Money collection permits A money collection permit can be applied for by making a written application to the National Police Board. You can apply for a money collection permit by mail, e-mail or in the Police’s online services. See the list of val...

Electoral money collection Electoral money collection means money collection campaigns held to support candidates standing for public elections. Electoral money collection campaigns may be held without a money collection permit or notification of ...

Prohibited money collection practices Providing false or misleading information The public must not be provided with false or misleading information about key issues in connection with money collection campaigns. False or misleading information ca...

Illegal money collection campaigns Has someone asked you to donate money or are you otherwise thinking about donating? Never donate anything to a money collection until you have ensured that their campaign is legitimate! Ask for the organiser’s pe...

Prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing through money collection campaigns Money collection is a major source of income for many non-governmental organisations. The whole society benefits from non-profit organisations’ being able to...

Crowdfunding and money collection campaigns What is crowdfunding? Crowdfunding is a means of raising money to finance projects of individuals and organisations and for business functioning. Crowdfunding usually involves asking a large number of pe...

What obligations does a money collection permit bring? Below you will find a list about the main things to remember when arranging a money collection. Notification of a change in circumstances Make a written notification to the Police Board of any...

When is a money collection permit not required? Schools and nurseries Schools and nurseries can run money collection campaigns without a money collection permit or a small-scale money collection notice as long as the campaign is run in connection ...

Instructions for submitting an annual money collection report In the annual report, provide information only about the money collection and the use of money collection funds. Money collection funds are all gratuitous monetary donations received as...

Instructions for making a money collection permit application Do the money collection permit application always in written form and send it to the National Police Board, either by mail, e-mail or through the online police’s service. Formulate the ...

Money Collection Campaigns Money collection campaigns are an activity where the public are asked to give money without getting anything in return. Money collection campaigns may be organised mostly for non-profit purposes and basically require a m...

Under what circumstances can I run a money collection campaign? Money collection involves asking the public for monetary donations. In most cases, running a money collection campaign requires a money collection permit or filing a small-scale money...

Frequently asked questions about money collection and money collection permits When is a money collection permit required? A money collection permit is required if you intend to ask the public to donate money without giving them anything in return...

When do I you need to make small-scale money collection notice? Money collection always requires either a money collection permit or a small-scale money collection notice. So, if you plan to solicit gratuitous donations from the public, apply for ...

Obligations for organisers of small-scale money collections Make a small-scale money collection notice to a police department before starting the collection. The police department will process the notice and give the collection a small-scale money...

Small-scale money collections As the name suggests, small-scale money collections are money collection campaigns of a limited duration with a ceiling for the amount of money that can be raised. The local police department must be notified of all s...

Money laundering The purpose of money laundering is to disguise the origin of money or other property acquired through criminal activity to make it seem that the money or property has been obtained legally. Money laundering is an intentional crimi...

Permits for lotteries and money collections You will find information on money collections and how to organise lotteries, including how to apply for permits and make accounting reports. Kindly note that while a lot of the information is available ...

Causes for which funds can be raised through small-scale money collections Small-scale money collections are designed for collecting donations to support non-profit causes and to fund other forms of social and communal action. The usual rule of mo...

Prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing in gambling Gambling is an economic activity and consequently also one potential area that can be used for money laundering and terrorist financing. Money laundering refers to activities where...