Topics

• Is registration right for you?
  Advantages, obligations, other options, assistance, registered charity vs. non-profit organization
• Factors that will prevent an organization from being registered as a charity
  Personal benefits, private benevolence, political purposes, business activities, and more
• How to apply
  Create an application document checklist
• Application review process
  Avoiding delays
• Charitable purposes and activities
  What is charitable, describing your activities, activities outside Canada, questions and answers
• Governing documents
  Incorporation, constitutions, and trusts
• Internal divisions
  Information about internal divisions and their requirements for charitable registration
• Types of registered charities (designations)
  Charitable organizations, public foundations and private foundations
• Disaster or emergency relief
  Information for organizations wanting to provide assistance
• Other organizations that can become registered
  National art services organizations and Canadian amateur athletic associations
• Policies and guidance
  Policies and guidance about applying for registration
• Objections and appeals
  Your right to a formal review
• Questions and answers
  Answers to questions about applying for registration
• Re-registration
  How to apply, checklist, what you should know about re-registration