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21230

Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada v. Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, et al.

(Northwest Territories) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1991-08-26 Appeal closed
1990-09-13 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, (Yellowknife,NT)
1990-08-29 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Yellowknife,NT)
1990-08-29 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1990-08-29 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, McMaster, Meighen (Ottawa,ON)
1990-08-29 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1990-08-29 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Graham R. Garton C/O Dept. of Justice (Ott,ON)
1990-08-29 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Nelligan, Power (Ottawa,ON)
1990-08-28 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Nelligan, Power (Ottawa,ON)
1990-08-28 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Graham R. Garton C/O Dept. of Justice (Ott,ON)
1990-08-28 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Mr. A. Raven C/O Soloway, Wright (Ottawa,ON)
1990-08-28 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1990-08-28 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, McMaster, Meighen (Ottawa,ON)
1990-08-16 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ W LaF L'HD So G Co, The appeal is dismissed with costs to the respondents, Wilson, Gonthier and Cory JJ. dissenting.
Dismissed, with costs
1990-03-06 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the justices(97 pages)
1990-02-20 Hearing of the appeal, 1990-02-20, CJ W LaF L'HD So G Co
Decision reserved
1990-02-19 Appeal court record
1990-02-14 Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service Attorney General of Canada
1990-02-14 Book of authorities, 20 copies, with service Attorney General for Ontario
1990-02-12 Book of authorities, 10 copoes, with service Commissioner of the Northwest Territories
1990-02-09 Respondent's factum, 21 copies, with service Northwest Territories Public Service Assoc.
1990-02-07 Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service Attorney General for Ontario
1990-02-06 Book of authorities, 10 copies Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
1990-02-06 Appellant's factum, 21 copies Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
1990-01-31 Respondent's factum, 21 copies, with service Commissioner of the Northwest Territories
1990-01-29 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1990-02-20
Decision reserved
1990-01-08 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1990-01-22
1989-12-04 Appellant's factum, 21 copies, with service Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
1989-11-24 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General for Ontario
1989-11-24 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of Canada
1989-11-17 Service, served copy of case on appeal,, with service
1989-11-17 Notice of constitutional question(s), With service Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
1989-11-17 Agreement as to contents of case Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
1989-11-17 Case on appeal, With service Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
1989-11-01 Order on motion to state a constitutional question, (AMENDED)
1989-10-27 Order on motion to extend time, to serve the Notice of Constitutional Questions to Nov.24/89.
1989-10-26 Decision on motion to extend time, by varying the order the Chief Justice made on Aug.3/89 by deleting the date of Sept.5/89 and inserting the date of Nov.24/89 for the filing of the notices of interventions., CJ
Granted, no order as to costs
1989-10-26 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1989-10-26, by varying the order the Chief Justice made on Aug.3/89 by deleting the date of Sept.5/89 and inserting the date of Nov.24/89 for the filing of the notices of interventions., CJ
1989-10-26 Submission of motion to extend time, 1989-10-26, by varying the order the Chief Justice made on Aug.3/89 by deleting the date of Sept.5/89 and inserting the date of Nov.24/89 for the filing of the notices of interventions., CJ
1989-10-23 Response to motion to extend time, to serve the Notice of Constitutional Questions Northwest Territories Public Service Assoc.
1989-10-23 Response to motion to extend time, to serve the Notice of Constitutional Questions Commissioner of the Northwest Territories
1989-10-23 Affidavit, to serve the Notice of Constitutional Questions Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
1989-10-23 Motion to extend time, to serve the Notice of Constitutional Questions Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
1989-10-23 Case on appeal, 21 copies Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
1989-08-03 Order on motion to state a constitutional question, (SEE AMENDED ORDER OF Nov. 1/89)
1989-08-03 Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, (for Constitutional Questions see Reg's Red Book #7 @ p. 219. Interventions by Sept.5/89), CJ
Granted, no order as to costs
1989-08-03 Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1989-08-03, (for Constitutional Questions see Reg's Red Book #7 @ p. 219. Interventions by Sept.5/89), CJ
1989-08-03 Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1989-08-03, (for Constitutional Questions see Reg's Red Book #7 @ p. 219. Interventions by Sept.5/89), CJ
1989-07-19 Response to the motion to state a constitutional question Northwest Territories Public Service Assoc.
1989-07-19 Response to the motion to state a constitutional question Commissioner of the Northwest Territories
1989-07-14 Motion to state a constitutional question Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
1989-07-07 Motion to state a constitutional question Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
1989-06-26 Notice of deposit of security, With service
1989-06-19 Order granting leave to appeal
1989-06-19 $500 security deposit paid, certificate #2072 Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
1989-06-19 Notice of appeal, With service Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
1989-06-19 $500 security deposit paid, certificate #2072 Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
1989-06-19 Notice of deposit of security
1989-06-12 Close file on Leave
1989-06-12 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Nelligan, Power (Ott., Ont.)
1989-06-12 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, McMaster, Meighen (Ott., Ont.)
1989-06-12 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Soloway, Wright, Houston & Associates (Ott., Ont.)
1989-06-08 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, LaF So Co, The application for leave to appeal is granted, costs in the cause.
Granted, with costs in the cause
1989-06-08 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1989-06-08, LaF So Co
1989-06-08 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1989-06-08, LaF So Co
1989-02-07 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, LaF So Co
1989-01-12 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service Commissioner of the Northwest Territories
1988-12-29 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, , 5 copies, with service Northwest Territories Public Service Assoc.
1988-12-02 Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, (Motion granted, costs in the cause), So
Granted, no order as to costs
1988-12-02 Hearing of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1988-12-02, (Motion granted, costs in the cause), So
1988-12-02 Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1988-12-02, (Motion granted, costs in the cause), So
1988-12-02 Order on motion to extend the time to file and/or serve the leave application
1988-11-29 Correspondence received from, Letter re new rules sent to R.A. Kasting (Yellowknife, N.W.T.)
1988-11-25 Response to the motion to extend the time to file and / or serve the leave application, , 2 copies Commissioner of the Northwest Territories
1988-11-25 Affidavit, , 2 copies Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
1988-11-25 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, , 2 copies Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
1988-11-25 $30.00 filing fee, receipt # ----- Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
1988-11-25 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, Incomplete Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada

