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37896

Bell Canada, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada

(Federal) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
2020-02-06 Appeal closed
2019-12-20 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties
2019-12-20 Judgment on appeal and notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties
2019-12-19 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ Abe Mo Ka Ga Côt Br Row Mar, The appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Number A-472-16, 2017 FCA 249, dated December 18, 2017, heard on December 4, 5 and 6, 2018, is allowed with costs throughout. The judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal is set aside, and the decisions of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC 2016-334 and CRTC 2016-335) are quashed. Abella and Karakatsanis JJ. dissent.
Allowed, costs in this Court and courts below
2019-05-23 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897; Change to counsel and agent for the Intervener First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada. First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
2018-12-21 Transcript received, Joint with 37748 and 37897;
Day 1-138 pages
Day 2-126 pages
Day 3-225 pages
2018-12-13 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), the Intervener, Advocacy Tenants for Tenants Ontario. Joint with 37748 and 37897. Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario
2018-12-06 Judgment reserved OR rendered with reasons to follow
2018-12-04 Hearing of the appeal, 2018-12-04, CJ Abe Mo Ka Ga Côt Br Row Mar
Judgment reserved
2018-12-04 Intervener's condensed book, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897; 14 Copies (submitted in Court) Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (Ontario)
2018-12-04 Intervener's condensed book, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897; 14 Copies (submitted in Court) Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals
2018-12-04 Intervener's condensed book, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897; 14 Copies (submitted in Court) Cambridge Comparative Administrative Law Forum
2018-12-04 Intervener's condensed book, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897; 14 Copies (submitted in Court) Attorney General of Ontario
2018-12-04 Respondent's condensed book, (Book Form), Joint with 37897; 14 Copies (submitted in Court) Attorney General of Canada
2018-12-04 Appellant's condensed book, (Book Form), Joint with 37897; 14 Copies (submitted in Court) Bell Canada
2018-12-03 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, all parties by email, re: one of the members of the panel will be participating in the hearing remotely by viewing the live webcast
2018-11-26 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Joint with 37897; Authority was incomplete in their filed book of authority. Complete authority will be included in condensed book. Bell Canada
2018-11-26 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Appellants (37896, 37897)-Bell Canada, et al. National Football League, et al.: Steven G. Mason, Brandon Kain, Joanna Nairn, Richard Lizius and James S.S. Holtom will be present. Mr. Mason and Mr. Kain will present oral arguments. 6 reserved seats requested.
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Interveners (37896 and 37897)-Ontario Securities Commission, et al.: Matthew Britton, Jennifer Lynch, Paloma Ellard, Don Young and David Hainey will be present at the hearing. Mr. Britton will present oral arguments. 6 reserved seats requested.
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Appellant/Respondent (37748, 37896, 37897)-Attorney General of Canada: Michael H. Morris, Marianne Zoric, John Provart and Ian Demers will be present. Mr. Morris and Ms. Zoric will present oral arguments. 8 reserved seats requested.
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Intervener (37748, 37896, 37897)-Canadian Bar Association: Jonathan M. Coady, Justin L. Milne, Guy Régimbald will be present.
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Intervener (37896, 37897)-Telus Communications Inc.: Christopher C. Rootham and Michael Ryan will be present.
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Interveners (37896) Wholesale Code Applicants (Blue Ant Media, et al): Christian Leblanc and Michael Shortt will be present.
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Intervener (37748)- Canadian Council for Refugees: Jamie Liew, Jean Lash and Gerald Heckman will be present. 2 reserved seats requested.
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Intervener (37748)-Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers: Professor Audrey Macklin and Anthony Navaneelan will be present. Ms. Macklin will present oral arguments.
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Intervener (37748, 37896, 37897)- First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada: Sarah Clarke, Nicholas McHaffie and David Taylor will be present.
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Intervener (37748, 37896, 37897)- British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre Foundation: Gavin Cameron and Tom Posyniak will be present at the hearing. 1 reserved seat requested.
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Intervener (37748, 37896, 37897)-Attorney General of Quebec: Stéphane Rochette will be present and will present oral arguments.
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Intervener (37748, 37896, 37897)-Attorney General of Saskatchewan: Kyle McCreary and Johnna Van Parys will be present. Kyle McCreary will present oral arguments.
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Intervener (37748, 37896, 37897)-Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic: Alyssa Tomkins and James Plotkin will be present. Mr. Plotkin will present oral arguments.
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Intervener (37748)-Association québécoise des avocats et avocates en droit de l'immigration: Peter Shams, Guillaume Cliche-Rivard, Claudia Andrea Molina and David Berger will be present. Ms. Guillaume Cliche-Rivard will present oral arguments. 1 reserved seat requested.
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Intervener (37748, 37896, 37897)-Canadian Labour Congress: Steven Barrett will be present and will present oral arguments.
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Respondent (37748)-Alexander Vavilov: Hadayt Nazami will be present and will present oral arguments. 4 reserved seats requested.
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Intervener (37748, 37896, 37897)-Advocates for the Rule of Law: Adam Goldenberg and Asher Honickman will be present. Mr. Goldenberg will present oral arguments. 2 reserved seats requested.
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Intervener (37748, 37896, 37897)- National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities: William W. Shores, Q.C. and Kirk Lambrecht, Q.C. will be present.
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Intervener (37748, 37896, 37897)-Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario: Karen Andrews will be present.
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Intervener (37896, 37897)-Association of Canadian Advertisers and the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists: J. Thomas Curry and Sam Johansen will be present.
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Intervener (37748, 37896, 37897)-Queen's Prison Law Clinic: Brendan Van Niejenhuis and Andrea Gonsalves will be present. Mr. Van Niejenhuis will present oral arguments. 1 reserved seat requested.
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Intervener (37748, 37896, 37897)-Cambridge Comparative Administrative Law Forum: Paul Warchuk and Francis Lévesque will be present. Mr. Warchuk will present oral arguments.
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Intervener (37748, 37896, 37897)-Ecojustice Canada Society: Laura Bowman and Bronwyn Roe will be present. Ms. Bowman will present oral arguments.
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Interveners (37748, 37896, 37897)- National Academy of Arbitrators, et al.: Linda R. Rothstein, Michael Fenrick, Angela E. Rae, Anne Marie Heenan and Susan L. Stewart will be present.
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Amici Curiae (37748, 37896, 37897): Audrey Boctor and Daniel Jutras will be present and will both present oral arguments. 2 reserved seats requested.
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Interveners (37748, 37896, 37897)- Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (Ontario), et al.: David Corbett and Michelle Alton will be present. Mr. Corbett will present oral arguments.
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Intervener (37748, 37896, 37897)-Attorney General of Ontario: Sarah Blake and Judie Im will be present. Ms. Blake will present oral arguments. 1 reserved seat requested.
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Intervener (37748, 37896, 37897)- Attorney General of British Columbia: Micah B. Rankin and Kathleen Hamilton will be present. Mr. Rankin will present oral arguments. 1 reserved seat requested.
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Intervener (37748)- Parkdale Community Legal Services: Toni Schweitzer and Ronald Poulton will be present. 6 reserved seats requested.
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Intervener (37748, 37896, 37897)- Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals: Terrence J. O’Sullivan, Paul Michell and James Renihan will be present. Mr. O’Sullivan will present oral arguments.
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Intervener (37748)- Community & Legal Aid Services Programme: No one appearing. 		Bell Canada
2018-11-23 Order by, THE CHIEF JUSTICE, CJ, FURTHER TO THE ORDER dated September 24, 2018, granting leave to intervene to:
The Attorney General of Ontario; the Attorney General of Quebec; the Attorney General of British Columbia; the Attorney General for Saskatchewan; the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario; the Ontario Securities Commission, the British Columbia Securities Commission and the Alberta Securities Commission (jointly); the Ecojustice Canada Society; the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (Ontario), the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal (Northwest Territories and Nunavut), the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal (Nova Scotia), the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation and the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal (New Brunswick) (jointly); the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre Foundation; the Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals; the Cambridge Comparative Administrative Law Forum; the National Academy of Arbitrators, the Ontario Labour-Management Arbitrators’ Association and the Conférence des arbitres du Québec (jointly); the Canadian Labour Congress; the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities; the Queen’s Prison Law Clinic; Advocates for the Rule of Law; the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic; the Canadian Bar Association and the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada in the appeals Minister of Citizenship and Immigration v. Alexander Vavilov (37748), Bell Canada, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada (37896) and National Football League, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada (37897);
