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Ontario – Not-for-Profit
This page provides information and resources for establishing a not-for-profit business or charity in Ontario.
Not-for-Profit Organization vs. Other Business Structures
Not-for-Profit Incorporation
Taxation
Registering a Charity
Management and Governance
Funding and Fundraising
Human Resources and Volunteer Management
Not-for-Profit Organization vs. Other Business Structures
- Corporations and Directors - What, Who, Why and How, Primer for Directors of Not-for-Profit Corporations – Industry Canada
- Not-For-Profit and Charity Law – LawNow
- Charitable and Non-Profit Organizations: What is the difference? – LawNow
- FAQs – LawNow
- Starting a Nonprofit or Charity – Charity Village Ltd.
Not-for-Profit Incorporation
- Incorporating a Not-for-Profit Organization – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Not-for-Profit Incorporator's Handbook – Ministry of the Attorney General, Government of Ontario
- Changes to Ontario Not-for-profit Corporation Information – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Federal Not-For-Profit Incorporation - Canada Corporations Act / Part II – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Not-for-Profit Organizations (Canada Corporations Act - Part II) – Corporations Canada, Industry Canada
- Applying for Incorporation: Not-for-profit – Corporations Canada, Industry Canada
Taxation
- Tax – Non-profit organizations – Canada Revenue Agency
- Income Tax Guide to the Non-Profit Organization (NPO) Information Return – Canada Revenue Agency
- GST/HST Information for Non-Profit Organizations – Canada Revenue Agency
- Non-profit Organization - NPO - Information Return – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- GST/HST Rebates for Public Service Bodies – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Taxation, Primer for Directors of Not-for-Profit Corporations – Industry Canada
Registering a Charity
- Charities Directorate – Canada Revenue Agency
- Registering a Charity for Income Tax Purposes – Canada Revenue Agency
- Application to Register a Charity Under the Income Tax Act – Canada Revenue Agency
- Completing the Registered Charity Information Return – Canada Revenue Agency
- Information on Charities – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- GST/HST Rebates for Public Service Bodies – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Taxation, Primer for Directors of Not-for-Profit Corporations – Industry Canada
Management and Governance
- A Guide to Bookkeeping for Non-Profit Organizations – Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Government of Ontario
- Directors' Liability under the Ontario Corporations Act - Not-for-profit Corporations – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Primer for Directors of Not-for-Profit Corporations (Rights, Duties and Practices) – Industry Canada
- Management and Administration – Charity Village Ltd.
- Information Management-Information Technology Best Practices – Voluntary Sector Initiative
- TOTAL Non Profit Resources – tnpr.ca
- Voluntary Sector Knowledge Network
- reBOOT Canada
- iComm, An Internet Community Program Helping Non-Profit Organizations
Funding and Fundraising
Techniques
- Fundraising Ideas That Work for Grassroots Groups – Department of Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada
- An Overview of the Funding of Canada’s Voluntary Sector – Voluntary Sector Initiative Printable Version – PDF (Adobe Acrobat Reader required)
- Inventory of Effective Practices in Financing and Resourcing of Voluntary Sector Organizations in Canada – Voluntary Sector Initiative
- A Code of Good Practice on Funding – Voluntary Sector Initiative
- Fund Raising – Voluntary Sector Knowledge Network
- Quick Tips for Fundraising – GivingandVolunteering.ca
- Privacy 101, A Guide to Privacy Legislation for Fundraising Professionals in Canada – Association of Fundraising Professionals
Sources
- List of some funding and community development programs – Government of Ontario
- The Ontario Trillium Foundation
- FedNor's Not-For-Profit Fund – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Northern Ontario Economic Development Fund - NOEDF – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Nord-Aski Regional Economic Development Corporation
- Foundations – Charity Village Ltd.
- Community Foundation Finder – Community Foundations of Canada
- Members – Philanthropic Foundations Canada
- Canadian Directory to Foundations and Corporations – Imagine Canada
Human Resources and Volunteer Management
- Volunteer management: Resources – Volunteer Canada
- Human Resources Planning – Human Resources Council for the Voluntary/Non-profit Sector
- Information Resources & Tools – Knowledge Development Centre, Canadian Centre for Philanthropy