Advising the Charities Directorate of changes to your registered charity’s information

It is important that the Charities Directorate has accurate information about all registered charities in Canada.

Checklist

You should notify us for any of the following reasons:

☐ to make sure proposed changes to your charity’s purposes or activities are charitable

☐ to request approval for:

☐ a fiscal period-end change
☐ a re-designation
☐ a disbursement quota reduction
☐ associated status
☐ permission to accumulate property (funds)

☐ to report a change to your charity’s name, address, phone or fax number, email address, or contact information (you may also update the address using My Business Account)

☐ to report a change to your charity’s governing documents (constitution, articles of incorporation, etc.)

☐ to report that your charity has been part of an amalgamation, merger, or consolidation

☐ to report that your charity is no longer operating and to ask to have its registration voluntarily revoked

Mail or fax the information to:

Charities Directorate
Canada Revenue Agency
Ottawa ON K1A 0L5

Fax: 613-954-8037

Date modified:

2016-08-29