The Canadian Council for Refugees; the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers; the Parkdale Community Legal Services; the Community & Legal Aid Services Programme and the Association québécoise des avocats et avocates en droit de l’immigration in the appeal Minister of Citizenship and Immigration v. Alexander Vavilov (37748);
Blue Ant Media Inc., Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, DHX Media Ltd., Groupe V Média inc., Independent Broadcast Group, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, Allarco Entertainment Inc., BBC Kids, Channel Zero, Ethnic Channels Group Ltd., Hollywood Suite, OUTtv Network Inc., Stingray Digital Group Inc., TV5 Québec Canada, Zoomermedia Ltd. and Pelmorex Weather Networks (Television) Inc. (jointly) in the appeal Bell Canada, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada (37896);
Telus Communications Inc. and the Association of Canadian Advertisers and the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists in the appeals Bell Canada, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada (37896) and National Football League, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada (37897);
AND THE MATERIAL FILED having been read;
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED THAT:
The Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers; the Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals; the Cambridge Comparative Administrative Law Forum; the Canadian Labour Congress and the Queen’s Prison Law Clinic are each granted permission to present oral argument not exceeding ten (10) minutes at the hearing of the appeals.
The Attorney General of Ontario; the Attorney General of Quebec; the Attorney General of British Columbia; the Attorney General for Saskatchewan; the Ontario Securities Commission, the British Columbia Securities Commission and the Alberta Securities Commission (jointly); the Ecojustice Canada Society; the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (Ontario), the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal (Northwest Territories and Nunavut), the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal (Nova Scotia), the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation and the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal (New Brunswick) (jointly); Advocates for the Rule of Law; the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic and the Association québécoise des avocats et avocates en droit de l’immigration are each granted permission to present oral argument not exceeding five (5) minutes at the hearing of the appeals.
The Court will consider the written submissions of the Canadian Council for Refugees; the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario; the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre Foundation; the National Academy of Arbitrators, the Ontario Labour-Management Arbitrators’ Association and the Conférence des arbitres du Québec (jointly); the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities; the Parkdale Community Legal Services; the Canadian Bar Association; the Community & Legal Aid Services Programme; the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada; Telus Communications Inc.; Blue Ant Media Inc., Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, DHX Media Ltd., Groupe V Média inc., Independent Broadcast Group, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, Allarco Entertainment Inc., BBC Kids, Channel Zero, Ethnic Channels Group Ltd., Hollywood Suite, OUTtv Network Inc., Stingray Digital Group Inc., TV5 Québec Canada, Zoomermedia Ltd. and Pelmorex Weather Networks (Television) Inc. (jointly); and the Association of Canadian Advertisers and the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists as set out in their factums.
Allowed in part
2018-11-20 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897; Request to speak last at the hearing of the appeals. Daniel Jutras
2018-11-19 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897; Will not be filing a reply factum, (Printed version filed on 2018-11-20) Attorney General of Canada
2018-11-19 Reply factum on appeal, (Book Form), Joint with 37897; Reply to the Amici Curiae, Completed on: 2018-11-19 Bell Canada
2018-11-19 Reply factum on appeal, (Book Form), Joint with 37897; Reply to the Interveners, Completed on: 2018-11-19 Bell Canada
2018-11-16 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Joint with 37897; Proposed Order of arguments. Bell Canada
2018-11-15 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897; Request for clarification regarding the number of interveners and a proposed order of arguments., (Printed version filed on 2018-11-16) Attorney General of Canada
2018-11-15 Order on motion to extend time, by KARAKATSANIS J.
2018-11-15 Decision on motion to extend time, Ka, UPON APPLICATION by the intervener, the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, for an order extending the time to file its factum and book of authorities to October 31, 2018, and for permission to present oral argument at the hearing of the appeals pursuant to Rule 71(3) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada;
AND THE MATERIAL FILED having been read;
AND NOTING THAT the appellants in the appeals Bell Canada, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada (37896) and National Football League, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada (37897), take no position on the motion;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
The motion to extend the filing deadlines and to present oral argument at the hearing of the appeals is granted in part. The said intervener shall be permitted to file its factum and book of authorities on October 31, 2018. The decision with respect to the request to present oral argument is deferred to a date following receipt and consideration of the written arguments of the parties and the interveners.
Granted
2018-11-15 Submission of motion to extend time, Ka
2018-11-06 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897; clarification of their request of 10 minutes speaking time at the hearing of the appeal. Queen's Prison Law Clinic
2018-11-06 Amicus curiae's book of authorities, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-11-06 Daniel Jutras
2018-11-06 Amicus curiae's factum, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897
Electronic French version rec'd 2018/12/03, Completed on: 2018-11-06 		Daniel Jutras
2018-11-02 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897; Page 2 of the factum has been amended as the name of Ms. Susan L. Stewart was inadvertently omitted. National Academy of Arbitrators
2018-11-02 Response to motion to extend time, (Letter Form), Takes no position
(joint with 37897), Completed on: 2018-11-02 		Bell Canada
2018-10-31 Motion to extend time, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897
MISSING: proof of service (received 2018-11-05)
, Completed on: 2018-11-08 		Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic
2018-10-31 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-31 Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic
2018-10-31 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897; service missing-rec'd 2018/11/05, Completed on: 2018-11-05 Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic
2018-10-29 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897 First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
2018-10-29 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-29 First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
2018-10-29 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-29 First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
2018-10-29 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-29 Canadian Bar Association
2018-10-29 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-29 Canadian Bar Association
2018-10-29 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897 Advocates for the Rule of Law
2018-10-29 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-29 Advocates for the Rule of Law
2018-10-29 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-29 Advocates for the Rule of Law
2018-10-29 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897 Queen's Prison Law Clinic
2018-10-29 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-29 Queen's Prison Law Clinic
2018-10-29 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-29 Queen's Prison Law Clinic
2018-10-29 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-29 National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities
2018-10-29 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-29 National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities
2018-10-29 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-29 Canadian Labour Congress
2018-10-29 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Service to come-rec'd 2018/10/30; Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-30 Canadian Labour Congress
2018-10-29 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-29 National Academy of Arbitrators
2018-10-29 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-31 National Academy of Arbitrators
2018-10-29 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897 Cambridge Comparative Administrative Law Forum
2018-10-29 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-29 Cambridge Comparative Administrative Law Forum
2018-10-29 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-29 Cambridge Comparative Administrative Law Forum
2018-10-29 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-29 Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals
2018-10-29 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-29 Attorney General for Saskatchewan
2018-10-29 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-29 Attorney General for Saskatchewan
2018-10-29 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-29 Attorney General of British Columbia
2018-10-29 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Service to come-rec'd 2018/10/30; Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-30 Attorney General of British Columbia
2018-10-29 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897; Amended factum rec'd 2018/11/01, Completed on: 2018-10-29 Attorney General of Quebec
