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Charities and Giving

Budget 2013 proposes a new temporary First-Time Donor’s Super Credit.

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) registers charities, Canadian amateur athletic associations, and other qualified donees. The CRA regulates the tax receipting privileges of qualified donees, and provides donors with relevant information to help them donate wisely.

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Charities Listings

Search the online list of Canadian charities. View a charity's information return to learn about their finances and activities.

Other qualified donees listings

Browse the online lists to find other organizations that can issue official donation receipts and are eligible to receive gifts from registered charities.

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Registered charities Applying, operating, revoking, educational resources (including information sessions and webinars), technical information, and more.	Donors Avoiding fraud, tax savings, official donation receipts, finding charities, the regulation of charities, and more.
Registered Canadian amateur athletic associations (RCAAAs) Applying, operating, revoking, technical information, list of RCAAAs, and more.	Other listed qualified donees Technical information and lists for municipalities, prescribed universities outside Canada, municipal or public bodies performing a function of government in Canada, low-cost housing corporations for the aged, and charitable organizations outside Canada that have received a gift from Her Majesty in right of Canada.