Charity Revocations, Trade Appeal, Badger Habitat

Summary#

This Canada Gazette page (published November 18, 2023) collects short public notices from the tax, trade and parks parts of government. It announces proposed revocations of three registered charities, a hearing in a trade-tariff appeal, and that critical habitat rules will begin to apply for the American Badger in Kootenay National Park of Canada after 90 days.

What it does#

• Canada Revenue Agency sent notices proposing to revoke the registration of these charities for not meeting parts of the Income Tax Act. The revocations are effective on the date the notice appeared in the Gazette.
  • 806662805RR0001 — SINGLE MOTHERS IN PROGRESS (Toronto, ON)
  • 863272472RR0001 — FOYER LE PASSAGE (Venise‑en‑Québec, QC)
  • 874092026RR0001 — FONDATION MISERERE 2000 (Mascouche, QC)
• The Canadian International Trade Tribunal will hold a videoconference hearing on December 19, 2023 about an appeal by Tweed Inc. against the President of the Canada Border Services Agency. The dispute is whether certain JPAQ polypropylene cases should be classified under tariff item 3924.90.00 or 3923.10.00 (this affects which tariff label applies).
• Parks Canada Agency published a notice saying that, starting 90 days after the Gazette publication, subsection 58(1) of the Species at Risk Act will apply to the critical habitat for the American Badger (Taxidea taxus jeffersonii) (Western and Eastern populations) inside Kootenay National Park of Canada.

Who's affected#

• The three charities listed — their leaders, staff, volunteers, and donors — could lose registered-charity status and the tax advantages that go with it.
• Importers, distributors and sellers of the JPAQ polypropylene cases, and anyone who trades similar plastic packaging, because the tariff classification under dispute could change duties or reporting.
• Park managers, researchers, Indigenous communities, local residents and any businesses or activities that use land or resources inside Kootenay National Park of Canada, since new habitat protections will apply there.
• The notices do not spell out impacts beyond those groups; if something is unclear about who will be affected, the Gazette notice is the source to consult.

Why it matters#

• Losing registered status can reduce a charity’s ability to issue official tax receipts and may harm its fundraising and operations.
• The tribunal decision could change how imported plastic cases are taxed or classified. That can affect costs for importers and possibly retail prices for buyers.
• Applying the Species at Risk Act protections to critical habitat inside a national park can limit or change activities that damage the habitat (for example, some development, certain land uses or project approvals). That matters for species recovery and for people planning work or projects in the park.