2018-10-29 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Joint with 37897 Association of Canadian Advertisers and the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists
2018-10-29 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Joint with 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-29 Association of Canadian Advertisers and the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists
2018-10-29 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Joint with 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-29 Association of Canadian Advertisers and the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists
2018-10-29 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), (2 volumes), Amended covers required, Electronic copy missing-both rec'd 2018/11/01; Joint with 37897, Completed on: 2018-11-01 Telus Communications Inc.
2018-10-29 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Joint with 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-29 Telus Communications Inc.
2018-10-29 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-10-29 Blue Ant Media Inc., Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, DHX Media Ltd., Groupe V Média inc.
2018-10-29 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-10-29 Blue Ant Media Inc., Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, DHX Media Ltd., Groupe V Média inc.
2018-10-26 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-26 British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre Foundation
2018-10-26 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-26 British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre Foundation
2018-10-26 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-26 Ontario Securities Commission, British Columbia Securities Commission and Alberta Securities Commission
2018-10-25 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-25 Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (Ontario)
2018-10-25 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-25 Ecojustice Canada Society
2018-10-25 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-25 Ecojustice Canada Society
2018-10-25 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-25 Attorney General of Ontario
2018-10-25 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-25 Attorney General of Ontario
2018-10-18 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-18 Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario
2018-10-18 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Joint with 37748 and 37897, Completed on: 2018-10-18 Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario
2018-10-15 Appeal perfected for hearing
2018-10-15 Order on motion to extend time, (by MOLODAVER J.)
2018-10-15 Decision on motion to extend time, Mo, UPON APPLICATION by the respondent for an order extending the time to serve its factum and book of authorities to October 1, 2018, and for permission to present oral argument at the hearing of the appeal pursuant to Rule 71(3) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada;
AND THE MATERIAL FILED having been read;
AND NOTING THAT the appellants take no position on the motion;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
The motion is granted.
Granted
2018-10-15 Submission of motion to extend time, Mo
2018-10-05 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Steven Mason. Re: Submission with respect to the sealing order and restriction in the file. (join with 37897) Bell Canada
2018-10-03 Response to motion to extend time, (Letter Form), (join with 37897), Completed on: 2018-10-03 Bell Canada
2018-10-03 Motion to extend time, (Book Form), to serve the CRTC and Telus Communications to October 1, 2018, with AG Canada's factum on appeal., Completed on: 2018-10-03 Attorney General of Canada
2018-10-01 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, the parties. Request for submissions on Publication Ban.
2018-09-28 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Marie-France Major is now agent for the amici curiae, Daniel Jutras and Audrey Boctor. Daniel Jutras
2018-09-28 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A; Joint with 37897; Amended certificate required-rec'd 2018/10/03 Attorney General of Canada
2018-09-28 Respondent's book of authorities, (Book Form), Joint with 37897; service on CRTC and Telus missing (received 2018-10-03)., Completed on: 2018-10-04 Attorney General of Canada
2018-09-28 Respondent's factum, (Book Form), Joint with 37897; service in CRTC and Telus missing. Motion to extend required (both received on 2018-10-03)
23B missing, Completed on: 2018-10-04 		Attorney General of Canada
2018-09-24 Order on motion for leave to intervene, (by KARAKATSANIS J.)
2018-09-24 Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, Ka,
UPON APPLICATIONS by the Attorney General of Ontario, the Attorney General of Quebec, the Attorney General of British Columbia, the Attorney General for Saskatchewan, the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario, the Ontario Securities Commission, the British Columbia Securities Commission and the Alberta Securities Commission (jointly), the Ecojustice Canada Society, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (Ontario), the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal (Northwest Territories and Nunavut), the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal (Nova Scotia), the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation and the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal (New Brunswick) (jointly), the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre Foundation, the Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals, the Cambridge Comparative Administrative Law Forum, the National Academy of Arbitrators, the Ontario Labour-Management Arbitrators’ Association and the Conférence des arbitres du Québec (jointly), the Canadian Labour Congress, the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities, the Queen’s Prison Law Clinic, Advocates for the Rule of Law, the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, the Canadian Bar Association and the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada, for leave to intervene in the appeals Minister of Citizenship and Immigration v. Alexander Vavilov (37748), Bell Canada, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada (37896) and National Football League, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada (37897);
AND UPON APPLICATIONS by the Canadian Council for Refugees, the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, the Parkdale Community Legal Services, the Community & Legal Aid Services Programme and the Association québécoise des avocats et avocates en droit de l’immigration, for leave to intervene in the appeal Minister of Citizenship and Immigration v. Alexander Vavilov (37748);
AND UPON APPLICATION by Blue Ant Media Inc., Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, DHX Media Ltd., Groupe V Média inc., Independent Broadcast Group, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, Allarco Entertainment Inc., BBC Kids, Channel Zero, Ethnic Channels Group Ltd., Hollywood Suite, OUTtv Network Inc., Stingray Digital Group Inc., TV5 Québec Canada, Zoomermedia Ltd. and Pelmorex Weather Networks (Television) Inc. (jointly),for leave to intervene in the appeal Bell Canada, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada (37896);
AND UPON APPLICATIONS by Telus Communications Inc. and the Association of Canadian Advertisers and the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists, for leave to intervene in the appeals Bell Canada, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada (37896) and National Football League, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada (37897);
AND UPON REQUEST by the appellant the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (37748) and by the respondent the Attorney General of Canada (37896 and 37897), for leave to file a reply factum of 10 pages in response to the interventions and to file a reply factum of 10 pages in response to the amici curiae;
AND UPON REQUEST by the appellants, Bell Canada, et al. and National Football League, et al. (37896 and 37897), for leave to file a reply factum of 20 pages in response to the interventions and to file a reply factum of 20 pages in response to the amici curiae;
AND THE MATERIAL FILED having been read;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
The motions for leave to intervene are granted and each of the said 27 interveners or groups of interveners shall each be entitled to serve and file a factum not to exceed 10 pages in length in these appeals on or before October 29, 2018.
The interveners shall take the necessary steps to avoid duplicative submissions.
The decision with respect to the requests to present oral argument is deferred to a date following receipt and consideration of the written arguments of the parties and the interveners.
The interveners or groups of interveners are not entitled to raise new issues or to adduce further evidence or otherwise to supplement the record of the parties.
Pursuant to Rule 59(1)(a) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada, the interveners or groups of interveners shall pay to the appellants and respondents any additional disbursements resulting from their interventions.
AND IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED THAT the appellant in the appeal Minister of Citizenship and Immigration v. Alexander Vavilov (37748), and the appellants and respondent in the appeals Bell Canada, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada (37896) and National Football League, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada (37897), are each permitted to serve and file a single joint factum, not to exceed 10 pages in length, in reply to the interveners, on or before November 19, 2018. Furthermore, they are each permitted to serve and file a single joint reply factum, not to exceed 10 pages in length, in response to the factum of the amici curiae, on or before November 19, 2018.
Granted
2018-09-24 Submission of motion for leave to intervene, Ka
2018-09-17 Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), original copy filed on Sept. 18, 2018., Completed on: 2018-09-17 Blue Ant Media Inc., Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, DHX Media Ltd., Groupe V Média inc.
2018-09-13 Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2018-09-13 Telus Communications Inc.
2018-09-13 Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2018-09-13 Ontario Securities Commission, British Columbia Securities Commission and Alberta Securities Commission
2018-09-12 Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2018-09-12 Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals
2018-09-11 Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), request to make a joint response to the submisisons of the amici and the interveners.

