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Federal Non-Profit Organization

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  • Federal Non-Profit Organization Can be Ready in 3 Business Days. Option to Add Charitable Status.

  • Why Should You Place Order with Us?

  • IncorpMaster is a One Stop shop: you have options to add other services such as minute book, GST account, payroll account, export import account, WCB registrations, corporate seal etc. (will be displayed in next steps).
  • ✔ IncorpMaster is an agent of Industry Canada
  • ✔ Experienced team (please see our Google reviews)
  • ✔ IncorpMaster is backed by law firm
  • ✔ Non-profit article of incorporation prepared by corporate lawyer
  • ✔ 100% Money back guarantee
  • ✔ Up to 30 unique name searches for free
  • ✔ Review by specialist to ensure you are doing it correctly
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  • Help and Support

  • What is a non-profit organization?
    A non-profit organization (NPO) is a club, society, or association that's organized and operated solely for: social welfare or civic improvement or pleasure or recreation or any other purpose except profit.
  • Is it the same as Registered Charity?
    Registered charities and non-profit organizations both operate on a non-profit basis, however they are not the same. If you want a registered charity, this will be registered the same way as of non-profit and an additional application for charity status to be added which will be shown to you in next steps.
  • How fast I can get documents?
    It depends on your selection on service queue in next page. If you choose urgent queue, we can register very fast and you will get final documents in 3 business days in email which are sufficient to open a bank account. Afterwards, you will receive documents by post.
  • What happens after I place order?
    As a customer, your job is pretty much to fill out this form, pay and submit. Once we receive it, our specialists will review and if anything missing, you will be contacted. Then, our lawyer prepares article & by laws. We obtain name approval for you and register with government and send your final documents in email first and then by post.
  • Can I do without a lawyer?
    To register a non-profit organization, the article of corporation has to be prepared according to a non-profit corporation act, which is the job of a corporate lawyer. We have a corporate lawyer who prepares this article. Therefore, submitting online is a cost-effective way to avoid an expensive lawyer who charges by hour.
  • How can it be done so fast?
    Yes, this question arises because most other law firms or agencies take around 30 days processing time; while we can complete in 3 business days. Because, we are an approved agency with licensed lawyer and specialists. Our lawyer prepares the article and by-laws in the same day of order receipt. We are also a member of industry Canada, and therefore, can obtain name approval in 24 hours to 48 hours. Then, our licensed registry agent can register in the government system instantly.
  • How many people are required?
    A federal non-profit legislation requires at least 3 directors. Only physical persons can be directors. Individual below 18 years old or business entity or any non-human being such as a corporation or another organization, can't be a director. There is no Canadian residency requirement and therefore, all directors can be Canadian or foreign nationals.
  • Organization's Name

  • Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, doc, docx.
  • Help and Support

  • Is there any name rules?
    A non-profit organization's name traditionally ends with certain phrases such as foundation, association, society, institute etc.
  • What should I list in activities?
    You may briefly write two or three major activities of this organization.
  • How name approval works?
    Since we are agent of Industry Canada, we have access to the name database of federal government. Before we submit a name for approval, we do a pre-check in our system. If the pre-check shows, your proposed name may not work, we will ask for alternative name at free of cost.
  • How NUANS Report works?
    To get an approval for the non-profit organization's name, we need to submit the NUANS report to the federal government. If you already have obtained, you can upload here. Otherwise, we will obtain for you.
  • Organization's Address

  • Help and Support

  • What address is this?
    This is the complete address of the location where the organization is located. It must be a physical street address and can't be a PO Box. Please note, all government documents will be mailed in this address.
  • Can I use home address for now?
    Yes, you definitely can. Later on, when you get a rented space, you can change your address on our website.
  • Do you provide address service?
    If you do not have a local address, we provide registered address and mail scanning service at additional fees. You may proceed with this order and afterwards, address service can be bought.
  • Organization's Directors

  • The organization must have at least 3 directors. These are the 3 individuals who are incorporating this organization and primarily in charge of this organization.
  • Primary Director

  • 3.1. Primary Director: the head of the organization
  • Please send a government issued photo ID (Driving License or Passport) to info@incorpmaster.ca. Please note, we can't submit to government without this ID.
  • Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, doc, docx.
  • Second Director

