Charity & NPO Accounting in Ontario
Charity accountants and not-for-profit bookkeeping in Ontario
Ontario charities are public benefit corporations under ONCA. The three-year transition ended October 18, 2024; financial-review requirements depend on revenue, member resolutions, bylaws, and other binding terms.
GoodLedger is a CPA-led team of charity accountants — fixed-fee bookkeeping, T3010 and CRA compliance, and board-ready reporting, delivered cloud-first wherever you are in Ontario.
Statutory framework
- Framework
- Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (ONCA)
- Audit threshold
- Public benefit corporation: generally $500,000 or more annual revenue
- Review threshold
- More than $100,000 and under $500,000; members may approve review instead of audit by extraordinary resolution
Statutory thresholds are starting points and may depend on soliciting status, public-benefit status, member resolutions, bylaws, and funder agreements. We map your engagement scope to all of them.
Charity accounting in Ontario: what's different
Ontario charities incorporate under the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (ONCA), filed through the Ontario Business Registry. Registered charities are treated as public benefit corporations, which sets the audit and review thresholds shown above and expanded member rights compared with the former Corporations Act.
For the treasurer, that means annual return filings with the Ontario Business Registry sit alongside the T3010 filed with the CRA — two separate systems with two separate deadlines. Ontario is an HST province, so GST/HST bookkeeping and PSB rebate claims run on a single harmonized rate rather than tracking a federal and provincial tax separately.
What working with us looks like
Cloud-first, remote-by-design
QuickBooks Online or Sage Intacct, with secure document exchange. We work the way Canadian charities already work.
CPA-led service
Every engagement is shaped by CPA oversight and real treasurer experience at a Canadian not-for-profit.
Charity-only specialization
We do not work with SMBs or for-profit clients. Our entire workflow is shaped around CRA charity directorate rules and ASNPO.
Fixed-fee tiers
No hourly billing surprises. Three packages — Essentials, Growth, Enterprise — with inclusions on the pricing page.
Also serving
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Common questions
Sources
- Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 — Ontario e-Laws
- Ontario — Rules for not-for-profit and charitable corporations — Government of Ontario
- CRA — Operating a registered charity — Canada Revenue Agency
Sources reviewed: July 10, 2026
General information only. This page is not legal, tax, assurance, or professional advice for any specific organization. Confirm decisions with the CRA, your CPA, and legal counsel for your facts.
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