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21921
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada v. Canadian Human Rights Commission
(Federal) (Civil) (By Leave)
Docket
Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.
| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-07-15 | Appeal closed | |
| 1992-05-14 | Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, Federal Court (Ottawa,ON) | |
| 1992-01-09 | Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Noel, Berthiaume, Aubry & Associé (Hull,QC) | |
| 1992-01-09 | Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Canadian Human Rights Commission (Ottawa,ON) | |
| 1992-01-09 | Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Deputy Attorney General of Canada (Ottawa,ON) | |
| 1992-01-09 | Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Soloway, Wright, Houston & Associates (Ottawa,ON) | |
| 1992-01-09 | Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Federal Court of Appeal (Ottawa,ON) | |
| 1992-01-09 | Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Nelligan, Power (Ottawa,ON) | |
| 1992-01-06 | General proceeding, Transcripts received (67.pgs) | |
| 1991-12-09 |
Judgment on the appeal rendered, LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Dismissed, with costs |
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| 1991-12-09 | Hearing of the appeal, 1991-12-09, LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia | |
| 1991-12-09 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, original from M. Eberts; re: proposed schedule for the hearing | |
| 1991-12-06 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Brian R. Evernden (by fax); re: no difficulty with the Order proposed for the pleadings;, except to observe that the argument an d reply of the appellant does not normally exceed one hour in total | |
| 1991-12-06 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from M. David Lepofsky; re: no objection to the schedule for oral argument except for the 30 mins. for the reply of the appellant (by fax) | |
| 1991-12-03 | Book of authorities, 10 mcopies | Attorney General of Canada |
| 1991-11-29 | Intervener's factum, 24 copies, with service | Attorney General of Canada |
| 1991-11-28 | Book of authorities, JOINT 10 copies of vol. I & II | Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada |
| 1991-11-27 | Intervener's factum, 24 copies, with service | Attorney General for Ontario |
| 1991-11-20 | Notice of withdrawal, With service | Attorney General of Newfoundland |
| 1991-11-15 | Respondent's factum, 22 copies, with service | Canadian Human Rights Commission |
| 1991-11-15 | Notice of hearing, With service | Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada |
| 1991-11-13 | Intervener's factum, 24 copies, with service | Attorney General of Quebec |
| 1991-10-02 | Appeal hearing scheduled, 1991-12-09 | |
| 1991-08-26 | Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1991-10-01 | |
| 1991-08-13 | General proceeding, 10 copies of "Canadian Human Rights Act" | Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada |
| 1991-08-13 | General proceeding, 10 copies of "Human Rights Code, 1981" | Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada |
| 1991-08-13 | Appellant's factum, 24 copies, with service | Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada |
| 1991-08-08 | Appeal court record, 1 accordion file (with Trial record) | |
| 1991-08-08 | Trial court record, 1 accordion file (with C/A record) | |
| 1991-07-31 | Certified casebook, With service | Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada |
| 1991-07-30 | Case on appeal, 21 copies | Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada |
| 1991-02-18 | Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service | Attorney General of Canada |
| 1991-02-18 | Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, 2 copies, with service | Attorney General of Quebec |
| 1991-02-15 | Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question | Attorney General of Newfoundland |
| 1991-02-14 | Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service | Attorney General for Ontario |
| 1991-01-14 |
Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, ( For Constitutional Questions see file or Reg's red book #7 @p. 42. Interventions by Feb/18/91/., CJ Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 1991-01-14 | Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1991-01-14, ( For Constitutional Questions see file or Reg's red book #7 @p. 42. Interventions by Feb/18/91/., CJ | |
| 1991-01-14 | Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1991-01-14, ( For Constitutional Questions see file or Reg's red book #7 @p. 42. Interventions by Feb/18/91/., CJ | |
| 1990-12-07 | Motion to state a constitutional question, With service | Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada |
| 1990-11-27 | $500 security deposit paid, direction #2169 | Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada |
| 1990-11-27 | Notice of deposit of security, With service | |
| 1990-11-27 | Notice of appeal, With service | Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada |
| 1990-11-08 | Close file on Leave | |
| 1990-11-08 | Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, René Duval C/O Cdn. Human Rights Comm. (Ott,ON) | |
| 1990-11-08 | Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Tory, Tory, Deslauriers & Binnington (Toronto,ON) | |
| 1990-11-08 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ LaF L'HD, The application for leave to appeal is granted. Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 1990-11-08 | Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1990-11-08, CJ LaF L'HD | |
| 1990-11-08 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1990-11-08, CJ LaF L'HD | |
| 1990-06-06 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, La LaF L'HD | |
| 1990-05-09 | Correspondence received from, from Anne Trotier, re: does not intend to file submissions in reply | Canadian Human Rights Commission |
| 1990-05-01 | Court of Appeal casebooks and transcripts of evidence, 3 copies | |
| 1990-04-30 | $30.00 filing fee, receipt # 16979 | Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada |
| 1990-04-30 | Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1990-04-30 | Sun Life Assurance Company 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
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian Human Rights Commission | Respondent | Active |
Other parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney General for Ontario | Intervener | Active |
| Attorney General of Quebec | Intervener | Active |
| Attorney General of Canada | Intervener | Active |
Counsel
Party: Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
Counsel
Wendy M. Matheson
200 - 8 PRICE ST
TORONTO, Ontario
M4W 1Z4
Telephone: (416) 920-3030
FAX: (416) 920-3033
Agent
1900 - 66 Slater St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5H1
Telephone: (613) 231-8210
FAX: (613) 788-3661
Email: dougald.brown@nelligan.ca
Party: Canadian Human Rights Commission
Counsel
344 Slater St.
Canada Building, 8th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 1E1
Telephone: (613) 943-9156
FAX: (613) 993-3089
Email: rene.duval@chrc-ccdp.ca
Party: Attorney General for Ontario
Counsel
John Terry
720 Bay St
10th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-4458
FAX: (416) 326-4656
Email: lepofsky@eol.ca
Agent
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430
Party: Attorney General of Quebec
Counsel
1200, route de l'Église
2e étage
Sainte-Foy, Quebec
G1V 4M1
Telephone: (418) 643-1477
FAX: (418) 646-1696
Agent
111 Rue Champlain
Hull, Quebec
J8X 3R1
Telephone: (819) 771-7393
FAX: (819) 771-5397
Party: Attorney General of Canada
Counsel
Brian Evernden
Department of Justice
284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4865
FAX: (613) 941-1972
Email: Brian.Saunders@justice.gc.ca
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Lower court rulings
Federal Court of Canada, Trial Division
T-1178-88
Order granting an application for certiorari - search warrant quashed
Federal Court of Appeal
A-891-88
Appeal allowed - warrant restored
Filed documents
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