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

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtFederal Court (Canada)
JudgeZinn
Citation2025 FC 878
Docket NumberT-294-25; T-432-25
Date13 May 2025

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10 practice notes
  • Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. v. Canada (Food Inspection Agency)
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • August 21, 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......
  • Matsqui-Abbotsford Impact Society v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • February 26, 2026
    ...serve as guardians of legality, not arbiters of the wisdom of policy”: Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. v Canada (Food Inspection Agency), 2025 FC 878 [Universal Ostrich FC] at para 79, aff’d Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. v Canada (Food Inspection Agency), 2025 FCA 147, leave to appeal to SCC re......
  • Joshi v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • July 23, 2025
    ...are best positioned to make judgments on complex, expertise-driven matters (Universal Ostrich Farms Inc v Canada (Food Inspection Agency), 2025 FC 878 at para 6 [Universal Ostrich Farms]). As explained by Justice Russel Zinn, “[w]hen conducting a reasonableness review of decisions involving......
  • Cheekinew v. Saskatchewan (Govt)
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
    • September 25, 2025
    ...273-284, 271 CCC (3d) 208. Another illustration of this point is found in Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. v Canada (Food Inspection Agency), 2025 FC 878 at para 143, aff’d 2025 FCA 147, regarding statements of fact made by a deputy chief veterinary officer about avian influenza variants, the o......
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  • Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. v. Canada (Food Inspection Agency)
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • August 21, 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......
  • Matsqui-Abbotsford Impact Society v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • February 26, 2026
    ...serve as guardians of legality, not arbiters of the wisdom of policy”: Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. v Canada (Food Inspection Agency), 2025 FC 878 [Universal Ostrich FC] at para 79, aff’d Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. v Canada (Food Inspection Agency), 2025 FCA 147, leave to appeal to SCC re......
  • Joshi v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • July 23, 2025
    ...are best positioned to make judgments on complex, expertise-driven matters (Universal Ostrich Farms Inc v Canada (Food Inspection Agency), 2025 FC 878 at para 6 [Universal Ostrich Farms]). As explained by Justice Russel Zinn, “[w]hen conducting a reasonableness review of decisions involving......
  • Cheekinew v. Saskatchewan (Govt)
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
    • September 25, 2025
    ...273-284, 271 CCC (3d) 208. Another illustration of this point is found in Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. v Canada (Food Inspection Agency), 2025 FC 878 at para 143, aff’d 2025 FCA 147, regarding statements of fact made by a deputy chief veterinary officer about avian influenza variants, the o......
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  • SCC Gives Green Light For Cull Of Ostriches At BC Ostrich Farm
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 12, 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 Canadian Food Inspection Agency to advance with disease response at British Columbia ostrich farm - Canada.ca 4 Ibid. 5 Canadian c......