General Information

Societe D'encouragement Aux Ecrivains Du Canada

	Address	460 Richmond Street West Suite 600 Toronto, M5V 1Y1 Canada
	Address type	Registered Office Address
	Address province	Ontario

	Corporation ID	974650
	Business number	119305076
	Status	Active
	ACT	Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act
	Anniversary date	10/31/2014
	Last annual filing	2025
	Data verified	10/31/2026

Description

Writers' Trust Of Canada is an active enterprise which was registered under Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act with a corporation number 974650 (business no 119305076). The financial statement was performed on 2015-10-09. The company is located in Toronto at 460 Richmond Street West, Suite 600, M5V 1Y1 in Ontario administrative division. As far as we managed to establish, the most recent annual meeting was on 2016-09-22.
Other companies in the proximity include: Novasource Canada Divestco Inc., Bts Leadership and Strategy Consulting Inc., Giftagram Inc., The Ndn Talent Collective, Paper Bag Records Inc..

Location: Statistics Canada, Open Database of Addresses (Open Government Licence – Canada).

Company names

Name	Effective date	Type	Current
THE WRITERS' DEVELOPMENT TRUST	03/03/1976	Corporate Name
THE WRITERS' DEVELOPMENT TRUST -	05/18/1979	Corporate Name
The Writers' Trust of Canada	02/09/1999	Corporate Name
SOCIETE D'ENCOURAGEMENT AUX AUTEURS	05/18/1979	Corporate Name in the other official language (if applicable)
Société d'encouragement aux écrivains du Canada	02/09/1999	Corporate Name in the other official language (if applicable)
WRITERS' TRUST OF CANADA	10/31/2014	Corporate Name	true
SOCIETE D'ENCOURAGEMENT AUX ECRIVAINS DU CANADA	10/31/2014	Corporate Name in the other official language (if applicable)	true

Directors

Tanya Talaga
,

RICHARD WARD
,

Denise Chong
,

KARI CULLEN
,

AMREEN OMAR
,

KATE HILTON
,

DEVYANI SALTZMAN
,

HAL WAKE
,

Charles Foran
,

Janet Eger
,

MARLA LEHBERG
,

HRATCH PANOSSIAN
,

MARY CRANSTON
,

KAMAL AL-SOLAYLEE
,

ALLEN GARSON
,

Chris Sexton
,

Catherine Clark
,

SHARON HAWARD-LAIRD
,

last updated: 2026-10-30

Registered Charity

Designation	Charitable organization
Category	Support of Schools and Education
Charity registration number	119305076RR0001
Website	www.writerstrust.com
Fiscal period end	06/30/2024
Full-time employees	8

Total revenue	$3,059,249
Tax-receipted gifts	$508,549
Government funding	$31,945
Total expenditures	$2,909,775
Charitable programs	$2,669,421
Management and administration	$238,484
Fundraising	$1,870
Total compensation	$758,071
Total assets	$6,455,379
Total liabilities	$732,219

Charitable programs: SUPPORT AND CELEBRAT CANADIAN WRITERS THROUGH A PORTFOLIO OF PROGRAMS INCLUDING 11 LITERACY AWARDS CAREEN DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES FOR EMERGING WRITERS EMERGENCY SUPPORT FOR WRITERS IN IMMEDICATE NEED AND A WRITERS' RETREAT.

Source: Canada Revenue Agency, registered charity information return (T3010) for the fiscal period ending 06/30/2024. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

Company activities

Date	Type	Section
10/03/2019	Financial Statement	0
10/02/2018	Financial Statement	0
12/28/2017	Financial Statement	0
11/10/2016	Financial Statement	0
12/15/2015	Restated Articles of Incorporation
12/15/2015	Amendment	51
11/13/2015	Financial Statement	0
10/09/2015	Financial Statement	0
10/31/2014	Continuance (transition)
03/31/2003	Ordinary By-Laws Filing
02/09/1999	Amendment
03/03/1976	Incorporation

Company annual return

Meeting date	Type of corporation	Year of filing
09/22/2016	Soliciting	2016
09/24/2015	Soliciting	2015