[6] The ACNA official website reported on 5 September 2021 that bishop Todd Atkinson, amidst allegations of misconduct, was taking a leave of absence.
[9] In July 2022, an ACNA board of inquiry unanimously determined that "probable cause and reasonable grounds" to present Atkinson for trial for four violations of Canon IV.2.4, which prohibits bishops from "conduct giving just cause for scandal or offense, including the abuse of ecclesiastical power.
[12] Amidst this scandal, on October 6, 2022, Via Apostolica's Bishop's Council announced that all parishes formerly under Atkinson's leadership had "begun official steps of discernment for a new ecclesial home and episcopal oversight" within the ACNA.
[13] By fall of 2023, several months prior to his deposition, the remaining Missionary District congregations in Calgary, Caronport, Langley, and Lethbridge had applied and joined ANiC.
[15] On the Feast of the Ascension, May 9, 2024, after Atkinson reportedly failed to appeal the verdict in a timely manner, the ACNA College of Bishops voted to depose him from ordained ministry.