Canadian Registered Charities List with Financial and Activity Data, 2017

Canada Revenue Agency data on charities registered under the Income Tax Act, eligible to issue official donation receipts. The dataset includes financial information, activities, and director details compiled from mandatory annual T3010 returns. Data was last refreshed on the platform on 2026-04 09.

Use Cases

• Analyze charity financial health based on reported revenue and expenditure data.
• Map nonprofit sector activities based on the described activity classifications.
• Study governance structures based on the listed directors and officials.
• Verify tax registration status for due diligence or donation verification.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
• Compiled from mandatory annual T3010 returns, suggesting a standardized reporting process.
• Includes multiple data facets: financial information, activities, and governance.

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 organizations, with no stated validation by the platform.

Provenance

Source

Canada Revenue Agency | Agence du revenu du Canada

Collection Method

Compiled from the annual T3010 Registered Charity Information Return submitted to the CRA.

Time Range

2017

Freshness

Dataset metadata last updated 2026-04-09 16:36:31.813924; the underlying data is from 2017.

Geography

Canada