Kates v. Canada Post Corp., (1991) 52 O.A.C. 319 (DC)

• Judge: O'Driscoll, O'Brien and Rosenberg, JJ.
• Court: Ontario Court of Justice General Division (Canada)
• Case Date: September 20, 1991
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: (1991), 52 O.A.C. 319 (DC)

Kates v. Can. Post (1991), 52 O.A.C. 319 (DC)

MLB headnote and full text

Canada Post Corp. (appellant) v. Canadian Union of Postal Workers (Union Policy Grievance N-88-02) and D.H. Kates (respondents)

(File No. 218/91)

Indexed As: Kates v. Canada Post Corp.

Ontario Court of Justice

Divisional Court

O'Driscoll, O'Brien and Rosenberg, JJ.

October 10, 1991.

Summary:

Canada Post applied to quash the award of an arbitrator.

The Ontario Divisional Court dismissed the application.

Administrative Law - Topic 554

The hearing and decision - Decisions of the tribunal - Finality (functus officio) - Power of tribunal to amend or reopen decision - The Ontario Divisional Court stated that the application of the principle of functus officio must be more flexible and less formalistic in respect to decisions of administrative tribunals which are sub­ject to appeal only on a point of law - See paragraph 7.

Administrative Law - Topic 9006

Boards and tribunals - Jurisdiction, termi­nation of (functus officio) - [See Admin­istrative Law - Topic 554 ].

Arbitration - Topic 3590

The arbitrator - Powers, termination (functus officio) - [See Administrative Law - Topic 554 ].

Cases Noticed:

Chandler v. Alberta Association of Archi­tects et al. (1989), 99 N.R. 277; 101 A.R. 321; 62 D.L.R.(4th) 577, refd to. [para. 7].

Counsel:

Claude Thomson, Q.C., for the appellant;

David Migicovsky and Charles Hurdon, for the respondents.

This application was heard by O'Driscoll, O'Brien and Rosenberg, JJ., of the Ontario Divisional Court on September 20, 1991. The decision of the court was delivered orally by O'Driscoll, J., on October 10, 1991.