Charity registration lawyers in Canada
You're ready to make a difference. You shouldn't have to become a CRA expert first.
Charity registration is what we do. We know what the CRA is looking for and build your application around it from day one, so you can get back to the work you set out to do.
✓ Issue official donation receipts your donors can claim
✓ Apply for grants that are open only to registered charities
✓ Accept major gifts with confidence, at any size
Request a consultation
Tell us what you're building. We'll walk you through what registration takes.
Your information is secure and confidential.
Dov Goldberg
Managing Lawyer
Charity law focus
Exclusively charities and nonprofits
Experienced counsel
Practical legal guidance
Built for the CRA
Structured around what they ask
Canada-wide service
Organizations nationwide
How can we help?
Legal clarity for every stage of your mission.
Our core practice
Charity registration
We prepare and submit your CRA application, built around what the CRA is looking for.
NFP incorporation
Federal or Ontario incorporation, with bylaws and a governance framework that hold up.
CRA governance and compliance
Annual filings, audits, and CRA correspondence handled by counsel who know the file.
Not sure where you fit?
Tell us what you're building and we'll tell you which path actually applies.
Questions before you commit?
The timeline, the fee, what the CRA asks for, answered before you sign anything.
Your charity registration journey
From vision to registered charity.
We handle the legal complexity so you can stay focused on the work you set out to do. Already incorporated? We start at step three.
01
02
03
04
05
Onboarding
We gather your mission, planned activities, founders and directors, funding strategy and goals.
Incorporation
Creates the legal structure behind your organization. A separate legal process from registration, with its own fee.
Bylaws
We draft your bylaws and governance framework so decision-making is clear from the start.
Application
We prepare and submit your complete CRA application, structured to avoid the gaps that cause avoidable delays.
2–3 weeks, ours
CRA review
The CRA reviews and may come back with questions. Most applications are decided in roughly 6–9 months, and the CRA's published target is a final decision within 9 months of a complete application.
6–9 months, the CRA's
What We Do
We look after the legal needs of Charities, non-profits, Social Ventures, Foundations and Philanthropists across Canada. Here's a snapshot of what we can do for you and your organization.
Incorporation and organization
Setting up charitable foundations and trusts
Charitable registration
Compliance with Canada Revenue requirements
Corporate procedures and compliance with the corporate legislation applicable to federal and provincial not-for-profit corporations
Corporate restructuring
Cross-border and international relationships
Contracts and agreements
Purchase, sale and leasing of real estate
Tax planning and planned giving
Charitable Trusts
Foundations
Fundraising and Gift Planning
Director and Officer Liability
Governance audits and problem solving
Charity Law, Done Differently
We're not your average law firm. B.I.G. Charity Law Group is accessible and affordable. We offer many years of experience in Not-for-Profit and Charity Law matters, provided in ways that work for our clients. This is a law firm like you’ve never seen before.
Efficient:
Our team is fast, responsive, and pragmatic. Your file won’t languish for months on a lawyer’s desk collecting dust. You won’t have to nudge and cajole your lawyer to complete your file. Our turn-around time for sending in a the T2050 tax exempt application is on average 1-3 weeks from when you’ve completed our intake questionnaire.
Knowledgeable and Experienced:
Our practice consists of, almost exclusively, Not-for-Profit & Charity Law. We do not dabble in a myriad of practice areas. Not-for-Profit corporations and Charity law is our focus. Charity law is at the epicenter of our practice. If your legal question relates to a Not-for-Profit corporation or charity law, call us.
Affordable, Fair and Transparent Pricing:
We don’t use the billable hour system used by most lawyers. We don’t charge you for asking us questions. We don’t charge you for marble offices, elaborate parties and supporting all of the partners. We embrace technology and low overhead to provide you with efficient, flexible and responsive legal services. We use set prices for set jobs, so you know what the work will cost before you start. We give you a fixed price which is actually fixed, not an estimate with loads of carve-outs and disbursements. Low stress, cost certainty and installment plans – it's a complete package deal.
You'll notice that we post our fees for most of our services.
We are transparent and straightforward.
Take the Next Step
We’re here to help! Enter your question in the form below to get an answer from a Charity Law Lawyer.
Get in Touch
We Respond Within 3 Business Hours!