On March 14, 2024, the Charities Directorate of the Canada
Revenue Agency ("CRA") released the Report on the Charities Program 2021 to
2022 (the "Report"). This document provides a
summary of the Charities Directorate's activities during its
fiscal period from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. The Report
notes that there are 74,615 charitable organizations in Canada, as
well as 6,368 private foundations and 4,908 public foundations, for
a total of 85,891 registered charities. Charities reported spending
$4 billion on activities outside of Canada.
The Report states that 82% of applicants used online services
for submissions in the 2021-2022 fiscal period. During this period,
the CRA received a total of 2,375 applications for charity
registration, along with 84 applications for registration as an
"other qualified donee" ("OQD"), with
a qualified donee being a registered charity, a registered Canadian
amateur athletic association, a registered journalism