Parties

Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Commissioner of the Northwest Territories Respondent Active
Northwest Territories Public Service Assoc. Respondent Active

Other parties

Other parties
Name Role Status
Attorney General of Canada Intervener Active
Attorney General for Ontario Intervener Active

Counsel

Party: Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada

Counsel
Name
Catherine H. MacLean
Contact information
Nelligan Power
1900 - 66 SLATER ST
OTTAWA, Ontario
K1P 5H1
Telephone: (613) 238-8080
FAX: (613) 238-2098

Party: Commissioner of the Northwest Territories

Counsel
Names
Robert A. Kasting
Bernard A. Funston
Contact information
Wallbridge & Associates
4919 - 53RD ST
PO BOX 383 STN MAIN
YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories
X1A 2N3
Telephone: (403) 920-4000
Agent
Name
Michael A. Chambers
Contact information
Bédard, Saucier
31, Bourque
Hull, Quebec
J8Y 1X2
Telephone: (819) 771-1210
FAX: (819) 778-8957

Party: Northwest Territories Public Service Assoc.

Counsel
Name
Andrew J. Raven
Contact information
Raven, Jewitt & Allen
1600 - 220 LAURIER AVE W
OTTAWA, Ontario
K1P 5Z9
Telephone: (613) 567-2901
FAX: (613) 238-8507

Party: Attorney General of Canada

Counsel
Name
Graham R. Garton, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice
239 Wellington St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4842
FAX: (613) 954-1920

Party: Attorney General for Ontario

Counsel
Name
Robert Earl Charney
Contact information
Attorney General for Ontario
720 Bay St
7Th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-4452
FAX: (416) 326-4015
Agent
Name
Robert E. Houston., Q.C.
Contact information
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Summary

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Summary

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Lower court rulings

September 18, 1987
Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories

SC 8563

Application for declaratory relief granted

July 27, 1988
Court of Appeal for the Northwest Territories

N.W.T. CA00089

Appeal allowed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13