12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada / Grands Frères Grandes Sœurs du Canada - Address, activities & membership

Address:

110A - 220 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON  M5B 2H1
Canada

Telephone number: 905-639-0461

• Contact information in previous versions

  • 110A - 220 Yonge Street
    Toronto, ON  M5B 2H1
    Canada
    
    Telephone number: 800-263-9133
    
    

Description of the organization's activities:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada is a Federation comprised of 95 member agencies servicing more than 1,100 communities across the country. Together we mobilize over 20,700 volunteers who in turn mentor 41,400+ children and young people. Each Big Brothers Big Sisters agency provides direct service to children by matching volunteers and youths in quality mentoring relationships. Our agency staff members are experts at screening volunteers and matching them with a mentee having similar interests. The national organization provides services and programs to our member agencies to assist them with their work with parents, mentees, and volunteers. Ranging from staff training workshops to our leading Child Safety Program, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada works diligently to ensure we have superior quality programming in all parts of the country.

• Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada is a Federation comprised of 102 member agencies servicing more than 1,100 communities across the country. Together we mobilize over 20,700 volunteers who in turn mentor 41,400+ children and young people. Each Big Brothers Big Sisters agency provides direct service to children by matching volunteers and youths in quality mentoring relationships. Our agency staff members are experts at screening volunteers and matching them with a mentee having similar interests. The national organization provides services and programs to our member agencies to assist them with their work with parents, mentees, and volunteers. Ranging from staff training workshops to our leading Child Safety Program, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada works diligently to ensure we have superior quality programming in all parts of the country.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada is a Federation comprised of 95 member agencies servicing more than 1,100 communities across the country.

• Organization's memberships or classes of memberships in previous versions:

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada is a Federation comprised of 102 member agencies servicing more than 1,100 communities across the country.

End date of the last completed financial year: 2023-12-31

List of Government Funding

Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$1,465,363.00	Yes
Ontario Ministry of Education	$1,840,375.00	Yes

• Government funding in previous versions

  List of Government Funding

  End date of the last completed financial year	Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
  2022-12-31	Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$1,465,363.00	Yes
  2022-12-31	Ontario Ministry of Education	$1,840,375.00	Yes
  2021-12-31	Canadian Heritage (PCH)	$69,704.00	Yes
  2021-12-31	Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$2,187,635.00	Yes
  2021-12-31	Ontario Ministry of Education	$1,755,135.00	Yes
  2021-12-31	Public Safety Canada (PS)	$561,801.00	Yes