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22207

William James McCann v. Environmental Compensation Corporation

(Ontario) (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)
1994-09-20 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties, Ontario (Toronto)
1994-09-20 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa, ON)
1994-09-20 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, Michael W. Kelly (Hamilton, ON)
1994-09-01 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, LaF So Ma, The application for extension of time is granted and the application for leave to appeal is dismissed with costs.
Dismissed, with costs
1994-09-01 Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, LaF So Ma
Granted, no order as to costs
1994-09-01 Hearing of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1994-09-01, LaF So Ma
1994-09-01 Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1994-09-01, LaF So Ma
1994-09-01 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa, ON)
1994-09-01 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Michael W. Kelly (Hamilton, ON)
1994-05-31 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, LaF So Ma
1994-05-19 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies Environmental Compensation Corporation
1994-04-26 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1994-04-26 William James McCann
1994-04-26 Affidavit, 5 copies (included in motion book), with service William James McCann
1994-04-26 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (included in motion book), with service William James McCann
1994-04-26 Reopen file
1993-11-24 Correspondence received from, sent to Peter M. Southey (Toronto, ON) from B. Kincaid re: acknowledgement of receipt of letter dated Nov 12/93
1993-11-23 Correspondence received from, sent to Mario Saieta (Toronto, ON) re: file being closed for administrative purposes
1993-11-16 Correspondence received from, from Peter M. Southey; re: how our office is treating the material Environmental Compensation Corporation
1993-10-08 Correspondence received from, sent to Lori Sterling (Toronto, ON) re: Notice of Motion received from Applicant that motion cannot be place before this Court in its present form
1993-10-08 Correspondence received from, sent to William James McCann (Grimsby, ON) re: motion cannot be placed before this Court in its present form (documents returned)
1993-10-08 Correspondence received from, sent to William J. McCann (Grimsby, ON) from B. Kincaid re: receipt of one copy of Notice of Motion together with affidavit and other material
1993-10-08 Correspondence received from, sent to Lori Sterling by fax (Toronto, ON) from N. Loreti re: receipt of letter dated Sept 1/93 concerning the status of the case
1993-09-30 Correspondence received from, of Lori Sterling (A.G. Ontario) re a notice of motion received by the A.G. for Ontario Environmental Compensation Corporation
1993-04-15 Correspondence received from, sent to William McCann (Grimsby, ON) re: copy of a sample notice of motion for an extension of time for bringing an application for leave to appeal.
1992-11-23 Close file on Leave, for Administrative purposes
1992-11-23 Correspondence received from, sent to Mario Saieta (Toronto,ON) from Nadia Loreti (Legal Services, S.C.C.) Re: File will be closed for administrative purposes.
1992-01-09 Correspondence received from, sent to Mr. William McCann (Grimsby,ON) from: Claude E. Alain re: Please be advised that you must first apply for and obtain an extension of time before proceeding any further. If you do not intend to proceed with your application for leave to appeal a N
1991-03-07 Correspondence received from, sent to Mr. William McCann (Grimsby,ON) from B. Kincaid, re: application for leave to appeal.
1991-03-07 Correspondence received from, from B. Kincaid to Mr. Willam McCann (Grimsby,ON) regarding the status of his file. We have not yet received his application for leave to appeal.
1990-12-27 Correspondence received from, sent to Mr. William McCann (Grimsby,ON) from B. Kincaid, re: Court file.
1990-12-27 Correspondence received from, from B. Kincaid to Mr. William McCann (Grimsby,ON) confirming that his application to be exempted from the filing fee and from the requirement of 5 copies of his application for leave has been granted.
1990-12-05 Order on miscellaneous motion, With service
1990-11-26 Decision on the miscellaneous motion, to dispense with paying the $30.00 filing fee and also to reduce the number of copies of the leave application., Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1990-11-26 Hearing of miscellaneous motion, 1990-11-26, to dispense with paying the $30.00 filing fee and also to reduce the number of copies of the leave application., Reg
1990-11-26 Submission of miscellaneous motion, 1990-11-26, to dispense with paying the $30.00 filing fee and also to reduce the number of copies of the leave application., Reg
1990-11-13 Affidavit William James McCann
1990-11-13 Response to miscellaneous motion, With service Environmental Compensation Corporation
1990-11-13 Notice of miscellaneous motion, to dispense with paying the $30.00 filing fee and also to reduce the number copies to be filed of the leave application., with service William James McCann
1990-11-13 Notice of application for leave to appeal, (this is a fictitious notice for the purpose of opening the file), with service William James McCann

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
McCann, William James Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Environmental Compensation Corporation Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: McCann, William James

Counsel
Michael W. Kelly
151 JOHN ST S
HAMILTON, Ontario
L8N 2C3
Telephone: (905) 546-1920
FAX: (905) 521-1927

Party: Environmental Compensation Corporation

Counsel
Louise Hurteau
Attorney General for Ontario
720 BAY ST
TORONTO, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-2220
Agent
Robert E. Houston., Q.C.
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430

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Lower court rulings

August 19, 1988
Supreme Court of Ontario

1685/88

application dismissed

September 13, 1990
Court of Appeal for Ontario

568/88

appeal dismissed

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

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Date modified: 2025-02-27