Canadian Registered Charities List with Financial and Activity Data for 2018

Official data from the Canada Revenue Agency on charities registered under the Income Tax Act. The dataset includes financial information, activities, and director details compiled from mandatory annual T3010 returns. It reflects data as provided by the organizations and was last refreshed on 2026-04 09.

Use Cases

• Analyze charity sector financial trends based on reported revenue and expenditures.
• Classify organizations by mission based on described activity data.
• Map governance structures based on listed directors and officials.
• Verify charity registration status for donation receipt eligibility.

Strengths

• Data is compiled from mandatory annual returns (T3010) submitted to the Canada Revenue Agency.
• Includes multiple data facets: financial information, activities, and director details.
• Available in both CSV and PDF formats for different use cases.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect reporting bias inherent to the T3010 form structure.

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.

Time Range

2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 16:36:43.884915; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada