{"id":6925,"date":"2023-07-18T09:31:16","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T13:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/panl\/?p=6925"},"modified":"2024-02-09T19:57:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T00:57:04","slug":"how-to-start-a-nonprofit-in-canada-everything-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/panl\/2023\/how-to-start-a-nonprofit-in-canada-everything-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Start a Nonprofit in Canada: Everything You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/muttart.org\/resource\/how-to-start-a-nonprofit-in-canada-everything-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6927\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/panl\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-to-Start-Cover-300x389.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/panl\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-to-Start-Cover-300x389.png 300w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/panl\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-to-Start-Cover-400x518.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/panl\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-to-Start-Cover.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a>The <a href=\"https:\/\/muttart.org\/resource\/how-to-start-a-nonprofit-in-canada-everything-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Muttart Foundation<\/a> released a new report (July 2023) that outlines how to start a nonprofit organization in Canada, with specifics for each province and territory and at the federal level. Additionally, the authors, <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/2022\/kira-mcdermid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kira McDermid<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/2022\/emma-wood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emma Wood<\/a>, explain the steps required during the first year of an organization&#8217;s existence. Their sources include government and academic research, as well as interviews with four recent founders of organizations. Click for a free pdf of <a href=\"https:\/\/muttart.org\/resource\/how-to-start-a-nonprofit-in-canada-everything-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;How to Start a Nonprofit in Canada: Everything You Need to Know&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Muttart Foundation released a new report (July 2023) that outlines how to start a nonprofit organization in Canada, with specifics for each province and territory and at the federal level. 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