Maintaining charitable registration

Resource manual for directors, officers, and volunteers

The intent of this manual is to provide registered charities with easy access to need-to-know information from our webpages to assist them in maintaining their charitable registration.

Resource Manual

• About the Charities Directorate
• Basic Guidelines for Maintaining Charitable Registration - Checklist
• Engaging in allowable activities - Checklist
• Keeping adequate books and records - Checklist
• Issuing complete and accurate donations receipts - Checklist
• Meeting the disbursement quota - Checklist
• How to avoid common mistakes when filing your return - Checklist
• Maintaining the charity's status as a legal entity - Checklist
• Advising the Charities Directorate of changes to your charity - Checklist
• Anti-avoidance rules and designated gifts
• Fundraising activities
• Compliance and audits
• Electronic mailing list (EML)
• Contacting the Charities Directorate