Canadian Charity Financial And Governance Records

1991 List of charities contains data on Canadian charities registered under the Income Tax Act. The dataset includes financial information, activities, and director details compiled from annual T3010 returns submitted to the Canada Revenue Agency. It was last refreshed on February 26, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze charity financial health using reported revenue and expenditure columns.
• Map nonprofit sector activities by classifying organizations based on their declared activity fields.
• Study governance structures by examining the director and official information provided for each entity.
• Track regulatory compliance over time using the annual return data linked to each registered charity.

Strengths

• Data is sourced directly from mandatory annual T3010 returns filed with the Canada Revenue Agency.
• Covers all registered charities eligible to issue official donation receipts in Canada.
• Includes multiple data facets: financials, activities, and governance details.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column names, and sample size are unavailable for review.
• Data reflects information as provided by the organizations, which may contain inconsistencies or errors.
• The temporal coverage and update history prior to the 2026 refresh are not specified.

Provenance

Source

Canada Revenue Agency

Collection Method

Compiled from the annual T3010 Registered Charity Information Return submitted by each registered charity.

Freshness

Dataset was last refreshed on February 26, 2026.

Geography

Canada