Leadership and Governance

1. Legal Status and Registration

  • Legal Entity Name: Sacred Music Singers Toronto, Inc

  • Corporate Status: Registered as a Ontario provincial not-for-profit corporation under the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act).

  • Tax Status:

    • We operate as a Non-Profit Organization under paragraph 149(1)(l) of the Income Tax Act and are exempt from income tax. (Note: NPOs cannot issue official donation tax receipts).

    • We have applied for registration as a charity under the income Tax Act.

2. Governance and Board Leadership

  • Members: Non profit corporations have members instead of shareholders. Currently there are three:

    • Robin H. Davis

    • Johan C. van ‘t Hof

    • John White

  • The Board of Directors: Our organization is governed by an independent, volunteer Board of Directors responsible for strategic oversight, financial stewardship, and legal compliance. No part of our income is paid or made available for the personal benefit of any member or director.

  • Board Roster:

    • Johan van ‘t Hof, Board Chair – Johan started organ as a student in preparatory school in the UK, transferring to the Royal Conservatory in Toronto. He completed the Colleague diploma of the Royal Canadian College of Organist and studied under Dr. Mark Toews for seven years. He was associate organist at St Peter and St Simon, Toronto, for fourteen years, and previously at St John’s York Mills, and was organist at Wycliffe College in Toronto when a student there. In addition he is a chartered accountant and holds an MBA from the University of Toronto, and has had senior leadership position, in Toronto such as a partner with a major accounting firm and CEO of a TSX listed company.

    • Robin Davis, Director – Robin is certified engineering technologist as well as a degreed organist. He holds a Mus.Bac in organ performance from the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto. He studied organ and conducting in Wuppertal Germany under Prof Hartmut Klug. For the last fifteen years he was music director as the parish of St Peter and St Simon Anglican in Toronto, which choir he directed on choir in residence tours to Gloucester, Chichester, Chester and Lincoln cathedrals in the UK. Under his direction, in the last twenty five years his choirs have performed such works as Whitbourne’s Son of God Mass and Luminosity, Bach’s Mass in B minor, St John’s Passion and St Matthews Passion, requiems by Faure, Mozart, Rutter and Duruflé, Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis settings such as those by Holman, Attwood Walmsley, Howells, Willan, Howells, Stanford and Bryant, amongst several others, and he was guest organist for the Oshawa Symphony and six other parishes in the greater Toronto area.

    • John White – An Itinerant Toronto composer, choral singer and keyboard musician. John studied composition and ethnomusicology at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto and and is retired from a career in IT.

  • Executive Management: Day-to-day operations are managed by our CEO and Director of Music, Robin Davis, who reports directly to the Board of Directors.

3. Core Accountability Policies

To ensure complete transparency and maintain public trust, our leadership adheres strictly to the following corporate governance policies:

  • Conflict of Interest Policy: Directors and officers must annually disclose any personal, professional, or business interests that could conflict with their duties to the organization. Conflicted individuals recuse themselves from relevant discussions and voting.

  • Code of Conduct and Ethics: All staff, board members, and volunteers must uphold the highest legal and ethical standards in carrying out our mission.

  • Whistleblower Protection Policy: We maintain a safe, confidential mechanism for employees and stakeholders to report fraudulent activities or structural wrongdoing without fear of retaliation.

4. Public Financial Disclosure

We value financial accountability and make our performance records readily accessible:

  • By-laws and Constitution: Our foundational rules and governance procedures are filed with the government and are available for download here.

  • Annual Financial Statements: Our annual financial statements are prepared in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations.

  • CRA Regulatory Filings following registration as a charity:

    • For Charities: Upon successful registration one can view our public information returns and financial breakdowns directly on the CRA List of Charities under Form T3010.

    • For NPOs: Our annual regulatory filings (Form T1044) are to be submitted on schedule to maintain our tax-exempt standing.

Office Address:

19 Foxfire Chase

Uxbridge Ontario

L9P 0K9

Phone: 647 202-9985

647 409 6121