Charity registration revocations and tribunal ruling

Summary#

This Canada Gazette item records a set of notices from the Canada Revenue Agency about charity registrations under the Income Tax Act, including several corrections of earlier publishing errors, proposed revocations for some charities that missed filing requirements, and many revocations requested by the charities themselves. It also reports a decision by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (file PR-2022-038) that a procurement complaint by Cistel Technology Inc. was not valid (decision dated January 3, 2023). The Gazette publication date is January 14, 2023.

What it does#

• Publishes errata correcting earlier Canada Gazette notices that had wrongly listed a few charities as being subject to a notice of intention to revoke.
• Lists proposed revocations sent by the Canada Revenue Agency to certain charities for failing to meet parts of the Income Tax Act filing requirements.
• Publishes a long list of charities that asked the Canada Revenue Agency to have their registrations revoked; the revocations are reported as effective on the date of publication.
• Reports the Canadian International Trade Tribunal determination on file PR-2022-038 that a complaint by Cistel Technology Inc. about a cancelled contract with the Department of Health was not upheld (decision dated January 3, 2023).

Who's affected#

• The registered charities named in the notices. The Gazette lists many organizations, including churches, auxiliaries, local service groups and foundations. (The notice includes large lists; see the official Gazette text for exact names.)
• Donors and local communities that rely on these charities for services or give tax-deductible donations.
• Cistel Technology Inc., and any suppliers bidding on the same government procurement, plus the Department of Health, because of the Tribunal decision about that specific contract.
• Anyone tracking charity compliance or government procurement complaints (lawyers, accountants, sector regulators, researchers).

Why it matters#

• Losing registered charity status means an organization can no longer issue official donation receipts and may lose tax advantages that donors and the charity rely on. That can affect fundraising and services in local communities.
• The errata show that some earlier public notices were published by mistake; the corrections prevent wrongful public assumptions about a charity’s status.
• The Tribunal ruling means the cancelled Health Department procurement stays as it is, and the complainant (Cistel Technology Inc.) did not obtain a remedy through this Tribunal process.
• The Gazette item is chiefly administrative. It lists names and decisions but does not explain individual charities’ circumstances in detail; for case-by-case questions the original Gazette entry or the agencies named are the best sources.