Case information

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)
2001-08-31	Payment out cheque issued, Cheque 275201245987 in the amount of $509.90 piad to Constance Nakatsu I/T
2001-08-24	Approved order for payment out, (sent to Finance Aug. 28/2001)
2001-07-24	Payment out cheque issued, Cheque 275201100959 in the amount of $509.90 paid to Lang Michener I/T
2001-07-16	Approved order for payment out, (sent to dept. of Finance July 16/01)
2000-12-04	Appeal closed
2000-12-04	Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties
2000-11-29	Copy of formal judgment being prepared
2000-11-06	Decision on the motion to quash the appeal, Ia Ma Ba Bi Arb, IACOBUCCI J. (orally): The motion to quash is granted. We find the appeal moot and have not been persuaded to exercise our discretion to hear the appeal pursuant to the criteria discussed in Borowski v. Canada (Attorney General), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 342. Granted, no order as to costs
2000-11-06	Hearing of the motion to quash, 2000-11-06, Ia Ma Ba Bi Arb Decision rendered
2000-11-02	Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, book form, Completed on: 2000-11-02	Canadian Council of Churches
2000-10-27	Response to the motion to state a constitutional question, (book form), Completed on: 2000-10-27	Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
2000-10-27	Response to the motion for leave to intervene, re: intervention by Can. Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law (book form), Completed on: 2000-10-27	Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
2000-10-27	Response to the motion for leave to intervene, re: intervention by Can. Council of Churches (book form), Completed on: 2000-10-27	Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
2000-10-27	Correspondence received from, Y. Grant dated Oct. 27/00 (by fax) re: has been retained as co-counsel for Maria Joyce Francis	Maria Joyce Francis
2000-10-27	Book of authorities, to Motion to Quash (10 copies), Completed on: 2000-10-27	Cleavon Francis
2000-10-27	Response to the motion to quash, (book form - 10 copies) (sent to bench Oct. 30/00), Completed on: 2000-10-27	Maria Joyce Francis
2000-10-27	Response to the motion to quash, (book form - 10 copies) (sent to bench Oct. 30/00), Completed on: 2000-10-27	Cleavon Francis
2000-10-23	Submission of motion to quash, 2000-11-06, Ia Ma Ba Bi Arb Decision rendered
2000-10-11	Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, (Reply to Minister's Response) (book form), Completed on: 2000-10-11	Canadian Council for Refugees and Defence for Children International-Canada
2000-10-06	Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, (book form), Completed on: 2000-10-06	African Canadian Legal Clinic, Congress of Black Women, Metro Toronto Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic, National Action Committee on the Status of Women and Women's Legal Education and Action Fund
2000-10-05	Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), from J. Wilson dated Oct. 5, 2000 (fax copy), Completed on: 2000-10-05	Cleavon Francis
2000-10-04	Response to the motion for leave to intervene, from U. Kaczmarczyk and K. Lunney dated Oct. 3/00 (book form), Completed on: 2000-10-04	Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
2000-10-03	Motion for leave to intervene, Completed on: 2000-10-03	Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law
2000-10-02	Motion for leave to intervene, book form, Completed on: 2000-10-02	Canadian Council of Churches
2000-09-29	Motion to state a constitutional question, 1 copy - book form, Completed on: 2000-09-29	Cleavon Francis
2000-09-26	Motion to quash, (14 copies - book form), Completed on: 2000-09-26	Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
2000-09-25	Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), from J. Wilson dated Sept. 25, 2000 (fax copy), Completed on: 2000-09-25	Cleavon Francis
2000-09-22	Motion for leave to intervene, book form, Completed on: 2000-09-22	Canadian Council for Refugees and Defence for Children International-Canada
2000-09-21	Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (consent to make written submissions only) - 6 copies - book form, Completed on: 2000-09-21	Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
2000-09-12	Motion for leave to intervene, 2 copies, Completed on: 2000-09-12	African Canadian Legal Clinic, Congress of Black Women, Metro Toronto Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic, National Action Committee on the Status of Women and Women's Legal Education and Action Fund
2000-08-08	Correspondence received from, J. beedell dated Aug. 8, 2000 re: enclosing an order of the Superior Court dated Aug. 1, 2000 substituting Les Horne in place of MacDonald Scott as litigation Guardian for the appellants	Daniella Francis and Shanice Francis through their Litigation Guardian Les Horne
2000-08-08	Notice of deposit for security	Maria Joyce Francis
2000-08-03	Letter acknowledging receipt of notice of appeal
2000-08-01	Notice of deposit for security	Cleavon Francis
2000-07-31	Notice of appeal, Completed on: 2000-07-31	Maria Joyce Francis
2000-07-31	Letter acknowledging receipt of notice of appeal
2000-07-31	Letter acknowledging receipt of notice of appeal
2000-07-28	Order granting leave to appeal
2000-07-28	Notice of appeal, Completed on: 2000-07-28	Cleavon Francis
2000-06-02	Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties
2000-06-01	Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The applications for leave to appeal are granted with costs. Granted, with costs
2000-01-24	All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, L'HD Ba LeB
2000-01-20	Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2000-01-20	Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
1999-12-23	Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (responding to the first application), Completed on: 1999-12-23	Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
1999-12-20	Correspondence received from, C. Nakatsu dated Dec. 17, 1999 re: memorandum of argument - addendum (1 page long)	Maria Joyce Francis
1999-12-20	Application for leave to appeal, (second application), Completed on: 1999-12-20	Maria Joyce Francis
1999-12-13	Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal
1999-11-29	Application for leave to appeal, (printed on right; argument 24 pages) revised copies filed, Completed on: 1999-12-13	Cleavon Francis

Parties

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants

Name	Role	Status
Francis, Cleavon	Appellant	Active
Daniella Francis and Shanice Francis through their Litigation Guardian Les Horne	Appellant	Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents

Name	Role	Status
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration	Respondent	Active

And Between

Sub parties (1) - Appellants

Name	Role	Status
Francis, Maria Joyce	Appellant	Active

v.

Sub parties (1) - Respondents

Name	Role	Status
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration	Respondent	Active

Other parties

Other parties

Name	Role	Status
African Canadian Legal Clinic, Congress of Black Women, Metro Toronto Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic, National Action Committee on the Status of Women and Women's Legal Education and Action Fund	Intervener	Pending
Canadian Council for Refugees and Defence for Children International-Canada	Intervener	Pending
Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law	Intervener	Pending
Canadian Council of Churches	Intervener	Pending

Counsel

Summary

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

The memorandums of argument on an application for leave to appeal will be posted here 30 days after leave to appeal has been granted unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of the memorandum by filing out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

If you have questions about a memorandum of argument or want to use a memorandum of argument, please contact the author of the memorandum of argument directly. Their name appears at the end of the memorandum of argument. The contact information for counsel is found in the “Counsel” tab of this page.

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Factums on appeal

The factums of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here at least 2 weeks before the hearing unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of factums by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

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