Short answer Two things must be remembered to keep your registered charity’s status: fundraising must not be your primary activity and you must devote certain portions of your resources to charitable programs or services (including gifts to qualified donees) rather than fundraising expenditures. While the Canada Revenue Agency accepts that you will encounter costs in your efforts to raise funds for your charitable purpose, it expects that these expenses will be reasonable. Long answer When you registered your charity, you declared your charitable purpose. That purpose must always be the focus of your time and resources. The CRA does not view fundraising as a charitable expenditure. Spending excessive amounts on fundraising could also result in the charity not meeting its disbursement quota (DQ), that is, its spending requirement. View more information on disbursement quotas here. For further discussion on fundraising, see CRA's checklist of allowable activities at www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/charities-giving/charities/checklists-charities/engaging-allowable-activities.html See CRA's guidelines for fundraising events and charitable activities at www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/charities-giving/charities/operating-a-registered-charity/issuing-receipts/fundraising-events-issuing-receipts.html