(proof of service filed on Sept.13, 2018), Completed on: 2018-09-11 		Attorney General of Canada
2018-09-10 Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2018-09-10 Bell Canada
2018-09-05 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic
2018-09-05 Notice of name, (Letter Form) First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
2018-09-04 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-09-04, (Electronic version filed on 2018-09-05) First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
2018-09-04 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Blue Ant Media Inc., Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, DHX Media Ltd., Groupe V Média inc.
2018-09-04 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), filing fees to come - rec'd on Sept.6/2018., Completed on: 2018-09-06, (Printed version filed on 2018-09-04) Blue Ant Media Inc., Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, DHX Media Ltd., Groupe V Média inc.
2018-08-31 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Canadian Bar Association
2018-08-31 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-08-31 Canadian Bar Association
2018-08-31 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-08-31 Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic
2018-08-31 Notice of name, (Letter Form), second notice of name Workers' Compensation Appeals Tribunal (Northwest Territories and Nunavut) and Workers' Compensation Appeals Tribunal (Nova Scotia)
2018-08-31 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Association of Canadian Advertisers and the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists
2018-08-31 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form) Association of Canadian Advertisers and the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists
2018-08-31 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), proof of service filed on Sept.10/2018., Completed on: 2018-09-04 Association of Canadian Advertisers and the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists
2018-08-31 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form) Cambridge Comparative Administrative Law Forum
2018-08-31 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Cambridge Comparative Administrative Law Forum
2018-08-31 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-08-31 Cambridge Comparative Administrative Law Forum
2018-08-31 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Advocates for the Rule of Law
2018-08-31 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form) Advocates for the Rule of Law
2018-08-31 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-08-31 Advocates for the Rule of Law
2018-08-31 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-08-31 Attorney General of British Columbia
2018-08-31 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form) Queen's Prison Law Clinic
2018-08-31 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Queen's Prison Law Clinic
2018-08-31 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-08-31 Queen's Prison Law Clinic
2018-08-31 Notice of name, (Letter Form) National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities
2018-08-31 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-08-31 National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities
2018-08-31 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-08-31 Attorney General of Quebec
2018-08-31 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Canadian Labour Congress
2018-08-31 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-08-31 Canadian Labour Congress
2018-08-31 Notice of name, (Letter Form), (join with 37748 and 37897) National Academy of Arbitrators
2018-08-31 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), (join with 37748 and 37897) (jointly with Ontario Labour-Management Arbitrators' Association and Conférence des arbitres du Québec). Proof of service to the amicus curiae missing (received 2018-09-04)., Completed on: 2018-09-04 National Academy of Arbitrators
2018-08-30 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals
2018-08-30 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-08-30 Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals
2018-08-30 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), on motion for leave to intervene, Completed on: 2018-08-30 British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre Foundation
2018-08-30 Notice of name, (Letter Form) British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre Foundation
2018-08-30 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-08-30 British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre Foundation
2018-08-29 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-08-29 Attorney General for Saskatchewan
2018-08-29 Notice of name, (Letter Form), Workplace safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (Ontario)
 Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (Ontario)
2018-08-29 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-08-29 Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (Ontario)
2018-08-29 Notice of hearing sent to parties
2018-08-28 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Ecojustice Canada Society
2018-08-28 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-08-28 Ecojustice Canada Society
2018-08-28 Notice of name, (Letter Form), Alberta Securities Commission Ontario Securities Commission, British Columbia Securities Commission and Alberta Securities Commission
2018-08-28 Notice of name, (Letter Form), British Columbia Securities Commission Ontario Securities Commission, British Columbia Securities Commission and Alberta Securities Commission
2018-08-28 Notice of name, (Letter Form), Ontario Securities Commission Ontario Securities Commission, British Columbia Securities Commission and Alberta Securities Commission
2018-08-28 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-08-28 Ontario Securities Commission, British Columbia Securities Commission and Alberta Securities Commission
2018-08-27 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario
2018-08-27 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-08-27 Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario
2018-08-27 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form) Telus Communications Inc.
2018-08-27 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Telus Communications Inc.
2018-08-27 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), on motion for leave to intervene, Completed on: 2018-08-27 Telus Communications Inc.
2018-08-27 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), includes book of authorities., Completed on: 2018-08-27 Telus Communications Inc.
2018-08-23 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-08-23 Attorney General of Ontario
2018-08-20 Appeal hearing scheduled, 2018-12-06, Day 3 (FOR WEBCASTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2018-08-20 Appeal hearing scheduled, 2018-12-05, Day 2 (FOR WEBCASTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2018-08-20 Appeal hearing scheduled, 2018-12-04
Judgment reserved
2018-08-13 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, Amicus - letter further to the Order of the Chief Justice, dated August 7, 2018, appointing amici curiae.
2018-08-07 Order by, CJ, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
