Canada Corporation Registry

YWCA Canada

Active Federal corporation 655503 Toronto, ON Since 2014 Checked Nov 13, 2026

YWCA Canada is an active federal not-for-profit corporation (corporation number 655503). Its business number is 888789393. It was formed on Jul 14, 2014 under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act and its registered office is in Toronto, Ontario. Its annual returns are up to date, most recently for 2026. It has 14 directors on record.

Corporate details

Corporation number
655503
Business number
888789393
Status
Active
Governing law
Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act
Formed
Jul 14, 2014
Registered office
104 Edward Street
Toronto ON M5G 0A7
Number of directors
At least 9, at most 15As the articles allow.

Annual filings

Anniversary date
Jul 14The date of incorporation, amalgamation or continuance.
Annual filing period
Jul 14 to Sep 12 each year
Last annual meeting
Jun 11, 2026
Annual returns by year
YearAnnual returnAnnual meeting
2026Filed

The last annual return filed, and each year since.

Directors

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Registered charity

Charity registration number
888789393RR0001
Designation
Charitable organization
Category
Educational organizations not elsewhere categorized
Total revenue
$4,757,993Fiscal period ended Dec 31, 2024.
Total expenditures
$4,639,718

From its annual return to the Canada Revenue Agency (form T3010). Its charity page has its programs, finances and gifts.

Federal grants and contributions

8 agreements since 2018, worth $1,911,715 in all.

Federal grants and contributions
DepartmentProgramValueStarts
Employment and Social Development CanadaCSJ 2024 - YWCA Canada (University-Rosedale)$4,895Apr 22, 2024
Employment and Social Development CanadaCSJ 2023 - YWCA Canada - (University-Rosedale)$5,012Apr 24, 2023
Employment and Social Development CanadaTechGyrls - Building Confidence and Connections through STEM$481,288Dec 23, 2022
Employment and Social Development CanadaDollars and Sense: Economic Empowerment for Low-Income Women and Gender Diverse People$647,611May 25, 2022
Employment and Social Development CanadaCSJ 2022 - YWCA Canada (University–Rosedale)$4,840Apr 25, 2022
Employment and Social Development CanadaCSJ 2021 - YWCA Canada (University--Rosedale)$4,509May 10, 2021
Public Safety CanadaBlock Hate: Building Resilience against Online Hate Speech$759,763Jul 24, 2020
Employment and Social Development CanadaCSJ2018-YWCA Canada (University-Rosedale)$3,797May 7, 2018

As each federal department publishes them (proactive disclosure). A value is the agreement's total as last amended; the money may be paid over several years. Search every federal grant.

Lobbying the federal government

Registered to lobby the federal government now, and first registered in 2017.

Registrations
16Each consultant hired, and its own in-house registration, is a registration of its own.
Who lobbies
Its own employees
Consultants, including Temple Scott Associates Inc.
Subjects
Housing, Employment and Training, Aboriginal Affairs, Budget, Economic Development, Telecommunications, Health, Child Services, Federal-Provincial Relations, Justice and Law Enforcement
Institutions lobbied
Canadian Heritage (PCH), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), House of Commons, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT)The ten named most often.

In its latest registration, in its own words

  • Addressing online hate and technology-facilitated violence through online safety legislation, policies or regulations.
  • Investments in a Early Learning and Child Care Secretariat, rollout of childcare agreements across Canada.
  • Policies and Programs - Request to Create a Community Service COVID-19 relief fund for national service federations to address the economic and social fallout due to COVID-19

From the Registry of Lobbyists (Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying), which lists the client as “YWCA Canada”. Shown here because the client's name is this corporation's exact name, and its postal area matches this corporation's registered office. The names of lobbyists and of the officials they met are left out. Contains information licensed under the Open Data Licence Agreement – Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. Not this company? Tell us.

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