates international standards involvement and bilateral partnerships. SCC provides policy guidance and leads impactful public policy initiatives. It accredits conformity assessment bodies such as testing laboratories and product certifiers to internationally recognized standards and offers training to enhance accreditation. Representing Canada in organizations like ISO IEC and more SCC oversees international and local standardization and trade facilitation. It promotes understanding of standards' benefit… Show more
The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) oversees Canadian standards development and facilitates international standards involvement and bilateral partnerships. SCC provides policy guidance and leads impactful public policy initiatives. It accredits conformity assessment bodies such as testing laboratories and product certifiers to internationally recognized standards and offers training to enhance accreditation. Representing Canada in organizations like ISO IEC and more SCC oversees international and local standardization and trade facilitation. It promotes understanding of standards' benefits supporting economic growth and global competitiveness.
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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
64¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 64¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size ($10M–$100M).
this charity 64¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
36%
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 ↗ · what this means
0.3 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size ($10M–$100M, 1,776): median 0.4 yr; 53% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$38.7M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
71%
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
71%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
29%
T3010 remainder ÷ 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 | $29.0M | 66¢ | 34% | 0.4 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $29.4M | 65¢ | 35% | 0.4 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $27.8M | 61¢ | 39% | 0.5 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $29.6M | 60¢ | 40% | 0.3 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $33.4M | 602¢✱ | 40% | 0 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $38.7M | 64¢ | 36% | 0.3 yr |
| trend |
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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 ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Board of directors
18 directors reported · 18 of 18at arm's length
- Clark, ColinChair Corp Governance Committearm's length
- Milsom, KathyMemberarm's length
- Coallier, FrancoisChair of Governing Councilarm's length
- Bursey, TomMemberarm's length
- Schacter, BrentMemberarm's length
- Burns, MikeMemberarm's length
- Reid, GlendaMemberarm's length
- Kassam, ZakiahMemberarm's length
- Winnitoy, TaytMemberarm's length
- Cianchetti, MarySDOAC Chairarm's length
Show all 18 directors
- Dolan, JeffPTAC Chairarm's length
- Hawkins, WilliamPTAC Vice-Chairarm's length
- Hogan, DennisMemberarm's length
- Paroli, RalphMemberarm's length
- Ramlochan, MarkMemberarm's length
- Salt, DianneMemberarm's length
- Shalabi, AhmedMemberarm's length
- Tasse, MarcMemberarm'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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