Charities and giving
Charities and giving
Charities listings, register and run a charity, and charitable tax credits.
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The Charities Directorate's response to the COVID-19 pandemic
View the latest information on the:
- Charities Directorate call centre operations
- review of applications for charitable registration during the COVID-19 pandemic
- T3010 filing deadline extension for charities
- resumption of compliance activities
Find more information on tax and benefits measures to help support Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Services and information
List of charities and other qualified donees
Find a charity or other qualified donee, their registered status, and their publicly available information.
Other organizations that can issue donation receipts
Lists of qualified donees, their application processes and obligations.
A to Z index of topics for charities
Search for information about charities and giving.
Registering for charitable or other qualified donee status
Apply for charitable registration or other qualified donee. Re-registration. Objections and appeals.
Operating a registered charity
Filing a return, gifting and receipting, charitable activities, books and records.
Fundraising activities
Activities, issuing receipts for fundraising events, cause-related marketing.
Revoking registered status
Types of revocation, consequences, annulment, re-registration.
Claiming charitable tax credits
Calculate your charitable tax credits, find out which documents you need.
Compliance, audits and sanctions
Audit process, consequences of non-compliance, sanctions and appeal rights
Making a charitable donation
Donate wisely, help victims of a disaster, list of organizations that can issue receipts.
Guidance, videos, forms and more
Guidance products and policies, videos, forms, checklists and Charities information sessions.
Charity news and contact us
Recent news and updates on our webpages.
About registered charities
Their regulation and obligations, how they differ from non-profit organizations.
What we are doing
Laws and regulations
Publications
Forms
Features
T3010 extended filing deadline: Don’t wait! File online, file early.
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Avoid processing delays and get answers to your questions well in advance of the December 31st deadline.
Advisory committee
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The CRA has established the Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector.
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