  • Third Director

  • Help and Support

  • What does director mean?
    In a simple language, the director is the overall head of the organization. A non-profit organization must have at least 3 directors. There is no Canadian residency requirement for these directors, therefore can be Canadian resident or foreigners. An individual who is less than 18 years old, can't be a director.
  • Can I add a foreigner as a director?
    Yes, foreigners can be added as directors. There is no Canadian residency requirement for these directors, therefore, can be Canadian resident or foreigners.
  • Can I add or remove a director in future?
    Yes, of course. On a later time, you can add or remove directors. This could be done on our website as well.
  • Fourth Director

  • Fifth Director

  • Note: If you want to add more than 5 directors, you may need to place a customized order. For now, you can place order with these five directors and afterwards, give us a call to convert it into a customized order.
  • Minute book (prepared by lawyer)

  • Why Minute Book Matters?

  • A Minute book is a corporate legal document prepared by a corporate lawyer. As per corporation act, a Minute book is MANDATORY. Minute book consists of by laws, organization's structure & other legal sections. It's REQUIRED to open a bank account. Without it, a non-profit organization is not complete. A Minute book must be presented when corporation is audited. The next page will skip if you do not choose Minute Book. We left here as optional because many law firms incorporate with us who prepare their own minute book.
  • Help and Support

  • Is minutebook required?
    Yes, it's mandatory as per corporation act. The owners, members and organization structure are defined in minute book. If you do not select minute book, the next step "Members & Organization's Officers" section will skip assuming you will do minute book with another firm.
  • Any advantage of doing in package?
    When you incorporate a company, the expenses are called business development expense which is tax creditable. Any spending you do after incorporation, is considered as operating expense which are not tax creditable. Doing it separately later is a manual process which cost more and takes longer time.
  • By laws, Members and Officers (Skipped as no minute book selected)

  • Organization's by laws, members, officers and their designations (CEO, President etc.) are part of the Minute book. These sections are skipped as no minute book is selected. Please click Next to proceed or Previous to add minute book.
  • Members

  • Normally all the directors are members. However, if you want to add other individuals as member, it's possible. Members are similar as of shareholders for a corporation, elect the board of directors.
  • First Member

  • 2nd Member

  • 3rd Member

  • 4th Member

  • 5th Member

  • Note: If you want to add more members, you can proceed with these 5 members and call us to manually update to add more members.
  • Help and Support

  • Who can be member?
    Typically, all the directors are the members. You may add a maximum of 10 members. Only physical persons can be directors.
  • Who can't be a member?
    Individual below 18 years old or business entity or any non-human being such as a corporation or another organization, can't be a director.
  • A foreign national can a be member?
    There is no Canadian residency requirement and therefore, all members can be Canadian or foreign nationals. Their address can be outside of Canada as well.
  • Organization's Officers

  • A federal non-profit organization must have a president and a secretary. Additional officers can be added as well.
  • Full NameFull Address with postal codeDesignation 
  • To add more individuals, you may click on the most right side '+' sign.
  • Help and Support

  • Who should be the president?
    Normally, the primary director becomes the president of the organization.
  • Who should be the secretary?
    Normally, the second director or the third director becomes the secretary of the organization.
  • Is it changeable later?
    Yes, the board of directors can add or remove officers in future.
  • Governmental Other Registrations

  • Any benefits of choosing in package?

  • Yes, two major benefits.
    1. Tax claimable: cost that occurs during business set up, is called Business Development Expenses, is tax claimable. Costs that occurs after business already registered, is called operational cost, is not tax claimable. These costs will occur at any way, since these are mandatory filing, therefore, it's wise to include in the package.
    2. The default process: These filing to be done together with the corporation; hence, it's cheaper in package. To do this services later; there are manual forms and process; hence, costs more money and takes longer processing time
  • Help and Support

  • Why need business number?
    CRA business number is the unique ID of your organization with Canada Revenue Agency. Every Canadian entity must have this number. This is needed to report organization's income and tax receipt.
  • Why need GST/HST account?
    Not only for collecting GST/HST but also when you buy supplies and necessary items for your organization, you pay GST/HST. This amount could be claimed if you have GST/HST set up with CRA. Almost all organizations take this advantage.
  • Do I need a PST Account?
    Yes, for your province PST collection is mandatory besides GST collection. To collect PST, PST account is required.
  • Do I need a QST Account?
    Yes, for your province QST collection is mandatory besides GST collection. To collect QST, QST account is required.
  • Why need payroll account?
    If your organization have or plan to have in future any paid staff or employee (full time or part time), then you need a payroll account set up. Please note, this is not payroll service, but the initial account set up with CRA.
  • What is WCB?
    It's worker's compensation board. Various province calls it differently, WSIB in Ontario, WCB in Alberta and WSB in BC. This registration is required if your organization has any paid staff or employee now or in future (part time or full time). We register it and give you the account number and hook you with WCB authority. Please note, this does not cost any monthly premium, rather WCB authority will advise you on your eligibility of free program or fees.
  • What is domain name?
    We are an agent of global domain registration. After your organization name gets approved, we can instantly reserve a domain in your company name (example: www.organizationname.com).
  • Registered Charity Status

  • To get Charitable status, the organization must apply to the CRA. This application is critical and must apply with certain procedures and corporation act, to have higher chances of getting approved. Our agency has a corporate lawyer and charted accountant who are expert on it and therefore, can apply on behalf of you. Once approved by CRA, you will receive a charitable registration number from CRA and can issue official donation receipts to those who donates to your organization for income tax purposes.
  • Required Information for Charity Status

  • Our lawyers and chartered accountants will prepare the application. However, we need to know a bit more details on the activities of this organization and how these activities falls for charitable status. You have option to write those details here or can send us later in our email. The activities must fall into either these categories:
    1. Relief of poverty.
    2. The advancement of education.
    3. The advancement of religion.
    4. Other purposes that benefit the community.
  • Help and Support

  • What happens after this?
    Once we receive your charity application order, our accountant will assess your application, contact you and then send you a suitable link to collect necessary information as per Canada Revenue Agency requirement. And then, the accountant will act as an assigned CRA representative for you. The accountant may send you a CRA link where you may provide consent to act on be half of you.
  • What is Registered Charity?
    Registered charities are charitable organizations, public foundations, or private foundations that are created and resident in Canada. They must use their resources for charitable activities and have charitable purposes that fall into either the relief of poverty or the advancement of education or the advancement of religion or other purposes that benefit the community.
  • How long it takes to get charity status?
    The first step is to register as a non-profit organization. Once the organization is registered, it may take around 1 year to get registered Charity Status
  • Notes on the relief of poverty
    Organizations established for the relief of poverty include orphanages, food banks, soup kitchens, as well as enterprises that supply low-cost rental housing, clothing, furniture, and appliances to the poor.
  • Notes on the advancement of education
    It has to be a purpose or activity as advancing education in the charitable sense if it involves formal training of the mind or formal instruction, or if it prepares a person for a career, or if it improves a useful branch of human knowledge. Example: establishing and operating schools, colleges, universities, and other similar institutions; providing scholarships, bursaries, and prizes for scholastic achievement etc.
  • Notes on advancement of religion
    This category refers to promoting the spiritual teachings of a religious body, and maintaining the doctrines and spiritual observances on which those teachings are based. Example: establishing and maintaining buildings for worship and other religious use; organizing and providing religious instruction, and performing pastoral and missionary work.
  • Corporate Supplies

  • Help and Support

  • Do I need a corporate seal?
    This is an official embossed seal of your organization. It's used on official documentations. It's also used as a protection against fraudulent actives or fake documents. Pretty much all non-profit organization have this seal. Upon order receipt, we give to an approved agency to prepare it and then we will send to you by post.
  • What does 1st year support include?
    Most new non-profit org. do not have own lawyer and accountant. When you receive legal notices from CRA, federal govt. or provincial govt. all you need to do it, take a picture of it and send to us. Our lawyer will explain and advise you on it. Same goes for accounting. Because a non-profit org. is eligible to claim many benefits from CRA, if you don't have an own accountant, our chartered accountant is here to consult.
  • Non-profit tax guide eBook?
    This book is prepared by our chartered accountant for all new non-profit organizations. The book explains step by step, what benefits a non-profit org. can claim and how to claim. This book also explain nonprofit bookkeeping, charitable giving rules and other key tax rules.
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