Topics for letter A (Charities and Giving)

Summary policies are identified as (CSP) and provide a general statement on a particular topic.

• Aboriginal, CSP-A01
• Abortion, CSP-A11
• About the Directorate:
  • Accord between the Government and the Voluntary Sector
  • Our Service Standards
  • Who we are
• Accountability, CSP-A02
• Accumulation, CSP-A03
• Accumulation of funds, requesting permission
• Activities:
  • Business
  • Charitable
  • Fundraising
  • Lotteries, bingos, charity casinos, etc. (see Fundraising)
  • Political
  • Social
  • Through intermediaries (see Charitable activities)
• Activities, changing
• Activities checklist
• Address, changing
• Address, Charities Directorate (see Contact information)
• Administration, CSP-A16
• Adoption, CSP-A17
• Advantages of registration
• Aged (senior), CSP-A05
• Agency, CSP-A12
• Agriculture, CSP-A18
• Alcohol, CSP-A19
• Allowances, CSP-A20
• Amalgamation (consolidation, merger), CSP-A21
• Amending the information return
• Ancillary activities, CSP-A13
• Animal, CSP-A22
• Annual information return:
  • Amending the information return
  • Avoiding common mistakes
  • Checklist
  • Consequences of non-filing
  • Filing and revocation notices
  • Filing the information return
  • Financial statements
  • Guide T4033B, Completing the Registered Charity Information Return.
  • Information available to the public
  • List of companies authorized to produce customized T3010 returns
  • Registered Charity Basic Information sheet
  • Registered Charity Information Return Summary
  • Samples
• Annual spending requirement (disbursement quota):
  • Avoiding common mistakes
  • Capital gains reduction and capital gains pool
  • Disbursement quota calculation
  • Disbursement quota shortfalls and excesses
  • Form T1259, Capital Gains and Disbursement Quota Worksheet
  • What is the disbursement quota?
• Annuities, CSP-A06
• Annulled charities, search
• Annulment, CSP-A23
• Anonymous gifts
• Appeal, CSP-A14
• Appeals
• Application review process
• Applying for registration:
  • Application review process
  • Charitable purposes and activities
  • Disaster relief
  • Factors that will prevent an organization from being registered
  • Forms and guides
  • Governing documents
  • How to apply
  • Is registration right for you?
  • Model objects
  • Notice of objection
  • Other organizations that can become registered
  • Policies and technical information
  • Questions and answers
  • Re-registration process
  • Types of registered charities (designations)
• Arm's length, CSP-A07
• Artist, CSP-A24
• Arts, CSP-A08
• Assessment, CSP-A27
• Asset, CSP-A26
• Assets and liabilities
• Associated charity, CSP-A09
• Associated status, requesting
• Auction, CSP-A15
• Audit, CSP-A10
• Audits and sanctions:
  • Compliance Continuum
  • Guidelines for applying new sanctions
  • Pamphlet T4118, Auditing Charities
  • Penalties and suspensions
• Avoiding common mistakes:
  • Disbursement quota
  • T3010 return
• Avoiding fraud:
  • Donation schemes
  • Don't get involved in illegal tax filing
  • Protect yourself against fraud
  • Questions to ask when a charity calls or comes to your door