Charity Registration Revocations and Agency Notices

Summary#

This Canada Gazette Part I (Vol. 159, No. 5), published February 1, 2025, collects several short notices from federal bodies. Key items include a list of charities whose federal registration is being revoked, trade‑related hearings and decisions by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, broadcast notices from the Canadian Radio‑television and Telecommunications Commission, and a personnel permission from the Public Service Commission.

What it does#

• Canada Revenue Agency: Publishes notices that it proposes to revoke the registration of several charities that have consolidated or merged and asked for revocation. The revocations are effective on the date of publication (February 1, 2025). The charities listed include:

  • 107951618RR0351 THE SALVATION ARMY CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY CHURCH, MISSISSAUGA, ONT.
  • 107951618RR0476 THE SALVATION ARMY ERIN MILLS CORPS, MISSISSAUGA, ONT.
  • 107951618RR0598 THE SALVATION ARMY KINDERSLEY RURAL EXTENSION UNIT, KINDERSLEY, SASK.
  • 119028124RR0001 MAIDSTONE CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES INC., MAIDSTONE, SASK.
  • 119297604RR0001 WHITE ROCK UNITED BAPTIST CHURCH, WHITE ROCK, N.S.
  • 135695922RR0001 PAROISSE NOTRE‑DAME‑DE‑L’ÎLE, GATINEAU (QC)
  • 744380510RR0001 FRENCH CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C.
  • 744485889RR0001 ASSEMBLÉE DES TÉMOINS DE JÉHOVAH DE MONTRÉAL‑MILANO, MONTRÉAL (QC)
  • 746929314RR0001 CREDIT VALLEY ARABIC CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES, MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, MISSISSAUGA, ONT.
  • 748726486RR0001 RUSSIAN CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES, RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, RICHMOND HILL, ONT.
  • 757683313RR0001 BEROEA CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES, TORONTO, ONTARIO, TORONTO, ONT.
  • 759020084RR0001 NORTH CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES, CHILLIWACK, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CHILLIWACK, B.C.
  • 849741715RR0001 NEW CITY BAPTIST CHURCH, ETOBICOKE, ONT.
  • 867016610RR0001 CAUSE AND EFFECT FOUNDATION, CALGARY, ALTA.

• Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT):

  • Schedules a videoconference hearing for the appeal LH Home v. President of the Canada Border Services Agency on March 4, 2025 (Appeal No. EA-2024-003). The question is whether a particular chair (model STU‑015‑S/B) falls under an earlier anti‑dumping/subsidy finding (inquiry NQ‑2021‑002).
  • Issues a determination on a procurement complaint by ADGA Group Consultants Inc. (file PR‑2024‑038) and found the complaint not valid (decision dated January 20, 2025).
  • Decides to open an inquiry into a complaint by Buller Crichton Environmental Inc. about a PWGSC procurement for hazardous‑materials and indoor‑air assessments (file PR‑2024‑069), decision dated January 16, 2025.

• Canadian Radio‑television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC):

  • Notes that it has posted applications, notices and decisions on its website.
  • Lists an application by DHX Television Ltd. (undertakings: Family Channel; Family Jr; WildBrain TV; Télémagino) with a comment deadline of February 19, 2025.
  • Lists recent decisions affecting Corus Radio Inc. (CHQT, CHML) and Bell Media Inc. (MTV) dated January 17–20, 2025.

• Public Service Commission:

  • Grants permission for David Melanson (Public Services and Procurement Canada) to seek nomination and to be a candidate in the federal election in Moncton–Dieppe. The Commission also grants an unpaid leave during the election period. The federal election is to be held on or before October 20, 2025.

Who's affected#

• The charities listed above and their donors, members and communities. Revocation affects their federal charity status.
• Businesses and importers of the seating product at issue in the CITT appeal (the chill club chair, model STU‑015‑S/B) and anyone involved in enforcement of the earlier finding NQ‑2021‑002.
• Companies involved in the tribunal procurement matters, including ADGA Group Consultants Inc., Buller Crichton Environmental Inc., and Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).
• Broadcasters and service operators such as DHX Television Ltd., Corus Radio Inc., and Bell Media Inc., and viewers or listeners who follow licensing changes.
• Federal public service employees and voters in the electoral district of Moncton–Dieppe related to David Melanson’s candidacy.

Why it matters#

• When a charity’s federal registration is revoked, it generally cannot issue official donation receipts and may lose some tax‑exempt privileges. That can affect fundraising and finances for the listed groups and the people who give to them.
• The CITT hearings and determinations can change whether imported goods face duties or whether companies win procurement challenges. That affects prices, suppliers, and government contracting.
• CRTC postings and decisions can change what radio and TV services are allowed or how they operate. That can change what channels or programming are available to viewers and listeners.
• The Public Service Commission permission is a routine staffing measure that lets a public servant run for federal office while preserving rules around leave and political activity.