Canadian Registered Charities Financial and Governance Data, 2010

2010 data on Canadian charities registered under the Income Tax Act, compiled from mandatory annual returns submitted to the Canada Revenue Agency. The dataset includes financial information, activities, and details on directors or like officials for organizations eligible to issue official donation receipts. Data is provided by the organizations themselves and was last refreshed on the platform in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze charity financial health based on reported revenue and expenditure data.
• Map charity activities and focus areas based on described charitable activities.
• Study nonprofit governance structures based on director and official information.
• Track sector-wide trends using data compiled from mandatory annual returns.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from mandatory annual returns (T3010) submitted to the Canada Revenue Agency.
• Includes multiple data facets: financial information, activities, and governance details.
• Dataset was last refreshed on the platform in April 2026.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data reflects information as provided by the organizations, with no independent verification stated.

Provenance

Source

Canada Revenue Agency | Agence du revenu du Canada

Collection Method

Compiled from the annual T3010 Registered Charity Information Return each charity must submit.

Time Range

2010

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 19:42:40.607084; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada