Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. v. Canada (Canadian Food Inspection Agency)

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
Citation2025 FC 878
Date13 May 2025
CourtFederal Court (Canada)

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  • Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. v. Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 2025 FCA 147
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • 21 Agosto 2025
    ...Ostrich Farms Inc., appeals from the judgment of the Federal Court in Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. v. Canada (Food Inspection Agency), 2025 FC 878 (per Zinn J.) [the FC Decision]. In that judgment, the Federal Court dismissed an application for judicial review of two related decisions of th......
  • Paré v. Canada (Canadian Food Inspection Agency), 2025 FC 1305
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • 22 Julio 2025
    ...courts must pay careful attention to the decision-maker’s expertise” (Universal Ostrich Farms Inc v Canada (Food Inspection Agency), 2025 FC 878 at para 6 [Universal Ostrich Farms], citing Vavilov at paras 92–93). This expertise deserves particular judicial deference on the assessment of fa......
  • Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. v. Canada (Food Inspection Agency), 2025 FCA 164
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • 12 Septiembre 2025
    ...FCA 147 (the Judgment). On August 21, 2025, this Court dismissed the appellant’s appeal (the Appeal) of a judgment of the Federal Court (2025 FC 878) dismissing the appellant’s application for judicial review of two decisions of the respondent, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Th......
  • Animal Justice Canada and Soi Dog Canada v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 1703
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • 22 Octubre 2025
    ...citing Barry Seafoods at para 32; South Shore at paras 44–48; and Universal Ostrich Farms Inc v Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 2025 FC 878 at para 69. The Respondent also stresses that all statutory decisions involve the application of law to facts. They say that this is inherent in Parli......
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6 cases
  • Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. v. Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 2025 FCA 147
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • 21 Agosto 2025
    ...Ostrich Farms Inc., appeals from the judgment of the Federal Court in Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. v. Canada (Food Inspection Agency), 2025 FC 878 (per Zinn J.) [the FC Decision]. In that judgment, the Federal Court dismissed an application for judicial review of two related decisions of th......
  • Paré v. Canada (Canadian Food Inspection Agency), 2025 FC 1305
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • 22 Julio 2025
    ...courts must pay careful attention to the decision-maker’s expertise” (Universal Ostrich Farms Inc v Canada (Food Inspection Agency), 2025 FC 878 at para 6 [Universal Ostrich Farms], citing Vavilov at paras 92–93). This expertise deserves particular judicial deference on the assessment of fa......
  • Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. v. Canada (Food Inspection Agency), 2025 FCA 164
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • 12 Septiembre 2025
    ...FCA 147 (the Judgment). On August 21, 2025, this Court dismissed the appellant’s appeal (the Appeal) of a judgment of the Federal Court (2025 FC 878) dismissing the appellant’s application for judicial review of two decisions of the respondent, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Th......
  • Animal Justice Canada and Soi Dog Canada v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 1703
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • 22 Octubre 2025
    ...citing Barry Seafoods at para 32; South Shore at paras 44–48; and Universal Ostrich Farms Inc v Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 2025 FC 878 at para 69. The Respondent also stresses that all statutory decisions involve the application of law to facts. They say that this is inherent in Parli......
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1 firm's commentaries
  • Close Cull: SCC Stays Cull Of Ostrich Farm Exposed To Avian Flu
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 2 Octubre 2025
    ...Court of Canada grants stay in the case of B.C. ostrich cull | CBC News 2 Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. v. Canada (Food Inspection Agency), 2025 FC 878 at para 3 Ibid., at para 2. 4 Canada's top court halts execution of nearly 400 ostriches, for now | CBC News. 5 Universal Ostrich Farms Inc.......