Ms. Audrey Boctor and Mr. Daniel Jutras are appointed as amici curiae to assist the Court by serving and filing a single factum common to all three appeals not exceeding forty (40) pages and a book of authorities, if any, on or before November 6, 2018, and by making oral submissions at the hearing of the appeal.
The reasonable fees and disbursements of Ms. Audrey Boctor and Mr. Daniel Jutras shall be paid, on consent, by the Attorney General of Canada.
Granted
2018-08-03 Certificate of counsel (attesting to record), (Letter Form), Joint with 37897 Bell Canada
2018-08-03 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form) Bell Canada
2018-08-03 Appellant's book of authorities, (Book Form), (3 volumes), Completed on: 2018-08-03 Bell Canada
2018-08-03 Appellant's record, (Book Form), (2 volumes), Joint with 37897, Completed on: 2018-08-03 Bell Canada
2018-08-03 Appellant's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-08-03 Bell Canada
2018-06-08 Notice of appeal, (Letter Form), Amended notice required-rec'd 6/14/2018, Completed on: 2018-06-08 Bell Canada
2018-05-11 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2018-05-11 Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2018-05-10 Letter advising the parties of tentative hearing date and filing deadlines (Leave granted)
2018-05-10 Decision on motion for directions, See judgment on application for leave to appeal.
Dismissed
2018-05-10 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Number A-472-16, 2017 FCA 249, dated December 18, 2017, is granted with costs in the cause. The hearing of the appeal will not be expedited.
The appeal will be heard with National Football League, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada (37897), and with Minister of Citizenship and Immigration v. Alexander Vavilov (37748).
The Court is of the view that these appeals provide an opportunity to consider the nature and scope of judicial review of administrative action, as addressed in Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 190, 2008 SCC 9, and subsequent cases. To that end, the appellants and respondent are invited to devote a substantial part of their written and oral submissions on the appeal to the question of standard of review, and shall be allowed to file and serve a factum on appeal of at most 45 pages.
Granted, with costs in the cause
2018-04-03 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court
2018-04-03 Submission of motion for directions, for consideration by the Court
2018-03-26 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23B Attorney General of Canada
2018-03-23 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23B Bell Canada
2018-03-19 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Book Form), Form 23B missing (received 2018-03-23)., Completed on: 2018-04-05 Bell Canada
2018-03-08 Certificate (on limitations to public access), Form 23 A. AMENDED received on 2018-03-19. SECOND AMENDED version received on 2018-03-26. Attorney General of Canada
2018-03-08 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-03-08 Attorney General of Canada
2018-02-08 Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal and without formal Court of Appeal order
2018-02-06 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Bell Canada
2018-02-06 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23B Bell Canada
2018-02-06 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A Bell Canada
2018-02-06 Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), CA Order missing - received 2018-02-13 (inserted in books at Tab 2B), Completed on: 2018-02-14 Bell Canada
2018-01-24 Order on motion to directions, (JUSTICE BROWN)
2018-01-24 Order issued on motion for a stay of execution, (JUSTICE BROWN)
2018-01-24 Decision on motion for directions, UPON APPLICATION by the applicants for an order:
a) staying the decision of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications
Commission dated August 19, 2016 banning the simultaneous substitution of
Canadian advertisements, in place of U.S. advertisements, during the Super Bowl, until the later of the disposition of Bell’s application for leave to appeal, or the disposition of Bell’s appeal, if leave to appeal is granted;
b) that Bell's application for leave to appeal be determined on an expedited basis;
c) expediting the appeal, if leave is granted, and abridging the timelines set out in the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada to expedite the hearing of the appeal on an early date in the 2018 Fall Session;
d) that the Registrar set a timetable for serving and filing appeal materials, if leave to appeal is granted to accommodate the expedited hearing date.
AND HAVING CONSIDERED the material filed;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1) The motion to stay the decision of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission dated August 19, 2016 is dismissed, with costs to the Respondent, Attorney General of Canada;
2) The motion to determine the leave application on an expedited basis, and to expedite the hearing of the appeal (if leave to appeal is granted) is granted, with no order as to costs;
3) The motion for directions setting a timetable for serving and filing appeal materials (if leave to appeal is granted) is referred to the panel to whom the application for leave to appeal is submitted.
Allowed in part, no order as to costs
2018-01-24 Decision on the motion for a stay of execution, see decision on motion for directions, Br
Dismissed, with costs
2018-01-24 Submission of motion for directions, Br
2018-01-24 Submission of motion for a stay of execution, Br
2018-01-22 Reply to motion for a stay of execution, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-01-22 Bell Canada
2018-01-17 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), (Joint with 37897) Stephen Millington (by email). The intervener will not be responding to the application for leave to appeal nor the motions. Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission
2018-01-17 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23B Attorney General of Canada
2018-01-17 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23A Attorney General of Canada
2018-01-17 Response to motion for directions, (Included in the response to the motion for a stay of execution), 4 additional copies requested-rec'd 2018/01/26, Completed on: 2018-01-17 Attorney General of Canada
2018-01-17 Response to the motion for a stay of execution, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-01-17 Attorney General of Canada
2018-01-11 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Bell Canada
2018-01-03 Letter acknowledging receipt of a notice of application for leave to appeal, (FILE OPENED 2018-01-03)
2018-01-03 Motion for directions, (Book Form), (2 volumes), and to expedite. 4 additional copies requested-rec'd 2018/01/25, Completed on: 2018-01-03 Bell Canada
2018-01-03 Motion for a stay of execution, (Book Form), (2 volumes), Completed on: 2018-01-03 Bell Canada
2018-01-03 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Steven G. Mason (in person). Cover letter (urgent motion). Bell Canada
2018-01-03 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23B Bell Canada
2018-01-03 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23A Bell Canada
2018-01-03 Notice of application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), (Court of appeal judgment included in Motion for stay) Form 14 missing (received 2018-01-11)., Completed on: 2018-01-11 Bell Canada

