Canadian Charity Registry with Financial and Governance Data for 2021

The Canada Revenue Agency's 2021 List of Charities provides official data on organizations registered to issue tax-deductible donation receipts. Information is compiled from mandatory annual T3010 returns submitted by each charity, covering financial details, activities, and director information. The dataset was last refreshed on the platform on April 9, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze charity sector financial health based on reported revenue and expenditure data.
• Map nonprofit activity types and geographic distribution based on described activities.
• Study governance structures and leadership based on director and official information.
• Verify charity registration status for donation receipt eligibility.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Canada Revenue Agency, the national tax regulator.
• Includes multiple data facets: financial information, activities, and governance details.
• Available in structured CSV format for analysis.

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; accuracy is self-reported.

Provenance

Source

Canada Revenue Agency | Agence du revenu du Canada

Collection Method

Compiled from the mandatory annual T3010 Registered Charity Information Return.

Time Range

2021

Freshness

Dataset reflects 2021 data, last refreshed on the platform in April 2026.

Geography

Canada