119011146RR0001 — 0160
Registered — Port cartier, QC — Charitable Organization
Scores: Legitimacy 100/100 · Effectiveness 89/100
Financials: Revenue $181,936 · Expenditures $188,565
Le Centre de recherche et d'information en consommation (C.R.I.C.) Port-Cartier is a 44-year-old consumer information center on Quebec's North Shore that has delivered steady 4.3% annual growth while maintaining clean governance and conservative finances. Program spending at 59.2% is below peer norms, but the organization's longevity and institutional stability make it a reliable community anchor.
Our Verdict: A deeply established consumer-protection organization with over four decades of clean operations and healthy reserves — the below-average program spending ratio is the main area for donor scrutiny, but the organization's stability and community role are well-documented.