Canadian Registered Charities List with Financial and Governance Data

A list of Canadian charities registered under the Income Tax Act and eligible to issue official donation receipts. The data includes details on a charity’s financial information, activities, and directors/officials, compiled from the annual T3010 returns submitted to the Canada Revenue Agency. The dataset reflects data as provided by the organizations and was last refreshed on the date published.

Use Cases

• Analyze charity sector financial trends based on reported revenue and expenditure data.
• Map nonprofit activities and focus areas based on the described charity activities.
• Profile governance structures of charitable organizations based on director and official information.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from official annual T3010 returns submitted to the Canada Revenue Agency.
• Includes multiple data facets: financial information, activities, and governance details.
• Available in both CSV and PDF formats for different analysis needs.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect reporting bias inherent to mandatory administrative filings.

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

2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 16:36:55.677370; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada