Charities & Giving

Notifies you about additions to the Charities and giving web pages, including Charities Newsletters, policy statements and commentaries, new guidelines, draft guidelines for consultation, and information about outreach activities.
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Report #1 of the Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector
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Report on the Charities Program 2018 to 2020
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Government launches budget consultations to hear from Canadians
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Recent news and updates
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Recent news and updates
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Recent news and updates
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Charities information webinars
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Recent news and updates
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Change required to official donation receipts
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The CRA has released a new video in its Gifting and receipting series
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Important message for applicants seeking charitable registration or charities seeking re-registration
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New articles on the Excise and GST/HST News.
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New webpage: Cause-related marketing
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Thinking of becoming a registered charity? Make sure your application is complete by creating a personal checklist of all the documents you need.
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The CRA’s Report on the Charities Program 2015-2016 is now available.
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The consultations on charities’ political activities are now closed. For more information go to Clarifying the rules governing charities’ political activities: consultation process 2016 to 2017.
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A new form is available for charities to change director, trustee, or like official information.
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New Guidance CG-026, Relieving conditions attributable to being aged and charitable registration is now available.
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Ottawa has been added as a location for in-person consultations about political activities and charities. The CRA encourages all charities that have not received an invitation before November 29 to participate in the online consultation.
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Form T2081, Excess Corporate Holdings Worksheet for Private Foundations, will no longer be printed and mailed to affected charities. A printable and saveable version of Form T2081 is still available on our website.