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38408
Morris Klos v. Attorney General of Canada
(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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-12 | Close file on Leave | |
| 2025-08-12 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, the applicant - Letter by the Registrar - Nothing further | |
| 2024-04-18 | Reconsideration not accepted for filing, Letter by the Registrar (sent by email) | |
| 2024-02-15 | Motion for reconsideration of the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Supplemental to motion : applicant documents submitted from Aug to Dec 2023 re: file 38408, Completed on: 2024-04-18 | Morris Klos |
| 2023-12-15 | Correspondence received from, Applicant to Chief Justice | Morris Klos |
| 2019-07-31 | Correspondence received from, (Letter Form) | Morris Klos |
| 2019-07-09 | Certificate of taxation issued to, Cristina St-Amant-Roy | |
| 2019-07-09 | Decision on the bill of costs, in the amount of $880.70, Reg | |
| 2019-07-09 | Submission of the bill of costs, Reg | |
| 2019-04-03 | Bill of costs, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-04-03 | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2019-02-15 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2019-02-15 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2019-02-14 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The request for a stay of execution of costs is dismissed. The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Number A-424-17, 2018 FCA 160, dated September 10, 2018, is dismissed with costs. Dismissed, with costs |
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| 2019-01-14 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2018-12-20 | Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2018-12-20 | Morris Klos |
| 2018-12-13 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form) | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2018-12-13 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2018-12-13 | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2018-12-11 | Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Updated address information | Morris Klos |
| 2018-12-11 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form) | Morris Klos |
| 2018-11-23 | Letter advising parties of an incomplete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED 2018/11/23 | |
| 2018-10-17 | Letter acknowledging receipt of an application for leave to appeal | |
| 2018-10-10 | Supplemental document, (Letter Form), Notice of constitutional question | Morris Klos |
| 2018-10-10 |
Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), (9 volumes), MISSING: Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board order. Public Access to Information Form. All rec'd 2018/12/11, Completed on: 2018-12-11 |
Morris Klos |
Parties
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Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Klos, Morris | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney General of Canada | Respondent | Active |
Counsel
Party: Klos, Morris
This party is not represented by counsel.
Party: Attorney General of Canada
Counsel
Treasury Board Secretariat Legal Services
219 Laurier Avenue West, 6th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0R5
Telephone: (613) 907-7966
FAX: (613) 907-7920
Email: cristina.st-amant-roy@tbs-sct.gc.ca
Agent
Civil Litigation Branch, East Tower
234 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 941-2351
FAX: (613) 954-1920
Email: crupar@justice.gc.ca
Summary
Keywords
Administrative law — Boards and tribunals — Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board — Jurisdiction — Federal Court of Appeal affirming decision of Board dismissing grievance for lack of jurisdiction — Whether Board erred in its reasoning and decision — Whether leave application raises issues of national importance — Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act.
Summary
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Mr. Klos referred a grievance on July 18, 2016, to what is now the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board against the Correctional Service of Canada. The file was closed because the grievance was found not to be a disciplinary matter but rather an interpretation grievance, for which the support of the bargaining union, the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers, is required under the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act. Mr. Kloss did not have the support of his bargaining agent for the referral to adjudication.
Mr. Klos applied for judicial review of this decision before the Federal Court of Appeal. The court granted the application and the referral to adjudication was remitted to the Board for redetermination. The Board found that it did not have the jurisdiction to hear the July 18, 2016 grievance as per s. 209 of the Act.
At the Federal Court of Appeal, Mr. Klos sought judicial review of the decision of the Board. The court dismissed the application.
Lower court rulings
Federal Court of Appeal
A-1-17
See file
Federal Court of Appeal
A-1-17
Application for judicial review granted; decision of Manager, Case Management Services of Board set aside and referral to adjudication of July 18, 2016 grievance remitted to Board for re-determination.
Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board
566-02-14478, 2017 FPSLREB 41
Grievance dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
Federal Court of Appeal
A-424-17, 2018 FCA 160
Application for judicial review dismissed.
Filed documents
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