Charity Revocations and Tribunal Decisions

Summary#

This Canada Gazette entry (published May 9, 2026) reports a few administrative decisions. It includes notices from the Canada Revenue Agency proposing to revoke the charitable status of two charities under the Income Tax Act, two decisions from the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (one about a procurement complaint and one about dumped steel pipe products under the Special Import Measures Act), and a staff permission/leave decision by the Public Service Commission of Canada for Randall Massia.

What it does#

• Proposes to revoke the registered charity status of:
  • EVERLIGHT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (business number 119229466RR0001), North York, Ontario.
  • GRACE MESSAGE TABERNACLE INC. (business number 767561087RR0001), Mississauga, Ontario.
  • The notices say the revocations are proposed for failing to meet parts of the Income Tax Act and that the revocations are effective on the date of publication.
• Reports a Tribunal decision about a procurement complaint:
  • The Canadian International Trade Tribunal found on April 20, 2026 that a complaint by NACRIS Inc. about a Department of National Defence solicitation for hotel amenities and accommodation services in Ridgecrest, California was valid.
• Reports Tribunal findings on dumped imports:
  • The Tribunal found (decision dated April 21, 2026) that certain oil country tubular goods from several countries/companies were dumped and that the dumping caused injury to the Canadian domestic industry. Countries/companies named include exporters or producers from Mexico, the Philippines, Türkiye (Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.), South Korea (Hyundai Steel Company), and the United States (Tenaris S.A. and related entities). The Tribunal also said circumstances of "massive importation" were not present.
• Grants political leave and permission:
  • The Public Service Commission of Canada granted permission and unpaid leave to Randall Massia (an employee of National Defence) to seek nomination and run as a candidate in the provincial electoral district of Brandon East, Manitoba, for an election to be held on or before October 5, 2027.

Who's affected#

• Donors, clients, volunteers and beneficiaries of EVERLIGHT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION and GRACE MESSAGE TABERNACLE INC. — if revocations go ahead, these organizations would lose registered charity status and donors could lose the ability to claim donation tax receipts.
• NACRIS Inc., the Department of National Defence, and bidders on the Ridgecrest procurement — the Tribunal found the procurement complaint valid, which could affect the contract outcome or lead to further action.
• Canadian producers, importers, and distributors of oil country tubular goods (steel pipe) and the named foreign exporters/producers — the Tribunal’s finding of injury follows an anti-dumping investigation and may lead to duties or trade remedies (the notice reports the finding but does not itself set duties).
• Voters in the Brandon East electoral district and colleagues at National Defence — Randall Massia has permission and unpaid leave to run in the provincial election.

Why it matters#

• Losing registered charity status changes how an organization operates and raises money. Donors may not be able to claim tax receipts for future gifts, and the organizations may need to change how they serve clients.
• A Tribunal finding that a procurement evaluation was handled improperly can affect who gets a government contract and how future procurements are run.
• Anti-dumping findings can lead to import duties or other measures that affect prices, supply chains, and jobs in industries that use or make steel pipe.
• The Public Service Commission decision is a routine personnel permission, but it matters locally because it confirms an active-duty federal employee may run in the provincial election and will be on unpaid leave while campaigning.

If you want, I can pull the exact Gazette wording for any one of these notices or check whether the charity revocation notices became final.