Hiltz v. Northwest Territories (Commissioner), 2003 NWTSC 48

• Judge: Vertes, J.
• Court: Supreme Court of Northwest Territories (Canada)
• Case Date: July 16, 2003
• Jurisdiction: Northwest Territories
• Citations: 2003 NWTSC 48;[2003] Northwest Terr. Cases 48 (SC)

Hiltz v. NWT Commr., [2003] Northwest Terr. Cases 48 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2003] Northwest Terr. Cases TBEd. AU.047

Jeff Hiltz (plaintiff) v. The Commissioner of the Northwest Territories and John Pollard in his capacity as Minister Responsible for the Public Service Act (defendants)

(S-1-CV-6018; 2003 NWTSC 48)

Indexed As: Hiltz v. Northwest Territories (Commissioner)

Northwest Territories Supreme Court

Vertes, J.

August 21, 2003.

Summary:

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Labour Law - Topic 9502

Public service labour relations - Collective agreement - General and definitions - Content of - Effect of legislation - See paragraphs 1 to 48.

Labour Law - Topic 9597

Public service labour relations - Collective agreement - Hours of work - Leave without pay - See paragraphs 1 to 48.

Labour Law - Topic 9655

Public service labour relations - Collective agreement - Civil action - Jurisdiction - See paragraphs 1 to 31 and 49 to 61.

Cases Noticed:

Northwest Territories (Minister of Personnel) v. U.N.W., [1989] N.W.T.J. No. 95 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 19].

Durham Regional Police Association v. Durham Regional Board of Commissioners of Police et al., [1982] 2 S.C.R. 709; 45 N.R. 296, refd to. [para. 36].

British Columbia Government Employees Union v. British Columbia (1987), 12 B.C.L.R.(2d) 97 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 36].

McLeod et al. v. Egan et al., [1975] 1 S.C.R. 517; 2 N.R. 443; 46 D.L.R.(3d) 150, refd to. [para. 37].

Lefebvre v. HOJ Industries Ltd.; Machtinger v. HOJ Industries Ltd., [1992] 1 S.C.R. 986; 136 N.R. 40; 53 O.A.C. 200; 91 D.L.R.(4th) 491; 40 C.C.E.L. 1, refd to. [para. 37].

Blair v. Godwaldt et al. (1995), 169 A.R. 217; 97 W.A.C. 217; 125 D.L.R.(4th) 732 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 37].

Human Rights Commission (Ont.), Dunlop, Hall and Gray v. Borough of Etobicoke, [1982] 1 S.C.R. 202; 40 N.R. 159, 132 D.L.R.(3d) 14, refd to. [para. 38].

Weber v. Ontario Hydro, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 929; 183 N.R. 241; 82 O.A.C. 321; 125 D.L.R.(4th) 583; 95 C.L.L.C. 210-027; 12 C.C.E.L.(2d) 1; 24 C.C.L.T.(2d) 217, refd to. [para. 49].

Regina Police Association Inc. and Shotton v. Board of Police Commissioners of Regina, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 360; 251 N.R. 16; 189 Sask.R. 23; 216 W.A.C. 23, refd to. [para. 49].

Goudie et al. v. Ottawa (City) (2003), 301 N.R. 201; 170 O.A.C. 201 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 50].

Danyluk v. Ainsworth Technologies Inc. et al., [2001] 2 S.C.R. 460; 272 N.R. 1; 149 O.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. 54].

Bomac Construction Ltd. et al. v. Stevenson et al., [1986] 5 W.W.R. 21; 48 Sask.R. 62 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 54].

Danilov v. Atomic Energy Control Board (1999), 125 O.A.C. 130 (C.A.), leave to appeal refused [2001] 1 S.C.R. vi; 260 N.R. 399; 141 O.A.C. 198, refd to. [para. 56].

Pleau v. Canada (Attorney General) et al. (1999), 181 N.S.R.(2d) 356; 560 A.P.R. 356 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 56].

Phillips v. Harrison (2000), 153 Man.R.(2d) 1; 238 W.A.C. 1 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 56].

Burgess v. Ontario (Minister of Health) (2001), 143 O.A.C. 178; 55 O.R.(3d) 507 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 56].

Bell v. Canada (Minister of Transport) (2002), 209 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 32; 626 A.P.R. 32 (Nlfd. C.A.), refd to. [para. 56].

Guenette et al. v. Canada (Attorney General) et al. (2002), 162 O.A.C. 371; 60 O.R.(3d) 601 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 56].

Yearwood v. Canada (Attorney General) et al. (2002), 171 B.C.A.C. 124; 280 W.A.C. 124 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 56].

Olsen v. Canada (Attorney General) et al. (2003), 181 B.C.A.C. 219; 298 W.A.C. 219 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 56].

Statutes Noticed:

Public Service Act, R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. P-16, sect. 37 [para. 20].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Brown and Beatty, Canadian Labour Arbitration (3rd Ed.) (Looseleaf), paras. 2:2100 [para. 30]; 2.2140 [para. 32].

Counsel:

David Yazbeck, for the plaintiff;

Sheldon Toner, for the defendants.

This application was heard at Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, on July 16, 2003, before Vertes, J., of the Northwest Territories Supreme Court, who released the following judgment on August 21, 2003.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.