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35731

G.G. v. Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity

(Quebec) (Civil) (By Leave)

(Publication ban in case) (Publication ban on party)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
2014-04-24 Close file on Leave
2014-04-22 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2014-04-22 Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2014-04-17 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The motion to be excused from complying with certain Rules is granted. The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montréal), Number 500-09-023714-132, 2013 QCCA 2207, dated December 16, 2013, is dismissed without costs.
Dismissed, without costs
2014-04-17 Decision on the miscellaneous motion
Granted
2014-03-27 Submission of miscellaneous motion, CJ Cro Wa
2014-03-27 Notice of miscellaneous motion, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2014-03-27 G.G.
2014-03-27 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2014-03-27 G.G.
2014-03-24 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ Cro Wa
2014-03-07 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), 2 page letter from Me Mario Normandin , Completed on: 2014-03-07 Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity
2014-03-03 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Isabelle Dupuis, Counsel for the Respondent Administrative Tribunal of Québe, re.: Will not be filing a Response Administrative Tribunal of Québec
2014-02-18 Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal, File Opened
2014-02-17 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, Acknowledgment letter
2014-02-14 Supplemental document, (Letter Form), Exhibits: A-1 to A-6 G.G.
2014-02-14 Supplemental document, (Letter Form), Requete Pour Permission D'Appeler G.G.
2014-02-14 Application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), Fee waiver requested - granted: 02-19-2014, Completed on: 2014-02-14 G.G.

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
G.G. Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity Respondent Active

Other parties

Other parties
Name Role Status
Administrative Tribunal of Québec Intervener Active

Counsel

Party: G.G.

This party is not represented by counsel.

Party: Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity

Counsel
Name
Mario Normandin
Contact information
Bernard, Roy & Associés
Bureau 8.00
1, rue Notre-Dame Est
Montréal, Quebec
H2Y 1B6
Telephone: (514) 393-2336
FAX: (514) 873-7074
Email: mario.normandin@justice.gouv.qc.ca

Party: Administrative Tribunal of Québec

Counsel
Name
Isabelle Dupuis
Contact information
Baril & Avocats
500, boul. René Lévesque ouest
21ième étage
Montréal, Quebec
H2Z 1W7
Telephone: (514) 873-8030 Ext: 5084
FAX: (514) 864-8430

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Contracts – Performance – Sponsorship agreement – Applicant ordered to pay $17,113.17 under sponsorship agreement to reimburse income security benefits paid to sponsorees – Whether Court of Appeal should have granted leave to appeal.

Under a sponsorship agreement signed in 1989, the applicant sponsored E. K., his fiancée at the time, and her two sons, all of whom were of Polish origin. The applicant and Ms. K. were married in 1990, had a daughter, separated in 1994 and divorced in 1997. In 2000, pursuant to the agreement, the Ministère de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale (the department) claimed $22,934.28 from the applicant for the income security benefits paid to the sponsorees. Following a review, the department’s review section reduced the claim to $17,113.17.

The applicant appealed the decision to the Administrative Tribunal of Québec (“ATQ”), which confirmed it. The Quebec Superior Court dismissed the application for judicial review on the ground that the ATQ’s decision was reasonable. The Court of Appeal dismissed the motion for leave to appeal out of time. It held that, even if the time limit specified in art. 523 C.C.P. had been met, the motion raised no grounds offering a reasonable chance of success.

Lower court rulings

January 8, 2013
Superior Court of Quebec

500-17-060145-102

Application for judicial review of decision of Administrative Tribunal of Québec dismissed


December 16, 2013
Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montréal)

2013 QCCA 2207, 500-09-023714-132

Motion for leave to appeal out of time dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2026-08-22