Correction: Ethiopiaid Canada Notice; CRTC and Competition Filings

Summary#

This Canada Gazette issue corrects an earlier, mistaken notice about the charity Ethiopiaid Canada (business number 855016267RR0001) that was published by the Canada Revenue Agency. It also lists recent postings and decisions from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission and a court-style filing by the Commissioner of Competition asking the Competition Tribunal to review GFL Environmental Inc.’s purchase of Terrapure Environmental Ltd..

What it does#

• Corrects a prior entry: the notice about revoking the registration of Ethiopiaid Canada was published in error and the Gazette entry is being corrected.
• Announces CRTC public documents and deadlines:
  • An application by Stingray Group Inc. (application 2021-0784-6) for various radio and television undertakings, with a deadline for interventions or comments of January 24, 2022.
  • Lists several administrative decisions and two published CRTC decisions (decision 2021-400 dated December 6, 2021 and decision 2021-402 dated December 8, 2021).
• Reports a Competition Tribunal filing:
  • The Commissioner of Competition filed an application on November 30, 2021 under the Competition Act about GFL Environmental Inc.’s acquisition of Terrapure Environmental Ltd.
  • The Commissioner asked the Tribunal for orders that could force divestiture of assets, require 30 days advance notice of certain future mergers for five years, and for the Respondent to pay costs.
  • Deadline to apply to intervene in that case is January 27, 2022.

Who's affected#

• Ethiopiaid Canada and people who follow or donate to that charity — the erratum corrects a public notice about its registration status.
• Broadcasters, radio/TV operators and local audiences named in the CRTC posting, including companies like Stingray Group Inc., Stingray Radio Inc., Cogeco Connexion Inc., and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; anyone interested in media licence changes or local programming.
• Companies and customers in waste and environmental services: GFL Environmental Inc., Terrapure Environmental Ltd., their competitors, and clients (municipalities, businesses or others that use their services). The Gazette text refers to specific markets in the case but does not list them in full here.

Why it matters#

• A mistaken revocation notice can harm a charity’s reputation and worry donors or partners, so the correction matters to the charity and its supporters.
• CRTC postings and decisions can change who runs local radio and TV services, what programming is available, and can affect local jobs and advertising markets. The deadlines give the public and stakeholders time to comment.
• The Competition Tribunal action could lead to companies being forced to sell parts of a business or to altered merger rules. That can affect service availability, prices, and competition in local waste and environmental services. The intervention deadline and case documents are the places for affected parties to make their views known.