Wilkinson v. Canada (Attorney General)

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtCourt of Appeal (Canada)
Citation2020 FCA 223
Date22 December 2020

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10 practice notes
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Labour and Employment Law in the Federal Public Service - Second Edition Part VI
    • February 27, 2024
    ...639–40, 642 Wilkinson v Canada (Attorney General), 2016 FC 1062 ................... 640, 642 Wilkinson v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FCA 223 ...................................................... 633, 636, 640–41, 642 Wilkinson v Deputy Minister of National Defence, 2017 PSLREB 1 ........
  • Paré v. Canada (Canadian Food Inspection Agency), 2025 FC 1305
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • July 22, 2025
    ...that the standard of review applicable to decisions on classification grievances is reasonableness (Wilkinson v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FCA 223 at para 15 [Wilkinson]; Canada (Attorney General) v Allard, 2018 FCA 85 at para 25 [Allard]; McEvoy v Canada (Attorney General), 2013 FC 68......
  • Séguin v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • January 12, 2021
    ...departure must be justified in light of the CGC’s expertise (Wilkinson 1 at paras 20, 40; see also Wilkinson v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FCA 223 at paras 19-21). [41] Issues of procedural fairness, including whether there exists a reasonable apprehension of bias, are reviewed without ......
  • Canada (Attorney General) v. Sharafaldin
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • January 6, 2021
    ...Tennant, 2019 FCA 206 at para 72; Canada (Attorney General) v Philps, 2019 FCA 240 at para 42; and Wilkinson v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FCA 223 at para 64. While there is a clear jurisprudential foundation for such remedies, the Court has not yet received full submissions concerning ......
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  • Paré v. Canada (Canadian Food Inspection Agency), 2025 FC 1305
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • July 22, 2025
    ...that the standard of review applicable to decisions on classification grievances is reasonableness (Wilkinson v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FCA 223 at para 15 [Wilkinson]; Canada (Attorney General) v Allard, 2018 FCA 85 at para 25 [Allard]; McEvoy v Canada (Attorney General), 2013 FC 68......
  • Séguin v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • January 12, 2021
    ...departure must be justified in light of the CGC’s expertise (Wilkinson 1 at paras 20, 40; see also Wilkinson v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FCA 223 at paras 19-21). [41] Issues of procedural fairness, including whether there exists a reasonable apprehension of bias, are reviewed without ......
  • Canada (Attorney General) v. Sharafaldin
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • January 6, 2021
    ...Tennant, 2019 FCA 206 at para 72; Canada (Attorney General) v Philps, 2019 FCA 240 at para 42; and Wilkinson v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FCA 223 at para 64. While there is a clear jurisprudential foundation for such remedies, the Court has not yet received full submissions concerning ......
  • Mowi Canada West Inc. v. Canada (Fisheries, Oceans and Coast Guard)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • April 22, 2022
    ...must be justified in light of the CGC's expertise (Wilkinson 1 at paras 20, 40; see also Wilkinson v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FCA 223 (F.C.A.) at paras 19-21) [252] In Vavilov, supra, the Supreme Court of Canada directed administrative decision makers to “grapple”......
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2 books & journal articles
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Labour and Employment Law in the Federal Public Service - Second Edition Part VI
    • February 27, 2024
    ...639–40, 642 Wilkinson v Canada (Attorney General), 2016 FC 1062 ................... 640, 642 Wilkinson v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FCA 223 ...................................................... 633, 636, 640–41, 642 Wilkinson v Deputy Minister of National Defence, 2017 PSLREB 1 ........
  • Classification
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Labour and Employment Law in the Federal Public Service - Second Edition Part IV
    • February 27, 2024
    ..., above note 8, art A.2.10. 47 Adamidis v Canada (Attorney General) , 2019 FC 331 at para 45. 48 Wilkinson v Canada (Attorney General) , 2020 FCA 223 at para 19 [ Wilkinson ]. 634 | LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW IN THE FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE sense, 49 although the directive permits them to cont......