MacNeill v. Canada (Attorney General), (1993) 64 F.T.R. 41 (TD)

• Judge: Muldoon, J.
• Court: Federal Court (Canada)
• Case Date: April 28, 1993
• Jurisdiction: Canada (Federal)
• Citations: (1993), 64 F.T.R. 41 (TD)

MacNeill v. Can. (A.G.) (1993), 64 F.T.R. 41 (TD)

MLB headnote and full text

In The Matter Of an application to review and set aside, pursuant to section 18 of the Federal Court Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-7 as amended, a decision of an Appeal Board established pursuant to section 5(d) of the Public Service Employment Act, rendered by R. Vaison, Chairperson, on the 1st day of September, 1992, respecting an appeal pursuant to section 31 of the Public Service Employment Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-33 (P.S.C. file No. 92-DVA-0659R)

Betty MacNeill (applicant) v. Attorney General of Canada (respondent)

(T-2419-92)

Indexed As: MacNeill v. Canada (Attorney General)

Federal Court of Canada

Trial Division

Muldoon, J.

June 3, 1993.

Summary:

A public servant was released when she became incapacitated from a job related injury. She appealed. The Public Service Appeal Board dismissed her appeal. She then applied for judicial review.

The Federal Court of Canada, Trial Divi­sion, allowed the application, set aside the board's decision and remitted the case for reconsideration.

Civil Rights - Topic 980.1

Discrimination - Accommodation - Gen­eral - [See Civil Rights - Topic 7004 ].

Civil Rights - Topic 985

Discrimination - Employment - Duty to accommodate - [See Civil Rights - Topic 7004 ].

Civil Rights - Topic 7004

Federal or provincial legislation - Appli­cation of legislation - A public servant was released when she became incapaci­tated from a job related injury - An appeal board, set up under s. 31 of the Public Service Employment Act, dismissed her appeal without deciding whether there was a violation of the Cana­dian Human Rights Act - The Federal Court of Canada, Trial Division, set aside the appeal board's decision - The court held that the appeal board was bound to apply the employment provisions of the Human Rights Act to determine whether the employee's rights were violated and to determine what efforts the employer made to accommodate her - The court remitted the case to the board to adjudicate on these matters.

Labour Law - Topic 9063

Public service labour relations - The board - Jurisdiction - To enforce human rights codes - [See Civil Rights - Topic 7004 ].

Cases Noticed:

Clare v. Canada (Attorney General) (1993), 149 N.R. 303 (F.C.A.), refd to. [para. 6].

Insurance Corp. of British Columbia v. Heerspink and Director, Human Rights Code, [1982] 2 S.C.R. 145; 43 N.R. 168, refd to. [para. 10].

Craton v. Winnipeg School Division No. 1 and Winnipeg Teacher's Association, No. 1 of the Manitoba Teacher's Society, [1985] 2 S.C.R. 150; 61 N.R. 241; 38 Man.R.(2d) 1, refd to. [para. 11].

Brennan v. Canada and Robichaud, [1987] 2 S.C.R. 84; 75 N.R. 303, refd to. [para. 12].

Human Rights Commission (Ont.) and O'Malley v. Simpsons Sears, [1985] 2 S.C.R. 536; 64 N.R. 161; 12 O.A.C. 241; 23 D.L.R.(4th) 321; 52 O.R.(2d) 799; 9 C.C.E.L. 185; 17 Admin. L.R. 89; 86 C.L.L.C. 17,002, refd to. [para. 12].

Druken et al. v. Canada (Attorney Gen­eral), [1989] 2 F.C. 24; 88 N.R. 150 (F.C.A.), refd to. [para. 13].

Ahmad v. Public Service Commission Appeal Board, [1974] 2 F.C. 644; 6 N.R. 287 (F.C.A.), refd to. [para. 15].

Canadian National Railway Co. v. Bhinder and Canadian Human Rights Commis­sion, [1985] 2 S.C.R. 561; 63 N.R. 185, refd to. [para. 25].

Central Alberta Dairy Pool v. Human Rights Commission (Alta.), [1990] 2 S.C.R. 489; 113 N.R. 161; 111 A.R. 241, refd to. [para. 27].

Human Rights Commission (Ont.), Dun­lop, Hall and Gray v. Borough of Eto­bicoke, [1982] 1 S.C.R. 202; 40 N.R. 159, refd to. [para. 29].

Brossard (Town) v. Commission des droits de la personne du Québec and Laurin, [1988] 2 S.C.R. 279; 88 N.R. 321; 18 Q.A.C. 164, refd to. [para. 32].

Human Rights Commission (Sask.) and Craig v. Saskatchewan (City) and Saska­toon Professional Fire Fighters Union, Local 80, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1297; 103 N.R. 161; 81 Sask.R. 263, refd to. [para. 32].

Air Canada v. Carson et al. and Canadian Human Rights Commission, [1985] 1 F.C. 209; 57 N.R. 221 (F.C.A.), refd to. [para. 33].

Renaud v. Board of Education of Central Okanagan, No. 23 and Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 523, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 970; 141 N.R. 185; [1992] 6 W.W.R. 193, refd to. [para. 34].

Canada (Procureur général) v. Beaulieu et al. (1993), 154 N.R. 299 (F.C.A.), refd to. [para. 38].

Statutes Noticed:

Canada Labour Code - see Labour Code.

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1982, sect. 25 [para. 14].

Canadian Human Rights Act - see Human Rights Act.

Human Rights Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. H-6, sect. 1, sect. 2, sect. 3(1), sect. 4, sect. 7, sect. 15(a) [para. 8]; sect. 66, sect. 67 [para. 14].

Labour Code, R.S.C. 1970, c. L-1, sect. 82(1)(b), sect. 84(1)(g) [para. 25].

Public Service Employment Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-33, sect. 31 [para. 5].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Oxford English Dictionary (2nd Ed. 1989) [para. 6].

Petit Larousse Illustré 1984 [para. 6].

Counsel:

Andrew Raven and David Yazbeck, for the applicant;

Dogan Akman and Hélène Laurendeau, for the respondent.

Solicitors of Record:

Raven, Jewitt & Allen, Ottawa, Ontario, for the applicant;

John C. Tait, Q.C., Deputy Attorney Gen­eral of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, for the respondent.

This application was heard in Ottawa, Ontario, on April 28, 1993, before Muldoon, J., of the Federal Court of Canada, Trial Division, who delivered the following judg­ment on June 3, 1993.