Parties

Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Bell Canada Appellant Active
Bell Media Inc. Appellant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Attorney General of Canada Respondent Active

Other parties

Other parties
Name Role Status
Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission Intervener Active
Jutras, Daniel Amicus curiae Active
Boctor, Audrey Amicus curiae Active
Attorney General of Ontario Intervener Active
Attorney General of Quebec Intervener Active
Attorney General of British Columbia Intervener Active
Attorney General for Saskatchewan Intervener Active
Telus Communications Inc. Intervener Active
Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario Intervener Active
Ontario Securities Commission, British Columbia Securities Commission and Alberta Securities Commission Intervener Active
Ecojustice Canada Society Intervener Active
Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (Ontario) Intervener Active
Workers' Compensation Appeals Tribunal (Northwest Territories and Nunavut) and Workers' Compensation Appeals Tribunal (Nova Scotia) Intervener Active
Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers' Compensation and Workers' Compensation Appeals Tribunal (New Brunswick) Intervener Active
British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre Foundation Intervener Active
Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals Intervener Active
National Academy of Arbitrators Intervener Active
Ontario Labour-Management Arbitrators' Association and Conférence des arbitres du Québec Intervener Active
Canadian Labour Congress Intervener Active
National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities Intervener Active
Queen's Prison Law Clinic Intervener Active
Advocates for the Rule of Law Intervener Active
Cambridge Comparative Administrative Law Forum Intervener Active
Association of Canadian Advertisers and the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists Intervener Active
Blue Ant Media Inc., Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, DHX Media Ltd., Groupe V Média inc. Intervener Active
Independent Broadcast Group, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, Allarco Entertainment Inc., BBC Kids, Channel Zero, Ethnic Channels Group Ltd. Intervener Active
Hollywood Suite, OUTtv Network Inc., Stingray Digital Group Inc., TV5 Québec Canada, Zoomermedia Ltd. and Pelmorex Weather Networks (Television) Inc. Intervener Active
Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic Intervener Active
Canadian Bar Association Intervener Active
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada Intervener Active

Counsel

Party: Bell Canada

Counsel
Steven G. Mason
Brandon Kain
Steven Tanner
James S.S Holtom
Richard Lizius
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
66 Wellington Street West
Suite 5300, Toronto Dominion Bank Tower
Toronto, Ontario
M5K 1E6
Telephone: (416) 362-1812
FAX: (416) 868-0673
Email: smason@mccarthy.ca
Agent
Jeffrey W. Beedell
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
160 Elgin Street, Suite 2600
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-0171
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: jeff.beedell@gowlingwlg.com

Party: Bell Media Inc.

Counsel
Steven G. Mason
Brandon Kain
Steven Tanner
James S.S Holtom
Richard Lizius
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
66 Wellington Street West
Suite 5300, Toronto Dominion Bank Tower
Toronto, Ontario
M5K 1E6
Telephone: (416) 362-1812
FAX: (416) 868-0673
Email: smason@mccarthy.ca
Agent
Jeffrey W. Beedell
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
160 Elgin Street, Suite 2600
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-0171
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: jeff.beedell@gowlingwlg.com

Party: Attorney General of Canada

Counsel
Michael H. Morris
Ian Demers
Laura Tausky
Attorney General of Canada
Ontario Regional Office
120 Adelaide Street West, Suite 400
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 1T1
Telephone: (647) 256-7539
FAX: (416) 952-4518
Email: michael.morris@justice.gc.ca
Agent
Christopher Rupar
Department of Justice
50 O'Connor Street
Suite 500
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 670-6290
FAX: (613) 954-1920
Email: christopher.rupar@justice.gc.ca

Party: Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission

Counsel
Crystal Hulley-Craig
Stephen Millington
Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission
Les Terrasse de la Chaudière, Central Building
1 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, Quebec
J8X 4B1
Telephone: (819) 956-2095
FAX: (819) 953-0589
Email: crystal.hulley@crtc.gc.ca

Party: Jutras, Daniel

Counsel
Daniel Jutras
Edward Béchard Torres
McGill University
3644 Peel
Old Chancellor Day Hall, Faculty of Law, Room 20
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 1W9
Telephone: (514) 398-1453
FAX: (514) 398-4659
Email: daniel.jutras@mcgill.ca
Agent
Marie-France Major
Supreme Advocacy LLP
100- 340 Gilmour Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0R3
Telephone: (613) 695-8855 Ext: 102
FAX: (613) 695-8580
Email: mfmajor@supremeadvocacy.ca

Party: Boctor, Audrey

Counsel
Audrey Boctor
Olga Redko
IMK LLP
Alexis Nihon Plaza, Tower 2
3500 De Maisonneuve Blvd. West
Montreal, Quebec
H3Z 3C1
Telephone: (514) 935-4460
FAX: (514) 935-2999
Email: aboctor@imk.ca
Agent
Marie-France Major
Supreme Advocacy LLP
100- 340 Gilmour Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0R3
Telephone: (613) 695-8855 Ext: 102
FAX: (613) 695-8580
Email: mfmajor@supremeadvocacy.ca

Party: Attorney General of Ontario

Counsel
Sara Blake
Judie Im
Attorney General of Ontario
720 Bay Street
8th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-4155
FAX: (416) 326-4181
Email: sara.blake@jus.gov.on.ca
Agent
Marie-France Major
Supreme Advocacy LLP
100- 340 Gilmour Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0R3
Telephone: (613) 695-8855 Ext: 102
FAX: (613) 695-8580
Email: mfmajor@supremeadvocacy.ca

Party: Telus Communications Inc.

Counsel
Christopher C. Rootham
Michael Ryan
Nelligan O'Brien Payne LLP
50 O'Connor Street
Suite 300
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L2
Telephone: (613) 231-8311
FAX: (613) 788-3667
Email: christopher.rootham@nelliganlaw.ca

Party: Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario

Counsel
Karen Andrews
Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario
1500 - 55 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M5J 2H7
Telephone: (416) 597-5855
FAX: (416) 597-5821
Email: andrews@lao.on.ca
Agent
Marie-France Major
Supreme Advocacy LLP
100- 340 Gilmour Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0R3
Telephone: (613) 695-8855 Ext: 102
FAX: (613) 695-8580
Email: mfmajor@supremeadvocacy.ca

Party: Ontario Securities Commission, British Columbia Securities Commission and Alberta Securities Commission

Counsel
Matthew H. Britton
Jennifer M. Lynch
Paloma Ellard
David Hainey
Don Young
Ontario Securities Commission
2200 - 20 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 3S8
Telephone: (416) 593-8294
FAX: (416) 593-2319
Email: mbritton@osc.gov.on.ca
Agent
Benjamin L. Grant
Conway Baxter Wilson LLP
400-411 Roosevelt Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K2A 3X9
Telephone: (613) 288-0149
FAX: (613) 688-0271
Email: bgrant@conway.pro

Party: Ecojustice Canada Society

Counsel
Laura Bowman
Bronwyn Roe
Ecojustice Canada Society
1910 - 777 Bay Street
PO BOX 106
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2C8
Telephone: (416) 368-7533
FAX: (416) 363-2746
Email: LBOWMAN@ECOJUSTICE.CA
Agent
Moira Dillon
Supreme Law Group
900 - 275 Slater Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5H9
Telephone: (613) 691-1224
FAX: (613) 691-1338
Email: mdillon@supremelawgroup.ca

Party: Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (Ontario)

Counsel
Michelle Alton
David Corbett
Kayla Seyler
Ana Rodriguez
Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal
505 University Avenue
7th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2P2
Telephone: (416) 573-1704
FAX: (416) 326-5164
Email: Michelle.Alton@wst.gov.on.ca
Agent
Marie-France Major
Supreme Advocacy LLP
100- 340 Gilmour Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0R3
Telephone: (613) 695-8855 Ext: 102
FAX: (613) 695-8580
Email: mfmajor@supremeadvocacy.ca

