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CanadaHelps

Registered-charity donation platform for Canadian charities, with no monthly fee.

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Strong choiceThe default donation platform for Canadian charities, but only for Canada.

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Price

No monthly fee; from 3.5% per donation (includes card processing)

Nonprofit offer

None found

Available in

🇨🇦Canada onlyOnly for CRA-registered Canadian charities; CAD payouts

Suits

Volunteer-run · Small · Medium · Large

Great for

Registered Canadian charities wanting an inexpensive all-in fee for online giving
Charities that accept securities donations
No monthly fee
Built by a charity for Canadian charities
Handles securities donations

Watch out for

Organisations that are not CRA-registered charities
Charities outside Canada
Higher per-donation fee than the cheapest platforms
Canada only
Only for registered charities

Problems it solves

“We are a Canadian charity and need donors to receive CRA tax receipts automatically”“I need a donation form without a monthly subscription”“A donor wants to give us shares and we don't know how to receive them”“We want to sell tickets and take donations at our fundraising event”“I need to run a peer-to-peer campaign for a Canadian charity”

About CanadaHelps+

CanadaHelps is itself a registered Canadian charity that provides donation forms, peer-to-peer campaigns, ticketed events and a charity profile for other registered charities. There are no upfront or monthly fees: the charity pays a transaction fee that includes credit card costs. It issues official Canadian donation receipts.

Pricing: No upfront or monthly fees. Transaction fees include credit card costs: donation forms 3.75%, monthly gifts 3.5%, one-time gifts via charity profile 4.5%, ticketed events 5.0%, peer-to-peer 5.5%. Securities donations are 3% under CA$10k, falling to 2% for CA$100k to CA$249.9k, with flat fees above CA$250k. Donors can opt to cover the fees.

Key features+

Customisable donation formsOfficial Canadian donation receiptsPeer-to-peer fundraisingTicketed eventsSecurities donationsCharity profile on the CanadaHelps site

Works with (3)+

Salesforce Nonprofit CloudRaiser's Edge

Mailchimp

Data & privacy+

Not confirmed on the pages reviewed.

How sure are we?+

Prices and offers confirmed on the vendor's own pages. Prices and nonprofit programs change often, so check with CanadaHelps before you commit. Rankings on Nonprofit Tools are never for sale.

Sources · last checked 2026-10-05