Canadian Charity Financial and Activity Registry

Canada Revenue Agency data on all registered charities eligible to issue official donation receipts. The dataset includes financial information, activities, and details on directors or like officials, compiled from mandatory annual T3010 returns. It was last refreshed in February 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze charity financial health by modeling revenue sources against reported expenditures.
• Map nonprofit sector activities by classifying charities based on their declared program descriptions.
• Identify governance patterns by correlating board member details with charity size or financial metrics.
• Assess regional distribution of charitable services using geographic data from registration records.

Strengths

• Nationwide coverage of all registered Canadian charities.
• Data is compiled from mandatory annual T3010 returns submitted to the tax authority.
• Includes financial, activity, and governance details per organization.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column count, and sample size are unknown.
• Data reflects self-reported information from organizations, which may contain inconsistencies.
• Temporal coverage and update frequency beyond the last refresh date are unspecified.

Provenance

Source

Canada Revenue Agency | Agence du revenu du Canada

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last refreshed in February 2026.

Geography

Canada