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
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Tell us what you're building. We'll walk you through what registration takes.
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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.
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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.
Timelines are estimates. The CRA meets its nine-month service standard about 80% of the time, and complexity, completeness, how quickly you respond and CRA volume all affect it. You can check the current standard with the CRA's processing times tool, then select Charities and final decision on applications.
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 it costs
Clear fees, agreed before we start.
No hourly billing surprises. You know the number before you sign, and you can spread it out.
Charity and foundation registration
$5,900
Starting fee, plus HST and disbursements
✓ Eight interest-free installments available
✓ Legal structure review and advice
✓ Full application preparation and supporting documents
✓ CRA correspondence handled through the review
Incorporation, where needed, is a separate legal process with its own fee.
NFP incorporation
$2,000
Professional fee, plus HST and disbursements
✓ Two installments, starting with a $1,000 retainer
✓ Federal or Ontario incorporation
✓ Bylaws and governance framework
✓ Director and member structure set up properly
Often the first step for organizations not yet incorporated.
Meet your lawyer
Experienced counsel. Personal commitment.
Dov Goldberg's practice is dedicated to charity and nonprofit law. He has helped organizations across Canada obtain charitable status, resolve CRA issues, and move their missions forward with confidence.
Dov Goldberg
Managing Lawyer
"Our role is to make the law feel clear, practical and manageable, so your organization can thrive."
Dov Goldberg
Managing Lawyer
What's included
✓ Legal structure review and advice
✓ Application preparation
✓ Supporting documents
✓ CRA correspondence
✓ Support through review
Your firm's support went beyond legal representation. You became trusted partners in our mission.
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Clear answers before you begin.
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A registered charity can issue official donation receipts your donors can claim, qualify for grants that are open only to registered charities, and give major donors the confidence to give at scale.
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Most organizations do. Incorporation creates the legal structure the CRA reviews, and it's a separate legal process with its own fee. If you're already incorporated, we start at the bylaws stage instead.
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We prepare and submit your complete application in two to three weeks. The decision then rests with the CRA. Most applications are decided in roughly six to nine months, and the CRA's published target is a final decision within nine months of receiving a complete application, which it meets about 80% of the time.
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We handle it. CRA questions are normal, not a sign something has gone wrong, and responding well is part of the work. We draft and manage the correspondence through the review.
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A refusal isn't always the end of the road. We review what the CRA raised, advise on whether the issues can be addressed, and help you decide whether to reapply or take another route.
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We aim to respond within three hours on business days. We have no control over the CRA's timeline, but you'll never be left wondering where things stand with us.
Ready to start issuing tax receipts?
Registration unlocks receipting, grants and major gifts.
Let's get you there.
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