Party: Workers' Compensation Appeals Tribunal (Northwest Territories and Nunavut) and Workers' Compensation Appeals Tribunal (Nova Scotia)

Counsel
Michelle Alton
David Corbett
Kayla Seyler
Ana Rodriguez
Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal
505 University Avenue
7th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2P2
Telephone: (416) 573-1704
FAX: (416) 326-5164
Email: Michelle.Alton@wst.gov.on.ca
Agent
Marie-France Major
Supreme Advocacy LLP
100- 340 Gilmour Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0R3
Telephone: (613) 695-8855 Ext: 102
FAX: (613) 695-8580
Email: mfmajor@supremeadvocacy.ca

Party: Attorney General for Saskatchewan

Counsel
Laura Mazenc
Kyle McCreary
Johnna Van Parys
Attorney General for Saskatchewan
900 - 1874 Scarth Street
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4P 4B3
Telephone: (306) 787-6272
FAX: (306) 787-0581
Email: laura.mazenc@gov.sk.ca
Agent
D. Lynne Watt
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
160 Elgin Street
Suite 2600
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-8695
FAX: (613) 788-3509
Email: lynne.watt@gowlingwlg.com

Party: British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre Foundation

Counsel
Gavin R. Cameron
Tom Posyniak
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
2900 - 550 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C 0A3
Telephone: (604) 631-4756
FAX: (604) 631-3232
Email: gcameron@fasken.com
Agent
Sophie Arseneault
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
55 rue Metcalfe
Bureau 1300
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L5
Telephone: (613) 696-6904
FAX: (613) 230-6423
Email: sarseneault@fasken.com

Party: Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals

Counsel
Terrence J. O'Sullivan
Paul Michell
James Renihan
Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP
2750 - 145 King St. West
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 1J8
Telephone: (416) 644-5359
FAX: (416) 598-3730
Email: tosullivan@counsel-toronto.com
Agent
Eugene Meehan, Q.C.
Supreme Advocacy LLP
100 - 340 Gilmour Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0R3
Telephone: (613) 695-8855 Ext: 101
FAX: (613) 695-8580
Email: emeehan@supremeadvocacy.ca

Party: National Academy of Arbitrators

Counsel
Susan L. Stewart
7 L'Estrange Place
Toronto, Ontario
M6S 4S6
Telephone: (416) 531-3736
FAX: (416) 604-2897
Email: sstewart@idirect.ca
Agent
Alyssa Tomkins
CazaSaikaley LLP
350 - 220 avenue Laurier Ouest
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5Z9
Telephone: (613) 564-8269
FAX: (613) 565-2087
Email: atomkins@plaideurs.ca

Party: Ontario Labour-Management Arbitrators' Association and Conférence des arbitres du Québec

Counsel
Linda R. Rothstein
Michael Fenrick
Angela E. Rae
Anne Marie Heenan
Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP
155 Wellington Street
35th floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 3H1
Telephone: (416) 646-4300
FAX: (416) 646-4301
Email: linda.rothstein@paliareroland.com
Agent
Alyssa Tomkins
CazaSaikaley LLP
350 - 220 avenue Laurier Ouest
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5Z9
Telephone: (613) 564-8269
FAX: (613) 565-2087
Email: atomkins@plaideurs.ca

Party: Canadian Labour Congress

Counsel
Steven M. Barrett
Ethan Poskander
Daniel Sheppard
Goldblatt Partners LLP
20 Dundas Street West
Suite 1039
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2C2
Telephone: (416) 977-6070
FAX: (416) 591-7333
Email: sbarrett@goldblattpartners.com
Agent
Colleen Bauman
Goldblatt Partners LLP
500-30 Metcalfe St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5L4
Telephone: (613) 482-2463
FAX: (613) 235-3041
Email: cbauman@goldblattpartners.com

Party: Attorney General of Quebec

Counsel
Stéphane Rochette
Procureur général du Québec
1200, Route de l'Église
3e étage
Québec, Quebec
G1V 4M1
Telephone: (418) 643-6552 Ext: 20734
FAX: (418) 643-9749
Email: stephane.rochette@justice.gouv.qc.ca
Agent
Sylvie Labbé
Noël et Associés, s.e.n.c.r.l.
111 rue Champlain
Gatineau, Quebec
J8X 3R1
Telephone: (819) 503-2178
FAX: (819) 771-5397
Email: s.labbe@noelassocies.com

Party: National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities

Counsel
William W. Shores, Q.C.
Kirk N. Lambrecht, Q.C.
Shores Jardine LLP
10104 - 103 Avenue
Suite 2250
Edmonton, Alberta
T5J 0H8
Telephone: (780) 448-9275
FAX: (780) 423-0163
Email: bill@shoresjardine.com
Agent
Marie-France Major
Supreme Advocacy LLP
100- 340 Gilmour Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0R3
Telephone: (613) 695-8855 Ext: 102
FAX: (613) 695-8580
Email: mfmajor@supremeadvocacy.ca

Party: Queen's Prison Law Clinic

Counsel
Brendan Van Niejenhuis
Andrea Gonsalves
Stockwoods LLP
77 King Street West, Suite 4130
P.O. Box 140
Toronto, Ontario
M5K 1H1
Telephone: (416) 593-7200
FAX: (416) 593-9345
Email: brendanvn@stockwoods.ca
Agent
Maxine Vincelette
Power Law
130 Albert Street
Suite 1103
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5G4
Telephone: (613) 702-5573
FAX: (613) 702-5573
Email: mvincelette@powerlaw.ca

Party: Attorney General of British Columbia

Counsel
Micah Rankin
Leah Greathead
J. Gareth Morley
Katie Hamilton
Attorney General of British Columbia
1001 Douglas Street
Victoria, British Columbia
V8W 9J7
Telephone: (250) 387-3129
FAX: (250) 356-9154
Email: micah.rankin@gov.bc.ca
Agent
Michael J. Sobkin
331 Somerset Street West
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0J8
Telephone: (613) 282-1712
FAX: (613) 288-2896
Email: msobkin@sympatico.ca

Party: Advocates for the Rule of Law

Counsel
Adam Goldenberg
Robyn Gifford
Asher Honickman
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Suite 5300, Toronto Dominion Bank Tower
Toronto, Ontario
M5K 1E6
Telephone: (416) 601-7821
FAX: (416) 868-0673
Email: agoldenberg@mccarthy.ca
Agent
Darius Bossé
Power Law
130 Albert Street
Suite 1103
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5G4
Telephone: (613) 702-5566
FAX: (613) 702-5566
Email: DBosse@juristespower.ca

