Charity Revocations and Procurement Inquiries

Summary#

This Canada Gazette notice lists a handful of formal actions by federal bodies published on June 8, 2024. It announces the revocation of several charities’ registrations, two procurement complaints that the Canadian International Trade Tribunal will investigate, a few short items from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, and a permission for a public servant to run in a municipal election.

What it does#

• Canada Revenue Agency — Income Tax Act

  • Announces that the registrations of these charities are being revoked because they consolidated or merged and asked for revocation. The revocations take effect on the date of publication (June 8, 2024).
  • Affected charities listed:
    • LA FABRIQUE DE LA PAROISSE DE SAINTE-FAMILLE / THE FABRIQUE OF THE PARISH OF HOLY FAMILY (Deux-Montagnes, QC)
    • WELLINGTON BOYS & GIRLS CLUB (Wellington, P.E.I.)
    • LA FABRIQUE DE LA PAROISSE DE SAINTE-MARIE-DU-LAC (Deux-Montagnes, QC)
    • BEAKERHEAD CREATIVE SOCIETY (Calgary, Alta.)
    • THE LIVING WATER MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL (Brampton, Ont.)

• Canadian International Trade Tribunal

  • Decided to open an inquiry on May 29, 2024 into a complaint by Oracle Canada ULC about Solicitation CS-IAAS-2024 from Shared Services Canada. The solicitation is for cloud infrastructure and platform services. Oracle says the procurement lacked clear and fair selection and prequalification criteria.
  • Decided to open an inquiry on May 27, 2024 into a complaint by Weatherlogics Inc. about Solicitation 5000073434 from Environment and Climate Change Canada. The work is an update of Canadian precipitation datasets. Weatherlogics alleges its bid was unfairly re-evaluated; the notice refers to an earlier Tribunal decision of February 7, 2024 on the same solicitation.

• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)

  • Notes that it posts full decisions and related documents on its website.
  • Short decision listings include:
    • Decision 2024-113 (published May 27, 2024) for Radio Nord-Joli inc. (CFNJ-FM), Joliette, Quebec.
    • Decision 2024-114 (published May 27, 2024) for Arsenal Media Inc. for a new commercial FM station, Joliette, Quebec.
  • Order 2024-117 (published May 28, 2024) listed under “Telecommunications Fees.”

• Public Service Commission

  • Granted permission under the Public Service Employment Act for Kethlande Pierre to seek nomination and be a candidate in the Gatineau municipal election for Councillor, District Carrefour-de-l’Hôpital, on June 9, 2024.

Who's affected#

• The five charities named above and their boards, members, and donors. Loss of registration affects their official charitable status.
• Businesses and bidders involved in or watching federal procurements for cloud services and environmental data:
  • Oracle Canada ULC
  • Shared Services Canada
  • Weatherlogics Inc.
  • Environment and Climate Change Canada
• Local radio operators and listeners in Joliette, Quebec, because of the CRTC decisions about FM licences.
• Kethlande Pierre, municipal candidates in Gatineau, and voters in District Carrefour-de-l’Hôpital (municipal election on June 9, 2024).
• Others who watch government procurement fairness or charity registration trends may also take interest.

Why it matters#

• When a charity’s registration is revoked, it can no longer issue official donation receipts and may face other tax-related limits. Donors and users of those organizations’ services may need to check how the change affects them.
• Tribunal inquiries can delay or change who wins a federal contract. For businesses bidding on government cloud or environmental-data contracts, these inquiries signal disputes over fairness and evaluation rules.
• CRTC licence decisions and orders can change what radio services are available locally and who runs them.
• The Public Service Commission permission is largely routine, but it lets a federal employee participate in local democracy while respecting public service rules.