Amnistie Internationale Canada Francophone is a 3-star charity. It has a B Results Reporting grade, which is average. For every dollar donated to the charity, 36 cents are available to go to the cause, which is outside Ci's reasonable range. 

Founded in 1978, Amnistie Internationale Canada Francophone (AIFC) is the Canadian French section of Amnesty International. AIFC is one of 52 chapters working to protect and promote human rights in over 150 countries. Amnesty International hopes to see all rights under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights enjoyed by all people. Its mission is to prevent infringements of these rights by researching and taking action. AIFC is independent of the English-speaking section, Amnesty International Canada.

At the time of this report, AIFC’s 2023 financial statements were available, but its annual report was not. The following results reference the charity’s 2022 annual report. 

Amnistie Internationale Canada Francophone promotes human rights in Quebec, Canada, and around the world. In 2023, Amnistie Internationale Canada Francophone spent $911k on its programs. The charity runs three main programs: French Human Rights Advocacy, Grants to Amnesty International, and Education. The charity does not provide an exact spending breakdown of its programs.

Within Quebec, AIFC advocates for Indigenous, refugee, immigrant, and other minority group rights. The charity also fights against climate change and racism. In 2022, the charity recorded 21,617 signatures on its petitions. AIFC was mentioned 687 times in articles and reports in the media. The charity conducted 247 interviews and four open letters in La Presse, Le Devoir, and the Southern Courier. In 2022, AIFC published its second study that focused on the impact of climate change on the human rights of Indigenous peoples. The charity collected 2,815 signatures to request protection of migrants’ rights.  

AIFC contributes 18% of program spending to its parent organization, Amnesty International. Internationally, Amnesty International advocates for human rights in countries where it is most needed. Amnesty International launched two petitions and collected 1,736 signatures to support the Afghan people after the Taliban took power. In February 2022, Amnesty International released a report that denounced Israel’s apartheid regime toward the Palestinian people. 1,400 people wrote requests to the Israeli Prime Minister to cancel all orders of forced evictions and home demolitions issued against Palestinians.  

AIFC also focuses on youth education. The charity’s youth conference at Mont Royal Secondary School educated 400 participants on women’s rights. AIFC’s webinars reached 175 people in 2022. The charity also ran 21 workshops on human rights that reached 800 students.

In 2023, Amnistie Internationale Canada Francophone received $2.0m in donations and special events revenue. AIFC spent $911k on its programs, which is 43% of revenue. The charity recorded a deficit of $146k, which means the charity drew on its reserves to fund its operations.

Administrative costs are 20% of revenue (excluding investment income). Fundraising costs are 44% of donations. For every dollar donated to the charity, 36 cents are available to go to the cause, which is outside Ci’s reasonable range. Ci’s reasonable range is between 65 and 95 cents.

AIFC has $462k in cash and investments and $652k in interest-bearing debt. Net reserve funds are ($190k). The charity’s gross reserves could cover 51% or six months of the charity’s annual program costs.

AIFC’s T3010 filing with the CRA reports it paid $52k to external fundraisers, but does not report the amount collected. This is a mandatory filing.

This charity report is an update that has been sent to Amnistie Internationale Canada Francophone for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.