Case Law

Sources in this library

• Canadian Caselaw
• Court of Appeal of Newfoundland and Labrador
• Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal of Ontario

Latest documents

• Singh v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

  [1] This is an application for judicial review of a decision by the Refugee Appeal Division [RAD] dated September 13, 2024 [the Decision], refusing the Applicant’s appeal and confirming the decision of the Refugee Protection Division [RPD] to refuse the Applicant’s refugee protection claim pursuant to sections 96 and 97 of Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, SC 2001, c 27 [IRPA]. In the Decision, the RAD concluded that the Applicant has a viable internal flight alternative [IFA] within India.

• Durojaye v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness)

  [1] The respondent filed this motion under Rule 369 for an order granting the application for judicial review. The applicant opposed the motion.

• R. v. Nguyen

  [1]                             Parliament’s justification for its various rules authorizing the forfeiture of criminally tainted property to the Crown is easy enough to identify: the state can and indeed should confiscate that property to ensure that crime does not pay. 

• Blenman v. Eashappie

  [1] Mr. Blenman applies for mandamus requiring Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation [CTK] to disclose certain financial records. I am granting CTK’s motion to strike, because Mr. Blenman failed to point to any public duty requiring CTK to disclose those records.

• Stewart v. Canada

  [1] On February 4, 2020, at around 10:15 in the morning, Mr. Kelsey Stewart, the Plaintiff in this action, was assaulted and injured by a Correctional Officer [CO] while exiting his cell at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary [Sask Pen]. He seeks damages for his injuries, and additional amounts to deter future incidents, totalling $240,000.

• Paez v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness)

  [1] Nixon Alberto Cortes Paez is a citizen of Colombia. He is 23 years old. He travelled from Colombia to Mexico and then entered the United States of America [USA] illegally. He crossed into Canada on September 25, 2024 between ports of entry. He claims to have fled threats of violence from criminal organizations in Colombia.

• Ghafouri v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

  [1] The Applicant, a citizen of Iran, seeks judicial review of a Visa Officer’s decision refusing to grant him, his wife, and his daughter a 1-month visitor visas. The Officer was not satisfied that they would leave Canada at the end of their authorized stay.

• Barahona v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

  [1] The Applicants are a family from Colombia who seek judicial review of the Refugee Protection Division (RPD) decision refusing their claim on credibility grounds. I am granting this judicial review, solely on the procedural fairness issues that arose from translation errors that were consequential to the RPD’s overall credibility findings.

• Sariam v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

  [1] The Applicants seek judicial review of a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA) decision that found they would not face a risk of harm if returned to Sweden.

• Solakian v. Canada Post Corporation

  [1] This is an appeal of an order of the Federal Court (2025 FC 1623, per Kane J.) affirming an order of an Associate Judge (Albert et al. v. Canada Post Corporation et al. (2 May 2025), Toronto T-1436-22 (F.C.), Appeal Book, pp. 486-504, per Cotter A.J.). The Associate Judge dismissed the appellants’ request for an extension of time to appeal an order striking their statement of claim without leave to amend (2024 FC 420, per Coughlan A.J.). The appellants’ notice of motion seeking an extension of time was filed 234 days after the deadline for filing a notice of appeal: Federal Courts Rules, S.O.R./98-106, r. 51.