Canadian Donation Receipts

Supporting Canadian churches is important to us, and we know how essential timely donation receipts are. By setting your account country to Canada, you’ll have access to customizable receipt templates designed to help you stay compliant with CRA requirements.

Requirements for Receipts for cash gifts must have the following

What information must be on an official donation receipt from a registered charity?

Source: Government of Canada

1. A statement that it is an official receipt for income tax purposes
2. The name and address of the charity as on file with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
3. A unique serial number
   1. Further definition (Source: Government of Canada)
   2. Receipt No. XXX Each receipt must have its own unique serial number
4. The registration number issued by the CRA
   1. Further definition (Source: Government of Canada)
      Charitable Registration No.
   2. The registration number is assigned by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Only registered charities and RCAAAs are issued a charitable registration number. Other qualified donees do not need one to issue official donation receipts.
5. The location where the receipt was issued (city, town, municipality)
6. The date or year the gift was given
7. The date the receipt was issued
8. The full name, including the middle initial, and address of the donor
9. The amount of the gift
10. The amount and description of any advantage received by the donor
11. The eligible amount of the gift
12. The signature of an individual authorized by the charity to acknowledge gifts

13. The name and website address of the CRA

    Here is an example of an edited statement referencing the requirements listed above:

    

1 The Receipt Number [%statement_year%] and [ %giving_number%] mail merge pulls from the statement year and profile giving number. For example, a statement from Jan 2025 - December 2025 for a profile with an assigned giving number of 1000000380 would look like this: 2025 - 1000000380. 

Elvanto Provided Donation Receipt Templates

You can easily access different statement templates that align with the above Canada Revenue Agency requirements when Creating Statements by: 

• Navigate to Settings
• Select Financial > Giving Statement Templates
• Choose between Basic and Default Template

We recommend choosing the Default Template as it provides more flexible customization options. 

To learn more about customizing your specific template, click here.