Party: Cambridge Comparative Administrative Law Forum

Counsel
Bruno Gélinas-Faucher
Paul Warchuk
Francis Lévesque
Cambridge Comparative Administrative Law Forum
Cambridge University - The Faculty of Law
The David Williams Building - 10 West Road
Cambridge, United Kingdom CB3 9DZ
Telephone: (737) 838-3023 Ext: 44
FAX: (514) 565-9877
Email: bruno.gelinas.faucher@gmail.com
Agent
Maxine Vincelette
Power Law
130 Albert Street
Suite 1103
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5G4
Telephone: (613) 702-5573
FAX: (613) 702-5573
Email: mvincelette@powerlaw.ca

Party: Association of Canadian Advertisers and the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists

Counsel
J. Thomas Curry
Sam Johansen
Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP
Suite 2600
130 Adelaide Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 3P5
Telephone: (416) 865-3096
FAX: (416) 865-9010
Email: tcurry@litigate.com
Agent
Maxine Vincelette
Power Law
130 Albert Street
Suite 1103
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5G4
Telephone: (613) 702-5573
FAX: (613) 702-5573
Email: mvincelette@powerlaw.ca

Party: Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers' Compensation and Workers' Compensation Appeals Tribunal (New Brunswick)

Counsel
Michelle Alton
David Corbett
Kayla Seyler
Ana Rodriguez
Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal
505 University Avenue
7th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2P2
Telephone: (416) 573-1704
FAX: (416) 326-5164
Email: Michelle.Alton@wst.gov.on.ca
Agent
Marie-France Major
Supreme Advocacy LLP
100- 340 Gilmour Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0R3
Telephone: (613) 695-8855 Ext: 102
FAX: (613) 695-8580
Email: mfmajor@supremeadvocacy.ca

Party: Blue Ant Media Inc., Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, DHX Media Ltd., Groupe V Média inc.

Counsel
Christian Leblanc
Michael Shortt
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Bureau 3700, C.P. 242
800, Place Victoria
Montréal, Quebec
H4Z 1E9
Telephone: (514) 397-7545
FAX: (514) 397-7600
Email: cleblanc@fasken.com
Agent
Sophie Arseneault
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
55 rue Metcalfe
Bureau 1300
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L5
Telephone: (613) 696-6904
FAX: (613) 230-6423
Email: sarseneault@fasken.com

Party: Independent Broadcast Group, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, Allarco Entertainment Inc., BBC Kids, Channel Zero, Ethnic Channels Group Ltd.

Counsel
Christian Leblanc
Michael Shortt
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Bureau 3700, C.P. 242
800, Place Victoria
Montréal, Quebec
H4Z 1E9
Telephone: (514) 397-7545
FAX: (514) 397-7600
Email: cleblanc@fasken.com
Agent
Sophie Arseneault
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
55 rue Metcalfe
Bureau 1300
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L5
Telephone: (613) 696-6904
FAX: (613) 230-6423
Email: sarseneault@fasken.com

Party: Hollywood Suite, OUTtv Network Inc., Stingray Digital Group Inc., TV5 Québec Canada, Zoomermedia Ltd. and Pelmorex Weather Networks (Television) Inc.

Counsel
Christian Leblanc
Michael Shortt
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Bureau 3700, C.P. 242
800, Place Victoria
Montréal, Quebec
H4Z 1E9
Telephone: (514) 397-7545
FAX: (514) 397-7600
Email: cleblanc@fasken.com
Agent
Sophie Arseneault
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
55 rue Metcalfe
Bureau 1300
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L5
Telephone: (613) 696-6904
FAX: (613) 230-6423
Email: sarseneault@fasken.com

Party: Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic

Counsel
Alyssa Tomkins
James Plotkin
Michel Bastarache
CazaSaikaley LLP
350 - 220 avenue Laurier Ouest
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5Z9
Telephone: (613) 564-8269
FAX: (613) 565-2087
Email: atomkins@plaideurs.ca
Agent
David Fewer
Université d'Ottawa
Common Law Section
57 Louis Pasteur St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 6N5
Telephone: (613) 562-5800 Ext: 2558
FAX: (613) 562-5417
Email: david.fewer@uottawa.ca

Party: Canadian Bar Association

Counsel
Jonathan M. Coady
Justin L. Milne
Stewart McKelvey
65 Grafton Street
P.O. Box 2140, Station Central
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
C1A 8B9
Telephone: (902) 629-4520
FAX: (902) 566-5283
Email: jcoady@stewartmckelvey.com
Agent
Guy Régimbald
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
160 Elgin Street
Suite 2600
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-0197
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: guy.regimbald@gowlingwlg.com

Party: First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada

Counsel
David P. Taylor
Sarah Clarke
Conway Baxter Wilson LLP
400 - 411 Roosevelt Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K2A 3X9
Telephone: (613) 691-0368
FAX: (613) 688-0271
Email: dtaylor@conway.pro
Agent
Nicholas Peter McHaffie
Stikeman Elliott LLP
1600 - 50 O'Connor Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L2
Telephone: (613) 566-0546
FAX: (613) 230-8877
Email: nmchaffie@stikeman.com

Summary

Keywords

Administrative law - Judicial review - Standard of review - Boards and tribunals - Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (“CRTC”) - Jurisdiction - Legislation - Interpretation - Intellectual property - Copyright - Commercial law - International trade - What is the standard of appellate review - What is the standard of judicial review in relation to the Broadcasting Act issue - What is the standard of review in relation to the Copyright Act issue - Broadcasting Act, S.C. 1991, c. 11 - Copyright Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-42.

Summary

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The CRTC issued an Order excluding the Super Bowl from the simultaneous substitution regime to which it has been subject for many years under the Simultaneous Programming Service Deletion and Substitution Regulations, S.O.R/2015-240. Under that regulatory regime, the Canadian broadcaster of the Super Bowl made requests to ensure that the Super Bowl was broadcast in Canada with Canadian commercials on both Canadian and American channels. The CRTC’s determination that simultaneous substitution for the Super Bowl is not in the public interest means that, as of January 1, 2017, Canadians watching the Super Bowl on Canadian stations see Canadian commercials, while those watching it on American stations see American commercials. The appellant had entered into an agreement with the National Football League (“NFL”), granting the appellant an exclusive license to broadcast the Super Bowl in Canada through to February 2020. The appellant recovers the costs of the license by selling to Canadian businesses advertisements can be inserted into the Super Bowl broadcast on both Canadian and American stations. The appellant and the NFL challenged the jurisdiction of the CRTC to issue the Order on the basis that it conflicts with Canadian broadcasting policy and regulations; targets a specific program, applies changes to the regulatory regime retrospectively to the detriment of vested rights, and is contrary to the Copyright Act and Canada’s international trade obligations. The Federal Court of Appeal dismissed those appeals.

Lower court rulings

September 2, 2016
Federal Court of Appeal

A-231-15, 2016 FCA 217

See file
December 18, 2017
Federal Court of Appeal

A-472-16, 2017 FCA 249

Appeal dismissed

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Date modified: 2025-02-27