International Justice Mission Canada is a 2-star charity with Low demonstrated impact. It is financially transparent and has a B+ results reporting grade, which is above average. Its overhead spending is 30%, which is within Ci’s reasonable range. Its reserve funds can cover program costs for nearly three months, which is also within Ci’s reasonable range.

Founded in 1997, International Justice Mission Canada (IJMC), based in Mississauga, Ontario, is the Canadian branch of International Justice Mission, based in Washington, DC. IJMC aims to protect people from poverty, abuse, slavery, and exploitation worldwide. IJMC reports that more than 570 million women are subjected to gender-based violence annually. It also reports that an estimated 50 million people currently live in modern slavery.

The charity spent $6.8m on its programs in the fiscal year ending March 2025 (F2025). IJMC runs six main programs: Freedom, Restoration, Justice System Strengthening, Community Transformation, Global Movement of Justice, and Canadian programs. Although the charity provided some breakdown of its program spending, it was not clear how its spending was split between its main program areas.

Freedom: IJMC works with local partners and authorities to rescue children, women and men from violent abuse and exploitation. In F2025, IJMC’s support freed 13,557 children, women and men from violence.

Restoration: IJMC works with partners to help survivors of violence receive support to heal and reintegrate back into society. In F2025, IJMC helped fully restore 258 victims of violence through critical support and aftercare.

Justice System Strengthening: IJMC trains police officers and other justice system officials to enforce laws and prevent violence more effectively. In F2025 IJMC trained 40,340 local officials and community members to better protect their communities and care for survivors. IJMC led a five-day law enforcement training session in Côte d’Ivoire and a ten-day training program in Bangladesh. In Peru, more than 250 police officers attended workshops on how to provide trauma-informed care in F2025.

Community Transformation: IJMC works to apprehend and convict perpetrators of violence, such as traffickers and abusers. In F2025, IJMC helped restrain 3,109 suspected traffickers and abusers from committing acts of violence.

Global Movement of Justice: IJMC collaborates with corporations, governments, non-profit organizations and community groups internationally to advocate against violence. In F2025, IJMC launched an awareness campaign to protect children in the Philippines from violence. It also made five key recommendations on how to implement better violence prevention strategies in Columbia.

Canadian programs: IJMC works to advocate for protection against violence in Canada and educate the public on oppression and exploitation. In F2025, IJMC submitted five strategic recommendations for the 2025 Canadian federal budget focused on protecting vulnerable communities and ending online sexual exploitation. IJMC’s advocacy efforts had 50 government engagements, 80 corporate engagements, 90 church engagements and two community engagements.

International Justice Mission Canada’s audited financial statements follow activity-based costing, a financial reporting best practice. This means its expenses are clearly defined between program, administrative, and fundraising costs.

IJMC received $10.2m in donations in F2025, which is 99% of total revenue. This is a 25% increase from the $8.2m in donations in F2025. IJMC spent $6.8m on its programs in F2025, which is 66% of revenue; $5.9m went to international program costs and $832k went to Canadian program costs. In F2025, it recorded a surplus of $449k (4% of revenue).

IJMC spent $1.9m on fundraising costs, which is 19% of donations. It spent $1.1m on administrative costs, which is 10% of revenue. IJMC has total overhead spending of 30%. For every dollar donated to IJMC, 70 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range.

IJMC's fundraising cost ratio excludes donations received from the Directors and Officers of the organization. The charity reports that it received approximately $94k in F2025, $109k in F2024, and $87k in F2023 from these related parties. 

IJMC has $1.5m in reserve funds (cash and investments). Its reserve funds can cover 22% or nearly three months of its annual program costs. This is within Ci’s reasonable range.

This report is an update that has been sent to International Justice Mission Canada for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on August 5^th, 2025, by Leah DeFrancesco.