B&H Charity Accounting Group | Federal Non-Profit Registration

Non-Profit Incorporation Type *Not Charity Intended: Sports Club, Professional Association, Society (tax exempt, but does not issue tax receipts)Charity Intended in Future: Education Aid, Relief of poverty, Advancement of Religion, Promotion of Health, General Community Assistance, like Community Centre, Environment, Promotion of Arts (Registered Charities Can Issue Tax Receipts to Donors)

Package Price

Your Registration Package Includes the Following:

Not-for-Profit Articles of IncorporationNo Intention to Register as a Charity in the Future: Prepared by Charity Accounting Group

Articles of IncorporationIntention to be a charitable organization in future: prepared by legal team

Certificate of IncorporationSent via Email

Government's Registry FeeIncluded

CRA Business Number (RC0001)Included

Corporation Key Set upIncluded

Which Package to Choose? 'Not Charity Intended' package is suitable if you are certain that your organization has no intention to be a charitable organization in future. On the other hand, 'Charity Intended in Future' package is more suitable if your organization is intended for faith-based services, relief of poverty, promoting education and awareness, senior services, social services or promoting any specific benefit to the community.

Not-for-Profit's (or Charity's) Address

2.0. In which Province do you want to register this Not-for-Profit Corporation? *

2.1. Corporation's Address

Suite/Unit *

Street Address *

City *

Postal Code *

Country *

What services may I add?

NUANS search and name approval
By-laws, custom articles
Extra-provincial registration
CRA accounts
Annual return
Express registration queue
And more

Is it a one-time payment?

Yes. It's a one-time payment and there is no monthly or annual fees.

What is 'Not Charity Intended' package?

Not Charity Intended package is suitable if you are certain that your organization has no intention to be a charitable organization in future. Generally, these type of organizations are: community associations, sports and recreation, arts and cultural groups, health and wellness groups, housing, newcomer settlement etc.

What is 'Charity Intended in Future' package?

Charity Intended package' is suitable if you think that you want to keep the option open for being a charitable organization in future. Generally these type of organizations are: faith-based institutions, for relief of poverty, to promote education and awareness, senior services, social services or to promote any specific benefit to community.

How should I receive the documents?

You will place order online by filling up the form and paying by credit card/interac-e-transfer. Upon order receiving, we review your order and register accordingly. You will receive your corporate documents in email. If your order includes any shipping items, you will also receive by Canada Post in your business address.

How to get organization's by-law?

We offer the service to prepare by-law of your organization. Our in-house legal team and accounting team prepare, review and finalize the by-law as per not-for-profit corporation act. You will be given option to add by-law in the package in next steps.

Do you offer Post-Incorporation Services?

Yes, we offer 3 types of post-incorporation and maintenance service:

- Annual Return: At the end of the year, we will file annual corporate return for you.

- Phone Support:

Complete Maintenance: Annual Return + Phone Support + Notice of Changes.

May I get CRA Program Accounts?

Yes. CRA program accounts such as GST/HST account, payroll account, export import account etc., can be added to the package in next steps.

Why activities are so important?

To qualify as a charity, an organization must have purposes that are exclusively charitable and charitable activities that support those purposes. The purposes (also called objects) describe the aim or main intent of the organization. The activities describe how your organization will accomplish its purposes.

How to describe the activities?

When describing a charitable activity, keep the following points in mind:

what you want to achieve
how you're doing it – detailed plans
who the beneficiaries are and how they are selected any fees charged
frequency and length of the activity
involvement of employees and volunteers
how you maintain direction and control over activities and resources
other logistics (transportation, facilities, etc.)

What is required for the Name Approval?

The name must be submitted to Government for approval. This process involved:

Submitting a name request application to Government. 3 choices of names can be included per submission, if you don't 3 choices you can write the same name.
Government, they will check the availability of your Name and determine whether it is valid for registration
Once Government has processed the name submission, you will receive a Name Request Number (NR number) which is valid for 56 days.

What is a NUANS Report?

It is a computerized name search report generated based on a proposed corporate / business name or trade-mark from Government databases listing similar and conflicting names of existing business names and trademarks. To incorporate a Federal Corporation an appropriate NUANS Report is required.

Are there different type of NUANS?

Yes. There are 2 different kinds of reports:

A NUANS report for Federal and a NUANS report for each of the following provinces: Ontario, Alberta & New Brunswick.
The rest of the Canadian provinces have their own name approval processes and doesn't require a NUANS report. Examples of such jurisdictions are: B.C., Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland & Labrador, PEI, Yukon, they each require a name search report from their respective provincial database and registry and NOT from the NUANS database.

Why do I need a NUANS & name approval?

NUANS report is required for all named incorporations. NUANS report is a name search report which doesn't guarantee acceptance of that name by Government. We, along with the NUANS report do an analysis of the name so that it is acceptable for a corporation's name.

Who can be a Director?

A director must be person of :

at least 18yrs of age.
of sound mind or mentally stable.
not declared in a state of bankruptcy.
Can be a Canadian Resident or Non Resident.
Minimum 25% of directors (1 out of 4) must be Canadian Resident.

Can I add or Remove a director later?

Yes. A director can be added or removed at a later time.

Are you incorporating for a client?

If you are a lawyer, accountant or other service provider, and opening this corporation on behalf of a client, please do not write your name here. This section is for the primary owner(s) of the corporation. We don't communicate with the directors, rather we contact the person mentioned in the billing address.

Who is an incorporator?

An Incorporator can be an Individual or another Company, usually all Directors are Incorporators.

Are you incorporating for a client?

If you are lawyer, accountant or other service provider, and opening this corporation on behalf of a client, please do not write your name here. Incorporator(s) are generally the director(s) and owner(s) of the corporation. We don't communicate with the directors, rather we contact the person mentioned in the billing address.

Can I change the Articles of Incorporation?

Once the corporation is registered, the Articles of Incorporation is also registered with government. The articles of an incorporated business could be changed with proper filing (Articles of Amendment) and fees.

Do I need custom articles?

The requirement to customize articles varies so that we cannot suggest how to customize. As a simple guidance, organizations customize articles to accommodate special requirements like multi-tier member classes, specific duration of directors in the position, clauses on limited by guarantee, etc. In general, if you don't have a reason then no customization is required.

Who needs a GST/HST account?

If you sell products and services in Canada and collect GST/HST from your Customers, then GST/HST Account Number is Required.

Who needs a payroll account?

If you hire Employees including yourself, then you need a Payroll Account Number.

Who needs an Import account?

If you Import Goods into Canada, then you need an Import Account Number.

Who needs an Export account?

If you Export Goods out of Canada, then you need an Export Account Number.

Who are the Officers in a corporation?

Officers in a corporation manage the daily activities of the corporation. They can also be part of the board of directors. The common Officers titles are President, Secretary, Treasurer, VP, CEO.

Which title to choose for Officers?

There is no specific rule regarding the titles of officers. You can use any title among that fits the best of the duties of the officer. Almost all corporations have an officer titled ‘President’, which might be useful for the operation of a corporation or when preparing legal contracts/documents.

Can more than one person hold the same Officer title?

Unless there is a specific reason for it, same title for more than one officer is not advisable.

Interpretations of Articles	Adding Officers & Members	Execution: Signature Requirements
Membership Termination Clause	Director & Officer Nomination Clause	Financial Statement Transparency Clause
Borrowing Powers	Membership Classes	Membership Transfer Rules

Definitions and Interpretations	Members & Officers Information	Execution: signed by any two officers or directors
Membership termination: basic structure	Nominating directors: supports by 5% members	Financial statements: send to all members
Borrowing: members’ approval not required	Membership class: one class	Membership transfer: to corporation

Definitions and Interpretations	Members & Officers Information	Execution: own writing
Membership termination: complex structure	Nominating directors: own criteria	Financial statements: send or not to all members
Borrowing: members’ approval required/not required	Membership class: one/two class	Membership transfer: not eligible/to corporation/to public

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