Correction to Charity Notice; Eastern Waterfan Habitat Protected

Summary#

This Canada Gazette entry (published February 19, 2022) corrects a previous publishing error about a charity’s registration and posts routine notices from federal agencies. It also announces that critical habitat for the lichen Eastern Waterfan in Fundy National Park will gain protection under the Species at Risk Act 90 days after publication.

What it does#

• Corrects a published error by the Canada Revenue Agency: a previously published “notice of intention to revoke” a charity’s registration was published in error. The charity named is Worldwide Wellness / Pain Control Organization (132378134RR0001). The item lists Tony Manconi (Director General, Charities Directorate) as the signing official for the correction.
• Reminds the public that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission posts full decisions, applications and related documents on its website, and that abridged versions appear in the Gazette. The entry references a recent decision (Decision 2022-30, published February 10, 2022) involving REVOLT TV.
• Announces from the Parks Canada Agency that critical habitat for the Eastern Waterfan (Peltigera hydrothyria) in Fundy National Park is identified in the recovery strategy and action plan. It states that subsection 58(1) of the Species at Risk Act will apply to that critical habitat 90 days after publication. The park’s legal boundaries are set out under the Canada National Parks Act.

Who's affected#

• The named charity, Worldwide Wellness / Pain Control Organization, and its supporters, because the Gazette correction clears up a mistaken revocation notice.
• Broadcasters, applicants and members of the public who follow CRTC proceedings; they may use the CRTC website to read full decisions and filings.
• People and groups working in or around streams in Fundy National Park: park managers, contractors, researchers, maintenance crews, and visitors whose activities could affect stream areas that are now identified as critical habitat for the Eastern Waterfan.
• Others in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Quebec may care because the species occurs only in those provinces, though this particular notice applies to the area inside Fundy National Park.

Why it matters#

• The correction prevents a mistaken record that could have wrongly signaled the revocation of a charity’s tax registration. That matters to the charity’s donors and operations.
• The CRTC reminder supports transparency by pointing people to where full regulatory documents and decisions can be read.
• Applying Species at Risk Act protections to the Eastern Waterfan’s critical habitat inside Fundy National Park means the habitat will receive legal protection against activities that could destroy it. That affects how the park is managed and what kinds of work or projects can happen in those stream areas.